AbeBooks has announced that starting in February they will no longer carry ebooks or other digital content in their online marketplace. They will solely focus on physical books, art, and collectibles going forward. Merchants who have ebooks, recipes and other digital goods have to remove them from their inventory by February 6th. The elimination of ebooks and PDF files will … [Read more...] about AbeBooks is removing ebooks from their marketplace
Bookselling News
Barnes and Noble Holiday Sales Declined by 6.4%
Barnes and Noble has announced that total sales for the holiday period were $953 million, declining 6.4% as compared to the prior year. Comparable store sales also declined 6.4% for the holiday period, while online sales declined 4.5%. Sales softened in December, primarily due to lower traffic. Book sales declined by 4%. One of the contributing factors to the holiday loses were … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Holiday Sales Declined by 6.4%
Book cover art is ruined when it becomes a major motion picture
When a popular book becomes a major motion picture publishers change the cover art, or at the very least put a big red sticker one it. The Martian has Matt Damon's face on half of the editions at the bookstore, ditto with Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy. The Witcher book series is particularly awful in this regard, they just took some random piece of unrelated … [Read more...] about Book cover art is ruined when it becomes a major motion picture
Amazon Provides Some Interesting Holiday Statistics on Audiobooks and Ebooks
Every year Amazon pushes out a press release that talks about the top trends of the Christmas season and also what were the most popular items. Many media outlets have talked about how Alexa sales went through the roof this year or what electronics sold the most units. Lost in the shuffle were a number of audiobook, ebook and Amazon Bookstore statistics that go far beyond the … [Read more...] about Amazon Provides Some Interesting Holiday Statistics on Audiobooks and Ebooks
NOOK turned its second consecutive profitable quarter
Barnes and Noble has released their latest financial results and they have stated that total sales for the second quarter were $791.1 million, declining 7.9% as compared to the prior year. NOOK reduced expenses by $5.1 million on continued cost rationalization efforts. The bookseller is hoping to further decrease Nook expenses by $40 million over the course of 2018. NOOK … [Read more...] about NOOK turned its second consecutive profitable quarter
Barnes and Noble Unveils Book Graph and SmartGift Apps
Barnes and Noble has unveiled their holiday gift giving guide and the most compelling aspects are two different apps called Book Graph and SmartGift. These apps are primarily designed for the desktop computer, but they have a responsive design that are compatible with most smartphones and tablets. Those unsure of what to give loved ones this season can turn to Barnes & … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Unveils Book Graph and SmartGift Apps
Indigo Books and Music will open their first US Bookstore in 2018
The largest bookseller in Canada has announced that they will be opening up their first US retail location in the summer of 2018. Indigo Books and Music has selected the Mall at Short Hills in New Jersey as their entry point, which is the old Saks store. Indigo plans on opening an additional four to five stores within the next two years and if all goes well, they will expand … [Read more...] about Indigo Books and Music will open their first US Bookstore in 2018
Barnes and Noble is going to open more bookstores
Barnes and Noble has experienced a 6.6% first quarter sales decline over the same period in fiscal 2017 and the bookseller wants to open up more retail stores in 2018. Barnes & Noble CEO Demos Parneros said “We are reviewing our entire portfolio in identifying opportunities to open new stores in new markets," he said. Parneros added that the chain is considering how "to … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble is going to open more bookstores
Good e-Reader Bookstore Tour – Yumeya Books Japan
Good e-Reader tours bookstores all over the world and today Peter is in Japan and visited Yumeya Books. In this video you will get a sense on how the bookstore is organized and the most popular sections. One of the big takeaways is that manga titles have plastic that contain them, so people do not sit and read in the bookstore. Whenever you buy a manga title and take the … [Read more...] about Good e-Reader Bookstore Tour – Yumeya Books Japan