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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…