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HarperCollins ebook revenue increased by 16%

HarperCollins reported that their publishing revenues generated close to 2 billion dollars…
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Indigo Books and Music sales declined 5.5%

Indigo Books and Music has reported in their yearly financial results that…
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Hachette ebook sales declined in the first six months of 2021

In the first six months of 2021, Hachette saw a decline in…
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Joan 6 Pro is a new meeting room e-paper display for enterprise

Visionect has just announced the Joan 6 Pro, which is a six…
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Amazon Prime Day is postponed in Canada

Amazon Prime Day is launching in the United States and many countries…
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Nubico ebook platform has been sold to Nextory

Telefonica has just sold their Nubico ebook service to Nextory, a Swedish…
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Naver completes their acquisition of Wattpad

The South Korean company Naver, has just completed their acquisition of Toronto…
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Major Publishers are selling a ton of ebooks in 2021

Harpercollins, Hachette, Simon and Schuster and Penguin Random House are four of…
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Amazon’s plans to offload unsold goods via discount stores held up by the pandemic

Amazon is known to have contemplated launching discount stores or similar outlets…
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HarperCollins has purchased Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harpercollins has agreed to purchase the consumer publishing arm of Houghton Mifflin…

Chapters Indigo had a great holiday season, despite store closures

Indigo Books and Music, the largest bookstore chain in Canada, has a…
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Audiobooks and ebooks are 18% of HarperCollins Revenue

Harpercollins Revenues generated $504 million dollars, which was a 23% increase, in…
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Jeff Bezos is stepping down as CEO of Amazon

Jeff Bezos founded Amazon over 27 years ago when he was working…
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Wattpad is being sold to the Korean company NAVER

Toronto-based online storytelling company Wattpad has confirmed with Good e-Reader that they…
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Amazon buys planes for the first time ever to expand its air cargo operations

Amazon announced it is buying 11 used Boeing 767-300 planes, providing a…
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Amazon set to become a serious player in podcast space after Wondery acquisition

Amazon announced it has acquired the podcast start-up Wondery, a move that…
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NetGalley was hacked and bandits made off with user accounts

Netgalley is a company that specializes in sending out early editions of…
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Penguin Random House buys Simon & Schuster

Penguin Random House is one of the largest publishing companies in the…
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Penguin Random House, Hachette and Harpercollins most likely to buy S&S

Penguin Random House, Hachette and Harpercollins are the three leading bidders to…