Barnes and Noble now has multiple suitors to sell the company. Last week Elliot, the Hedge Fund from New York submitted an offer that will pay $475.8 million in cash. This would take the bookseller private, which should provide breathing room and they should develop a long term vision, instead of short term results to placate shareholders. A bidding war might be imminent as yet … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble receives second offer to buy the company
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txtr and ReaderLink Digital Team Up in US to Sell eBooks at Retail Outlets
The German company txtr GmbH and Readerlink Digital have signed an agreement making ReaderLink the exclusive partner for txtr's ebook solution for non-trade and independent booksellers in the US. This cloud-based solution will allow consumers to buy from any of the ReaderLink-powered ebook stores and store their books in a cloud-based personal library. Further, it is a step … [Read more...] about txtr and ReaderLink Digital Team Up in US to Sell eBooks at Retail Outlets
In-Store Book Printing Comes to Retail Locations
OnDemand Books unveiled exciting kiosk-based technology in the last couple of years with its user friendly Espresso Book Machines. These print-on-demand interfaces potentially have the opportunity to change the book industry by allowing bookstores to offer almost limitless works without having to stock expensive inventory and ship heavy titles to their physical locations. … [Read more...] about In-Store Book Printing Comes to Retail Locations