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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

Pocketbook is expanding into Asia with new E-Readers

Over the course of the last twelve months PocketBook has strengthened its…

Amazon Prime Day 2017 has Twitch and Audiobook Deals

The third annual Amazon Prime Day is occurring on July Tuesday, July…

TSA Wants You To Remove Books From Carry-On Luggage

The Transportation Security Administration is testing a new program that demands travelers…

Chapters Indigo Remains Profitable

The largest bookstore in Canada is doing quite well and they have…

Barnes and Noble Stock Continues to Soar – Rumors of Buyout Persist

Barnes and Noble announced their latest financial results on Thursday and their…

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%…