A Canadian bookstore owner is set to retire soon, which would ordinarily not make news headlines. Even with the recent news of a local citizen in the US who launched a Kickstarter campaign to purchase her town's independent bookstore from its retiring owners, a bookstore closing due to the age and employment status of its proprietor isn't attention grabbing. But in the case … [Read more...] about Iconic Bookstore’s Owner Retires, Gifts Store to Employees
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Walter Dean Myers: The Loss of a Book Hero
The literary world is a little darker this week after the passing of one of the greatest and most prolific modern writers of books for young people. Walter Dean Myers, a force who arguably changed the face of children's literature with powerful and gritty story lines, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 76. Myers was one of the most highly decorated authors of this era. … [Read more...] about Walter Dean Myers: The Loss of a Book Hero
James Patterson Makes New Donation to Bookshops
Bestselling author James Patterson has run a number of programs that supply grant-type funding for bookstores, committing significant funds to helping independent retailers keep their doors open. Those grants have served for projects like building in video conferencing capabilities to have virtual author signings in the store, to renovations, to even just paying shop employees … [Read more...] about James Patterson Makes New Donation to Bookshops
Sales of Clinton’s Latest Book Top 100K in First Week
Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's newest book, Hard Choices, debuted last week and immediately sold over 100,000 copies, according to its publisher, Simon&Schuster. While these numbers were high enough to launch the book directly to the top of the NYT non-fiction bestsellers list, they were not even close to the sales figures for opening week of her … [Read more...] about Sales of Clinton’s Latest Book Top 100K in First Week
Wiley Acquires SimBioSys, Accelerates Research Tools
The world of publishing, especially scholarly and academic publishing, isn't just about putting information on paper and selling it to schools. As information solutions provider John Wiley & Sons knows, it's really about making data and information available to the people who need it most. In an statement from earlier today, Wiley announced the acquisition of SimBioSys, a … [Read more...] about Wiley Acquires SimBioSys, Accelerates Research Tools
How The Washington Post Can Bring Down Its Owner’s Company
We've been hearing the question for some time now: What do we have to do to bring down Amazon? Some companies have even tried it, which led to a pretty ugly Department of Justice investigation and resulting lawsuit, one whose damages are reportedly going to be well into the one billion dollar mark before it's over. Of course, even within the bounds of the law publishers have … [Read more...] about How The Washington Post Can Bring Down Its Owner’s Company
Podcast: New Nook Tablets, Audiobook Industry, InkedIN and Amazon Hachette Updates
Welcome back to a jampacked edition of the Good e-Reader Radio Show with Michael Kozlowski and Jeremy Greenfield of Digital Book World. Today on the show we talk about the new Samsung and Barnes and Noble tablet partnership, and what it means for the bookseller going forward. Also on the show is a riveting discussion on YA Books and why Adults are reading them in record … [Read more...] about Podcast: New Nook Tablets, Audiobook Industry, InkedIN and Amazon Hachette Updates
New Tension Between Amazon, Hachette Over Book Terms
With new contract terms up in the air between Amazon and some publishers, readers may be the one to feel the frustration. Today, word came out that Amazon was delaying the delivery of certain titles by specific publishers, namely Hachette Book Group, in an effort to encourage a speedy contract renegotiation. In statements issued today, Hachette's spokesperson explained quite … [Read more...] about New Tension Between Amazon, Hachette Over Book Terms
Why Major Publishers Missed the Boat on Self-Publishing
When it comes to self-publishing an eBook there are only a few companies out there that are worth an authors time. Amazon has Kindle Direct Publishing which dominates the marketplace and accounts for 75% of all digital book sales in North America. Barnes and Noble and Kobo are two other companies that offer indies the ability to market their books domestically and … [Read more...] about Why Major Publishers Missed the Boat on Self-Publishing
BookBub Secures Funding to Continue Serving Book Discovery
As authors and publishers alike experiment with the sweet spot for ebook prices, promotional pricing can serve as a useful tool in driving book discovery. But with so many inexpensive ebooks in the retail space, it can still be difficult to foster book and author discovery. BookBub, a book discovery engine that makes its three million-plus members aware of the best ebook deals … [Read more...] about BookBub Secures Funding to Continue Serving Book Discovery