Barnes and Noble is putting the company up for sale and this spring they had a serious suiter to buy the entire company. WH Smith is one of the largest bookstore chains in the United Kingdom and they spent over 2 million dollars in a bid to snatch it up. The deal fell through and this has resulted in the firing of the CEO Demos Parneros, who B&N said in a defamation lawsuit … [Read more...] about UK Bookstore WH Smith tried to buy Barnes and Noble
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WHSmith Extends Kobo Contract 4 More Years
UK bookseller WHSmith has been carrying Kobo e-Readers since 2011. Sales have been brisk and the two sides have reached a new agreement that will extend the partnership until 2018. During a recent earnings call, the bookseller has acknowledged that eBook sales have not seen the dramatic gains they have in years past. “According to publishers the rate of growth and … [Read more...] about WHSmith Extends Kobo Contract 4 More Years
Make sure to Backup your WH Smith eBooks by December 31
WH Smith is a UK based bookstore that sells ebooks and many people have been doing business with the company. We reported a few months ago that the company has entered into an agreement with Kobo and will divert all existing members to shopping with the new website. WH Smith has been sending emails to its customers for around a month prompting them to backup their ebook … [Read more...] about Make sure to Backup your WH Smith eBooks by December 31
Kobo VOX Now Available at WH Smith
Kobo signed a deal with WH Smith in the UK to stock all of their 750 stores with various Kobo e-Readers. Last month the staff was trained and they began selling the devices to critical acclaim. Today Kobo announced that their first Android Tablet, the Vox, is now also going to be offered in the UK and Ireland. At just £169.99, the Kobo Vox is set in a jet black casing, with … [Read more...] about Kobo VOX Now Available at WH Smith
WH Smith Looking to the Future with Kobo
WH Smith has now officially begun to sell the Kobo line of e-readers in their locations this week. The United Kingdom based company has trained nearly 6,000 staff members on the technical details on the ebook readers they are putting in stock. WH Smith, when they came to Canada, was eventually bought out and formed Chapters/Indigo books, who were the main financial backer of … [Read more...] about WH Smith Looking to the Future with Kobo
WH Smith strikes a deal with Kobo for eBooks and e-readers
WH Smith one of the leading book sellers in the United Kingdom struck a deal with Canadian based Kobo today. The agreement was to convert their existing ebookstore to Kobo and sell their line of e-readers in over 750 different retail locations. Starting October 17th over 750 WH Smith stores in the UK and Ireland will begin selling the Kobo Touch and Kobo WIFI e-readers. The … [Read more...] about WH Smith strikes a deal with Kobo for eBooks and e-readers