The BBC website published an interview this week with James Daunt, the managing director of Waterstones, the largest physical bookstore chain in the UK. While Daunt had originally had some aggressive things to say about the apparent global dominance of the online retailer, Daunt signed a deal in May of this year that would put Kindle e-readers on display in Waterstones stores. … [Read more...] about UK’s Waterstones Talks About Forging A Deal with Amazon
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Waterstones and Amazon Team Up for UK Expansion
Waterstones has just inked a deal with Amazon today! The UK bookseller intends on selling the Kindle branded e-readers in their retail shops and offer ebooks online via their website. The digital revolution has not passed Waterstones by, and the company intends on transforming their retail experience. It wants to dramatically refurbishing the retail space in the coming … [Read more...] about Waterstones and Amazon Team Up for UK Expansion
Waterstone’s: 2012 Will Be a Crucial Year for Academic Books
The digital divide has finally begun to worry brick-and-mortar retailers of academic books and textbooks, according to an article in The Bookseller. In this article, Lisa Campbell divulges the content of Waterstone’surgent talks with publishers, namely, that the publishers and book stores are going to have to work together if the retailers are to survive and continue selling … [Read more...] about Waterstone’s: 2012 Will Be a Crucial Year for Academic Books
Barnes & Noble to Go International
Barnes & Noble has made some broad announcements about its plans to expand its digital reading platform and devices into the UK, but so far the time frame and other details are unknown. B&N CEO William Lynch made the statement last month that Barnes & Noble would be bringing its NOOK family of e-readers to the UK within the next four months, but so far that is the … [Read more...] about Barnes & Noble to Go International
Waterstones to Launch Their Own e-Reader
It seems that Amazon is the book retailer that everyone loves to hate, from rival major book chains and mom-and-pop booksellers to the major players in the publishing industry, but the harshest words yet for the online retailer may have finally arrived. According to James Daunt, CEO of Waterstone’s, Amazon is the devil. The UK-based Waterstone’s chain was bought by a Russian … [Read more...] about Waterstones to Launch Their Own e-Reader
Waterstones to Launch Their Own e-Reader Next Year
Waterstones will develop and release a new e-reader early next year to compete with the Amazon Kindle in the UK. The company is one of the last large brick and mortar bookstores left in the United Kingdom. Many of its competitors have closed up shop, such as Borders and Books Etc. The company's managing director, James Daunt, said that he had been inspired by the Nook, US … [Read more...] about Waterstones to Launch Their Own e-Reader Next Year
A Dedicated E-Reader From Waterstone
E-Readers have quickly evolved to be the most sought after device for book lovers around the world. And its not without reason as e-readers come with a host of features that make these devices a lot more than just an electronic gadget to read e-books. However, there is a different pattern that has come to shape the current process of creating an e-reader. Its somewhat like a … [Read more...] about A Dedicated E-Reader From Waterstone