Google apparently has an on-again, off-again relationship with its independent bookstores and resellers, after the February uproar over terminating some of the indie bookstores’ seller status only to turn around and reinstate it for them with apologies. At the time, Google’s explanation was the need to streamline the process and make sure they were supporting the partners who … [Read more...] about Google Ends Its eBook Affiliates Program…Again
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Copia Partners with Australian Firm to Expand Indie Retailers’ eBook Business
One of the unintentional casualties in the shift to digital reading and online retailing has been the smaller independent bookstores. Although several initiatives like affiliates programs through Amazon and Google have sprung up to boost revenue for the indie bookstores, these locally owned shops, once the hub of literature and culture for their towns, are disappearing at an … [Read more...] about Copia Partners with Australian Firm to Expand Indie Retailers’ eBook Business
Independent Booksellers: There’s Now an App for That
Reading consumers have mourned the loss of bookstores, big and small, for quite some time. The obvious scapegoat is the advance on not just online retailers, who have shouldered much of the blame for providing print books at a chain-store discounted price along with free, fast shipping. But with the advent of digital reading, many smaller independently-owned bookstores closed … [Read more...] about Independent Booksellers: There’s Now an App for That