With all the talk of digital revolutions and self-publishing turning mainstream, there's been a quiet player in the game who's seen an evolution of its own, but appears to be going strong. It's a strange paradox that everyone bemoaned the death of mom-and-pop bookstores under the competition from Barnes and Noble, Borders, Books-A-Million, and even Walmart, and yet that same … [Read more...] about Who’s Surviving in the Publishing Evolution? Indie Bookstores
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Should Amazon Play Nice with Hachette, Publishers?
An article appeared this past week in the New York Times that finally shows a bookseller and book industry professional doing something about Amazon. Instead of blog posts about the retail giant's underhanded ways or entire three-day conferences devoted to how publishers can bring down the largest online retailer their industry faces, one book shop is going about the … [Read more...] about Should Amazon Play Nice with Hachette, Publishers?
ComiXology Adds HTML5 Retailer Storefronts—Why You Should Care
I was laid low by a bout of the flu when the news came out two weeks ago that comiXology has converted its retailer storefronts to HTLM5, so I didn't think too much about it. But it is kind of a big deal, because it reinforces the broad base of comiXology's business. If you think of comiXology as the guys who make the Comics app that you use to read and buy comics, you're … [Read more...] about ComiXology Adds HTML5 Retailer Storefronts—Why You Should Care
Three new iPads ‘coming soon’ at Best Buy
The Best Buy website has some interesting additions on its iPad page which has provided some 'food for thought' to the rumor mongers. What is common in all the three listings is that all of them are now sporting the coming soon tag and the three boasts of Wi-Fi connectivity with no mention of 3G as of now. There are some slight differences though on the price count as two of … [Read more...] about Three new iPads ‘coming soon’ at Best Buy