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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

TikTok is boosting the literacy rate among young readers

Social media is having a surprising effect on how many books Americans…

US Judge blocks Simon & Shuster Merger with Penguin Random House

The proposed merger between two of the largest publishers in the world…

The Amazon vs Huawei legal battle might have to do with the Kindle Scribe

Amazon is accused of infringing copyrights held by Huawei which might be…

eBook revenues were down 6.6% in July 2022

In July 2022 in the United States eBook revenue is on the…

Shopify settles with publishers for textbook and ebook piracy lawsuit

Shopify was sued last year by a number of educational publishers who…

Amazon wins lawsuit against ebook price fixing

Amazon and five of the major publishers have just won a lawsuit…

Canadian ebook sales were strong in 2021

Canadians continued to be enamored with reading reading digital books. Over half…

Why are Kindle ebooks so expensive?

Digital books on the Kindle, Nook or Kobo are way more expensive…

Ebook sales fell 6.3% in June 2022

Digital Book sales in the United States have been declining all year…

HarperCollins Audiobook and ebook sales increased by 4%

HarperCollins is one of the largest publishers in the world. They have…

Stephen King is against the merger of Penguin Random House and S&S

Stephen King was called to be the star witnesses from the US…

Is the pandemic book boom finally over?

In the first half of 2021, book sales took off 18.9%, compared…

Amazon files legal action against 10,000 Facebook Groups

Amazon is getting serious about combatting fake reviews listed in their ecommerce…

Amazon customers saved $1.7 billion on Prime Day

Amazon Prime Day was a tremendous success for Amazon and many people…

Itochu launches Alteric Note e-note device for business users in Japan

E Ink and ITOCHU Corporation from Japan had announced entering into a…

A Win for Affordability: Students are Spending Less for Course Materials in 2021-2022

College students are active consumers, with resources, interest and access to seek…