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Barnes & Noble Hires Demos Parneros as New COO

Barnes and Noble has just hired Demos Parneros as the company’s new…

E-Ink Q3 2016 Net Profit Declines by 35%

E-Ink has just hosted an investor’s conference and told their shareholders that…

E-Book Sales Decline 20.0% in the first half of 2016

Major publishers in the United States have been experiencing massive declines in…

British Columbia Bookstores Can Now Apply for a Liquor Licence

Bookstores in British Columbia can apply for a liquor licence starting Jan.…

Hachette e-Book Sales Decline by 1.1% in Q3 2016

The Hachette Book Group has just released their 3rd quarter financial results…

Chapters/Indigo Sales Have Increased by 5.4% in Q2 2016

Indigo Books and Music has reported that sales have increased by 5.4%…

Apple News Advertising will be outsourced to NBCUniversal in 2017

Apple is going to outsource all of their Apple News advertisements to…

HarperCollins e-Book Revenue Declines in Q1 2017

HarperCollins has experienced non-stop declines in their e-book revenue for the past…

Simon & Schuster Book Revenue Increases by 11% in Q3 2016

Simon & Schuster has reported that publishing revenues increased 11% to $226…

Amazon Countdown to Black Friday Deals Starts Today

Amazon has just unveiled a Countdown to Black Friday deal center today.…

Here is the New Amazon Bookstore in Portland

Amazon has just opened a brand new bookstore in the Washington Square…

Barnes and Noble Pays Former CEO $4,825,600 in Severance

Barnes and Noble has agreed to pay former CEO Ron Boire $4,825,600…

Vistaar is trying to solve the e-book pricing problem

Major publishers have all reported declining e-book revenue over the past two…

Virtual Reality is going to be heavily marketed to book publishers at the Frankfurt Book Fair

There are a few serious companies participating in the the virtual reality…

NetGalley Acquires Book Recommendation Site Bookish

Netgalley is the premier company that allows people to read e-books before…

Canadian Book Selling Industry Remains Stable in 2016

The Canadian book selling industry is certainly not as tumultuous as the…

Amazon is aggressively discounting hardcovers and paperbacks

The Association  of American Publishers released their monthly report on the state…

Kobo e-books are now available in Taiwan

Kobo has announced that they have just opened up a digital bookstore…

Amazon Now Offers Same-Day Delivery to Vancouver and Toronto

Amazon Prime members are now eligible for same-day delivery in Toronto and Vancouver.…