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Find out the latest news from the bookselling industry. You will learn all about the business of audiobooks, ebooks, manga, newspapers, and digital magazines.

iTunes is now available on the Widows Store

Microsoft announced last year at their BUILD conference that Apple was making…

Amazon Prime Membership is increasing to $119 per year

Amazon has announced during an earnings call that they are increasing the…

Kobo eBook Sales Increase by 60%

Kobo ebook sales have increased 60% year on year, according to the…

Amazon has 100 million Prime Subscribers Worldwide

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has finally divulged that there are 100 million…

Would a Digital Sales Tax Crush Amazon?

Amazon has been extremely successful at disrupting traditional businesses with their digital…

People Spend more Money on Movies and Music than Books

The popularity of iTunes, Netflix, Spotify and other services are now outpacing…

Amazon has Shut Down Liquavista Offices in the Netherlands

Amazon has dismantled the Liquavista offices in the Netherlands and moved all…

Barnes and Noble will Open Five New Prototype Stores this Year

Barnes and Noble will open five new protype stores over the course…

Bookstore Sales Declined by 3.6% in 2017

Print is making a resurgence over the course of the past few…

Will people buy audiobooks and ebooks from Walmart?

Walmart and Kobo announced a strategic alliance a few weeks ago, where…

AR is the Future of Bookselling

Augmented reality is the hot new trend and many developers are focusing…

HarperCollins Reports a 2% Increase in Digital Sales

HarperCollins has generated $80 million dollars in book publishing revenue in the…

Indigo Books and Music is on a Rampage

Indigo Books and Music is the largest bookseller in Canada and the…

Carrefour is closing their ebook store and abandons e-readers

Carrefour is one of the largest supermarket chains in France and they…

Kobo is finally selling e-readers in the US via Walmart

Kobo has ironed out a deal with Walmart to sell audiobooks, e-readers…

Print Sales Evened Out in 2017

Print sales have evened out in 2017 and unit sales of books…

Waterstones Reports an 80% in profit

Waterstones is one of the most popular bookstore chains in the United…

Amazon Increases the cost of Prime Membership

Amazon has just increased the cost of Prime membership from $10.99 to $12.99…

Canadian Print Book Sales Decline in 2017

Canadian book sales declined 4% in 2017 and this is primarily due…

Barnes and Noble Stock Hits a 20 Year Low

The Barnes and Noble stock hit a 20 year low last week…

HarperCollins eBooks will become cheaper in Canada

HarperCollins has reached an agreement with the The Competition Bureau to donate…

Talking New Media Has Shut Down

Talking New Media is an industry website that focused on digital publishing…

AbeBooks is removing ebooks from their marketplace

AbeBooks has announced that starting in February they will no longer carry…