The largest physical retail bookseller in Canada, Indigo Books & Music, has made some massive changes to its store locations and its current business models, changes that have more than a few publishers anxious to see how it will impact their business. At face value, the changes that Indigo is incorporating in its brick-and-mortar locations seem like nothing more than … [Read more...] about Publishers Disappointed as Canadian Bookseller Indigo Adapts to Changing Market
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Barnes and Noble Buys Borders Customer List
Borders was in bankruptcy court earlier in the month, where it was selling off its intellectual property. Barnes and Noble was the winner of the auction and has purchased 48 million customer profiles. During the last week Barnes and Noble has been sending emails to former Borders customers asking them to gravitate to the nations largest bookstore. If you have received an … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Buys Borders Customer List
Kobo defends Borders license in New York Bankruptcy Court
Borders was one of the early investors in Canadian based Kobo contributing 5 million dollars and held a 11% stake in the company. Early on in their business relationship Kobo had granted Borders an exclusive license to distribute their e-readers in the United States. When Borders went out of business a few months ago and went to receivership to liquidate all of their assets, … [Read more...] about Kobo defends Borders license in New York Bankruptcy Court
Borders Selling off Its Intellectual Property
The borders saga continues to unfold with new information coming to light on its online future. Last month the company announced it had found no buyers and they were closing down 399 if its USA based stores and laying off close to 11,000 people. Today the company announced that they were now selling off its various intellectual properties. Some of the main things being sold … [Read more...] about Borders Selling off Its Intellectual Property
Borders removes the ability to buy books with its iOS APP
Today we saw Kobo removed the ability to buy books through its own application and instead is directing users to Kobo.com within the Safari browser. Today Borders also removed the ability to buy books via its iOS application as well. Borders updated their application and removes the ability for clients to purchase books through their own application. Kobo actually provides … [Read more...] about Borders removes the ability to buy books with its iOS APP
Kobo shifting Borders client accounts to its own e-book store
Kobo is already into damage control mode now that Borders bookstore is in its last throes of death and as a first step, it has begun shifting user accounts attached to Borders to its very own. Of course, care is being taken to ensure the entire process remains transparent to the readers so that they continue to have access to the same e-books as they had been able to all … [Read more...] about Kobo shifting Borders client accounts to its own e-book store
Borders Left with No Option but to Go into Liquidation
Dark clouds seem to be hovering over Borders as they have run out of all options and now must liquidate its assets. In a last bid effort, the bookstore that has been in operation 1971 has tried to sell itself as per Chapter 11 bankruptcy, but no viable buyer emerged as the deadline passed this Sunday. This leaves Borders with no other option but to sell all its assets. On … [Read more...] about Borders Left with No Option but to Go into Liquidation
Is Kobo the Answer to Borders’ Problems?
Some of the major buzz from the both publishing and bookselling industries today was the dire straits of Borders. Without a buyer stepping forward, it appears that the dreaded liquidation of the company and the resulting closure of the remaining 200-plus stores may happen after all. As news of the bankruptcy began to spread in the beginning of the year, the ultimate hope for … [Read more...] about Is Kobo the Answer to Borders’ Problems?
Pearson Publishing Buys A&R and Borders Websites
We have been reporting the last few months about the failure of Borders, Redgroup, and Angus and Robertson in Australia. Recently the chain all went bankrupt the final stores closed down in the last few weeks. What does this mean for customers who bought e-readers and have no place to buy ebooks? Enter Pearson Publishing who just bought all of the websites. Just who is … [Read more...] about Pearson Publishing Buys A&R and Borders Websites
Borders Shuts Down Remaining Stores in Australia
The Borders bookstore collapse has been a long time coming in Australia since the administrators of the beleaguered bookstore chain RedGroup went into administrative receivership a few months ago. There were no buyers willing to take the company over so the last remaining 9 Borders stores in Australia have officially closed up shop forever. The closure of the last remaining … [Read more...] about Borders Shuts Down Remaining Stores in Australia
Borders to Ship Kobo Touch e-Reader June 19th
Borders will begin to ship the new Kobo Touch e-reader that we saw at Book Expo America 2011 on June 19th 2011. This confirmation comes from an official tweet that the company made today on Twitter. So it looks like folks in the USA will get the first chance to see this new e-reader before Canadians do later on in the month. The Kobo Touch is six inches and has a virtual … [Read more...] about Borders to Ship Kobo Touch e-Reader June 19th
Kobo takes over Borders eBook Business
Kobo books has been one of the darlings of the e-reader world over the course of the last year and Borders has conceded that they are the lesser online book power. Borders has officially announced that they are getting out of the ebook game and Kobo will take over their operations. Kobo currently does the e-reader and ebook thing full time while Borders did it as a casual … [Read more...] about Kobo takes over Borders eBook Business
The future of e-books in Australia
It was just about a year ago that Australia entered the era of e-books and digital publishing. There was the Kobo e-reader that came along with the software as well as the retail backing. Apple entered the scene with its iBook software while Amazon finally decided to open up its Kindle Book Store to the Australians at large. However, the excitement soon whizzed out as a … [Read more...] about The future of e-books in Australia
REDgroup, Borders, Angus & Robertson and Whitecoulls go Bankrupt
Just shortly after the downfall of Borders in the United States word is out that the Australian book chains have been placed into voluntary administration by its private equity owners. They are not the only ones. Along with them are Angus & Robertson and the Whitcoulls chain in New Zealand. These locations are also where the Kobo e-reader is sold within the region. With … [Read more...] about REDgroup, Borders, Angus & Robertson and Whitecoulls go Bankrupt