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Want to know about the business side of things from booksellers such as Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Chapters/Indigo and Waterstone’s? We have the latest coverage and industry news.

New Report Uncovers China’s Book Sales

If there was every any doubt about the need for authors and…

Self-Publishing the Family Cookbook

When the digital revolution kicked off, it sparked a wave–for better or…

New Initiative Puts India Closer to Broader Digital Adoption

One of the early adoption markets for tablet use, K12 digital textbooks,…

James Patterson Gives away 1,000 Free Copies of Self-Destructing e-Book

James Patterson has a new book coming out soon, Private Vegas and 1,000…

Barnes and Noble Retail Boss Leaves the Company

Barnes and Noble has been experiencing a dramatic executive shuffle in the…

Harry Potter Plot Outlined on a Hand Drawn Spreadsheet

The Harry Potter saga comprises of seven novels by British author J.K.…

Chapters Flagship Vancouver Bookstore to Close June 2015

Chapters and Indigo have announced that the Vancouver flagship bookstore at Robson…

BookShout Brings in Key Players for New Print Distribution

BookShout, the ebook distribution platform that has seen a great deal of…

Waterstones in Talks to Purchase Blinkbox Books

Waterstones is in desperate need for an e-Book solution that they can…

Authors as Educators: Simon & Schuster Offers Online Courses

In a market that has become increasingly flooded with books–both bad and…

Barnes and Noble Nook Had Another Unprofitable Holiday Season

Barnes and Noble has just announced that their holiday sales for e-readers,…

Waterstones Proclaims Kindle e-Reader Sales are Dead

Waterstones is the largest bookstore chain the United Kingdom and they have…

3rd Party Amazon Sellers Shipped Two Billion Items in 2014

Amazon had a banner year in 2014 with over two billion items…

Facebook Launches a New Book Club – A Year of Books

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg set a personal challenge for himself in 2015,…