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Barnes and Noble Reports Nook Revenue Fell 33.3%

Barnes and Noble has just released their financial earnings report for the…

Barnes and Noble Will Launch a Prototype Nook Store This Year

Barnes and Noble during a conference call, where they were discussing their…

Amazon Raises Free Two Day Shipping Minimum to $49

Amazon has announced that they have raised the prices for free two…

Powell’s Books CEO Blasts Amazon

Miriam Sontz, Powell’s Books CEO gave an interview on CNBC this afternoon…

Amazon is opening a Bookstore in San Diego

Amazon is planning on opening a new bookstore in San Diego. The…

Indigo Revenues Increase 12.9%

Indigo Books and Music had a great holiday season selling books and…

McDonald’s Happy Meals Now Have Free Books

If you plan on making a trip to McDonald’s in the next…

New Report Claims Amazon Will Open 400 New Bookstores

Amazon has totally disrupted the publishing industry by becoming one of the…

Should Indigo and Barnes & Noble Open Boutique Shops?

Barnes & Noble and Chapters/Indigo operate hundreds of bookstores all over Canada…

National Book Foundation Announces 2016 Reader Prize

The National Book Foundation has just announced their 2016 prize of $10,000…

Amazon is Shutting Down Shelfari

Shelfari launched in 2006, a few years before the big e-book boom.…

Penguin Random House Drops Degree Requirements for New Jobs

Penguin Random House UK has dropped all of their degree requirements for…

Print Sales Increase for the Second Year in a Row

The sales of print books have increased 2.8% in 2015, which is…

Oxford Literary Festival does not pay authors – Philip Pullman resigns

The Oxford Literary Festival initially started as a very small gathering of…

Barnes and Noble Plans to Close 197 Bookstores by 2022

Barnes and Noble has been closing 15-20 bookstores all over the US…

Barnes and Noble is Closing Every Bookstore in Queens

Barnes and Noble has initiated a mass exodus out of Queens New…

Microsoft might Sue Amazon, Apple and Kobo over Slider Patent

Microsoft has a patent for a slider bar, the same kind that…

3 Million People Signed up for Amazon Prime in 1 Week

Amazon does not normally divulge specifics when it comes to most aspects…

This Japanese Bookstore Only Stocks One Book at a Time

Many people visit their favorite bookstore not to browse, but with a…

Barnes and Noble has just applied for a Liquor License

Barnes and Noble has been looking for alternative ways to leverage their…

2016 will be a banner year for Amazon

Amazon has proved this holiday season that their company is the number…

Hermione to be played by a black actress in new stage play

J.K. Rowling has wrote a stage play entitled Harry Potter and the…

What does Barnes and Noble want to be when it grows up?

Barnes and Noble is in a dire set of circumstances in the…