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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.

Italian book piracy data

Textbook Publishers Sue Library Genesis Over Pirated Books

A group of leading textbook publishers, including Cengage, Macmillan Learning, McGraw Hill,…
Tanna Book App

Tanna: A New Book-Auction App for Book Lovers

Pașca Ovidiu-Ionuț, a young programmer from Cluj-Napoca in Romania, has launched a…

Australian Bookseller Dymocks had a massive data breach

Dymocks is one of the oldest bookstores in Australia and has been…
Texas Book Rating Law

Vendors vs Texas Book Rating Law

Image credit: publishersweekly HB 900, or the READER Act (Restricting Explicit and…

BookTok Has Reached its Zenith, BookScan Suggests

The UK’s Publishers Association reported that book sales increased by 5% in…

Upcoming Indigo Bookstore will sell beer and wine

Indigo Books and Music over the past decade has moved from just…

Flood of Fake AI Books Causing Mistrust

A few days ago we shared a story on what appeared to…

eBook revenue was down 3.9% in June 2023

Digital book revenue in the United States slightly declined by 3.9%, generating…

Amazon Bestselling Book Published 2 Days Into Maui Wildfires Raising Red Flags

How could a book about the Maui, Hawaii fires be written, edited,…

Authors ask FTC to Investigate Amazon’s ‘Domination’ of the Bookselling Industry

In an August 16th letter, the American Booksellers Association, the Authors Guild,…

How to Spot a Counterfeit Textbook

With students heading back to campus, life will soon be busy with…
Bookshop.org

Bookshop.org Generates £3m in Profit For Indie Bookstores

  Image credit: redital Popular online book marketplace, Bookshop.org has recently made…

Paris booksellers upset at having to ‘hide’ their stalls during Olympics

Ahead of next year’s Olympic Games in Paris, booksellers along the River…
PEN America

PEN America Warns Literary Community Against Book Cancellation Due to Online Outrage

Image credit: knowyourmeme Well-known non-profit organization PEN America has published a report…
Global book sales

Two Different Trends in Global Book Sales : Here’s What the Report Says

As per Publisher’s Weekly, the overall book sales in the world saw…

Simon & Schuster might finally be sold

Penguin Random House is the largest publishing company in the world, and…
Children's Institute 2023 (Ci2023)

Children Book Market: What Brenna Connor Said in ABA Children Institute’s Ci2023

Image credit: bookweb If your little ones have been digging their heads…

Why Should You Always Buy eBooks Legitimately

With millions of books available for reading worldwide, readers usually cannot wait…
Print Book Sales 2023

Print Book Sales Dropped in the First Half of 2023

After making strikingly strong sales during the pandemic, print books had a…

TikTok video propels debut author Shawn Warner’s novel to bestseller status

In what can be considered a miracle of sorts, Shawn Warner, a…

Authors sign open letter to AI CEOs

In April, The New York Times wrote a piece tracking the progress…
Utah Schools Bans Bible

Utah Schools Bans the Bible for Elementary and Middle-School Students

Imagine sending your kids to schools for their positive growth and a…
KKR audiobook RBMedia

KKR Likely to Sell Audiobook Publisher RBmedia

As per recent sources, KKR, the leading global investment company, is preparing…