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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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Meet Waterstones Academy, a college for booksellers

Dan Eldridge — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:30:40 +0000

The Bookseller recently published what appears to be a very interesting article about a sort of bookseller’s university that Waterstones—the UK-based bookstore chain—plans to open at some point in the near-to-distant future. And I use the term “appears,” by the way, because the article in question in available only to subscribers of the website’s premium [...]

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Pay to play: Would you pay to browse for books?

Susan Lulgjuraj — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 19:00:56 +0000

Would you pay to browse a bookstore’s shelves? Victoria Barnsley, CEO of HarperCollins UK & International, discussed that concept during a recent interview on BBC’s The Bottom Line with Evan Davis. “In America, certain shoe shops are charging to try on shoes. These people just go in, try them on and go and order them online,” [...]

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Books-A-Million ends Borders deal, but may still lease some store locations

Chris Walters — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:21:57 +0000

When Borders announced liquidation last week, there was a brief glimmer of hope that thirty of the stores might still be saved under a deal with Books-A-Million. That hope is now gone, with BAM’s CEO telling newspapers that his company couldn’t reach a satisfactory deal with Borders in time (some of the stores had already [...]

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Kobo picks Collins Booksellers as new brick and mortar partner in Australia

Chris Walters — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:18:28 +0000

Starting in September, Collins customers in Australia will be able to purchase Kobo devices in store, as well as shop for Kobo ebooks from Collins’ website. According to CNET Australia, Kobo will keep its current online partnership with Borders.com as well. There doesn’t seem to be a direct link to this press release on either [...]

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Books-A-Million may take over 30 Borders stores

Chris Walters — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 13:52:29 +0000

Alabama-based Books-A-Million has put in a bid to buy at least 30 Borders stores, reports the International Business Times, although it’s possible that number could jump as high as 35. The offer is for 21 Borders superstores and 9 smaller stores, and around half of the locations are in the northeast, where Books-A-Million wants to [...]

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Penguin helping indie bookstores promote Google eBookstore

Chris Walters — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 14:10:39 +0000

Shelf Awareness notes that Penguin Group (USA) has been printing up in-store displays to remind shoppers that the store sells ebooks as well, then distributing them to independent bookstores: “So far, 40 have been created, and by the time the publisher is finished, some 200 stores will receive a custom easel.” It’s too bad Google’s [...]

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It’s official: Borders is going out of business

Chris Walters — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:21:58 +0000

The New York Times reports that Borders has called off tomorrow’s auction and will move forward with submitting the liquidation plan it has worked out with Hilco and the Gordon Brothers Group. If the federal judge approves the plan on Thursday as expected, the company will start closing stores this Friday, and continue liquidation through [...]

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Can bookstores welcome the ebook customer?

Chris Walters — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 17:01:49 +0000

I’m writing this today from the coffee shop at a Borders, one of the superstore locations in the middle of the U.S. to survive the company’s recent bankruptcy and ensuing real estate culling. I was the first person in the store this morning, and in the past half hour nobody else has come in, which [...]

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