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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

B&N Nook Sales Decreased by 24% in 2017

Nook sales decreased approximately 24% for both the quarter and the full…

Things to keep in mind with Barnes and Noble

Barnes and Noble will be releasing their quarterly earnings report tomorrow and…

64% of US households have an Amazon Prime Subscription

There are currently over 80 million Amazon Prime Members in the United…

Indian Government Wants to Charge Amazon Customs and Duty on Kindles

The Indian Government has petitioned a Delhi High Court to reverse a…

Epic! Raises 8 Million to expand their platform

Epic! is an unlimited subscription platform that focuses on kids. More than…

Amazon ceases to do business with book distributors

Amazon has decided to cut out the middleman and wants to do…

Scribd is generating $50 million per year

Scribd currently has over 500,000 paying  monthly subscribers and is generating over…

McDonald’s Canada is giving away free Books with Happy Meals

McDonald’s Canada is offering free books with the purchase of a Happy…

Hachette Reports Digital Accounts for 10% of their Total Revenue Q1 2017

Hachette has reported during their first quarter financial results that e-books accounted…

HarperCollins Reports 7% Increase in audiobook and e-book sales Q1 2017

HarperCollins has just reported that they have seen a 7% increase in…

Simon and Schuster Audiobook Sales Increase by 35% in Q1 2017

Simon and Schuster has reported that their audiobook unit saw a 35%…

Amazon is going to open a bookstore in Washington DC

Amazon is going to be opening up a physical bookstore in Washington…

Barnes and Noble Hires a New CEO with No Bookselling Experience

Barnes and Noble has just hired their fourth CEO since 2013 and…

Americans are swapping bookstores

Barnes and Noble has proclaimed that by the end of the fiscal…

RB Media is a Global Audiobook Juggernaut

Recorded Books has formed a new company  called RB Media that is…

Texture is launching a one million dollar ad campaign

Texture is one of the largest digital magazine platforms and is currently…

The Publishing Industry Relies On Midlist Authors

The publishing industry constantly bemoans the lack a true bestseller that generate…

The State of the European eBook Market

The European e-book market has been growing since 2007 when Amazon started…

Japanese e-book sales increase by 13.2% in 2016

The Japanese e-book and digital manga industry has experienced a 13.2% increase…