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Meet WebBytez, a new method of e-book discovery

Juli Monroe — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 17:45:59 +0000

E-book discovery by readers has been much in the news lately, and it’s definitely an issue for authors, especially those who are self-published. While readers continue to find their next great book in online stores, some still browse brick and mortar bookstores. Wouldn’t it be nice if they could find and buy e-books in a [...]

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Another One Bites the Dust: Landmark Toronto bookstore to close April 1

Joanna Cabot — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 16:29:12 +0000

Bittersweet news came out this weekend that Nicholas Hoare, a landmark Toronto bookstore, is set to close April 1, 2013. The store is known for its eclectic stock and elegant interior, and has been in operation in three different cities, at various junctures, since 1971. The shocker? This article on the closure says there isn’t [...]

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Pay to Browse: Why it will never work for bookstores

Joanna Cabot — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 15:00:00 +0000

TeleRead posted earlier about an idea that was floated by Victoria Barnsley, a HarperCollins CEO, during a recent NPR interview: the idea of charging people for the privilege of browsing in bookstores. The idea was that they’d pay to browse, and then go home and order online from the vendor of their choosing. The analogy [...]

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Barnes & Noble: The Conspiracy Theories Mount

Joanna Cabot — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 17:44:23 +0000

My recent exploration of the failing of Barnes & Noble attracted many comments, some of which surprised me. To me, it was a simple issue of, ‘If you won’t sell to people, how can they buy?’ But I had some food for thought from some of our readers, and I think the problem merits some further [...]

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E-Books means never having to say “excuse me”

Jon Jermey — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 01:42:29 +0000

It’s the week before Christmas, and the post office and local stores are full of people I’ve never seen before. Where do they shop the rest of the year, these folk? Do they live in suspended animation till December? I can only surmise that the warmer weather here in Oz wakes them up, like locusts, [...]

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Kindle Paperwhite to be available at Waterstones by Halloween

Dan Eldridge — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:21:39 +0000

The Bookseller is reporting today that the European bookstore chain Waterstones will be offering the Kindle Paperwhite for sale—in-store—before the end of October. This should come as welcome news to anyone based in Western Europe who’s been planing on buying a Paperwhite, but hasn’t actually placed an order for the device through Amazon. According to The [...]

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