Some Editions Of The First Harry Potter Book Contain A Valuable Mistake
You might want to take a close look at that hardcover copy of the first Harry Potter book, as some versions contain an error that makes them super rare, and pretty darn valuable. There are about 500...
View ArticleAudiobooks Are Gaining Listeners While E-Book Sales Take A Dive
Using your eyes to read books? That’s so 2015, according to a new report that says audiobooks are becoming more and more popular while e-book sales have started to slide. Even while sales of paperback...
View ArticleAmazon Opening Its Next Physical Bookstore In NYC This Spring
New Yorkers who like the experience of thumbing through a book made with paper and smelling the fresh ink before they buy it will have another place to browse this year. As we suspected in July, Amazon...
View ArticleHas Amazon Helped Indie Bookstores?
Bookstore chains like Borders and Barnes & Noble were among the first retailers to feel the sting of Amazon, with its vast variety of titles and speedy delivery times, not to mention its huge share...
View ArticleBarnes & Noble Blames Coloring Books And Adele For 8% Decline In Sales
Investors don’t want to hear that a retailer’s sales are down, so when Barnes & Noble had to explain to its backers and to industry analysts why comparable stores sales figures were down 8.3% over...
View ArticleBook Stores Fuming Mad Over State Law Forcing Them To Keep Records Of All...
Walk into an independent book store in most cities and you’re likely to find signed copies of various authors’ books sitting around. Sometimes the authors will sign a bunch as part of an in-store...
View ArticleBarnes & Noble CEO Uses Amazon To Justify His Company’s Continued Existence
In the age of online shopping, are bookstores irrelevant? The new CEO of big-box bookstore chain Barnes & Noble doesn’t think so. If they were, why would Amazon be opening physical bookstores...
View ArticleTSA May Want To Flip Through Your Summer Reading Next Time You Fly
At this point, most travelers know that your electronics, your shoes, your food, and your liquids are going to have to come out of your bag (or off your person) and get extra screening just so you can...
View ArticleAmazon Tells Third-Party Booksellers To Speed Up Deliveries
That paperback book you ordered from Amazon for your upcoming beach vacation might just arrive faster than you thought. But it’ll come at a new cost for the third-party seller providing the title:...
View ArticleNew York Times Removes Book From Bestseller List Amid Accusations It Gamed...
The New York Times bestseller list is, at this point, an institution. Reaching number one is a coveted spot that not only allows you to sell more copies of your book, but also lets you put “NYT...
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