I can’t tell you the last print book I bought. Ever since I got a Kindle more than 3 years ago I’ve gone almost exclusively with ebooks. Despite that fact, I visit any one of several local bookstores at least once a week. I go there because I’m able to browse and discover products in [...]
Entries Tagged as 'bookstores'
Helping Bookstores Remain Relevant
March 8th, 2011 · 2 Comments · opinion
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Amazon: Independent Bookstores Do Not Exist
December 10th, 2010 · 2 Comments · opinion
by Evil Wylie The above is a screen capture from Amazon’s AuthorCentral BookScan “training” for authors. The pie chart also provides a little insight into Amazon’s view of the bookselling world: Independent bookstores do not exist. Even Amazon’s explanation of markets that do not report sales to BookScan omits mention of independent bookstores (“Walmart, Sam’s [...]
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Bookstores Need to Respond to Amazon Prime…Soon
November 29th, 2010 · 6 Comments · opinion
Amazon’s decision to launch the Prime shipping service several years ago was brilliant. The $79 annual fee means free two-day shipping and has created retailer loyalty like no other campaign I can think of. So isn’t it remarkable that the brick-and-mortars have mostly just watched with envy, offering their own loyalty programs that lack the [...]
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Bookstores Now Selling To The Rats
September 23rd, 2010 · 1 Comment · opinion
by Mike Cane I don’t think print publishing will know what the hell to make of this — E-book sales begin to cannibalise print — so I will interpret it for them. Sales of printed romance books have fallen for the first time since records began at a time when e-book sales have more than [...]
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How & why brick and mortar bookstores should follow Best Buy’s lead
September 13th, 2010 · 1 Comment · opinion
Once upon a time Amazon felt they only place they needed to sell the Kindle was on their own website. Earlier this year they decided they needed a brick and mortar presence though, so now you can buy a Kindle at Target. Soon you’ll also be able to pick one up at your local Staples.
Repurposing Brick-and-Mortar Bookstores in the eBook Age
July 19th, 2010 · No Comments · opinion
The consensus among the ebook seers is that in not too many years brick-and-mortar (B&M) bookstores will cease to exist — all book sales will be online or wireless. If B&M bookstores continue to look and act as they currently do, I think the seers may eventually be proved right. To save B&M bookstores, and possibly [...]
Why Bookstores Should Cozy Up to Apple
June 21st, 2010 · 3 Comments · opinion
Have you seen the iPad display at your local bookstore? I haven’t either and it doesn’t look like we will anytime soon. The only places you can see an iPad on sale are at the Apple Store or your local BestBuy.
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Entourage Edge to be sold in college bookstores
May 25th, 2010 · 1 Comment · hardware news
From the press release: enTourage Systems, Inch., creator of the world’s first dualbook™ – the enTourage eDGe™ – announced today that it has partnered with The Douglas Stewart Company, a leading distributor and marketer of computer products, consumer electronics and school supplies, to exclusively serve the education market and boost interactive learning for school systems’ [...]
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California to adopt VitalSource for university bookstores
May 20th, 2010 · 2 Comments · ebookstore news
From the press release: The Digital Marketplace, an initiative of the California State University Office of the Chancellor, announced plans today to launch a digital textbook pilot this fall using the VitalSource digital content delivery platform.Starting in the fall 2010 semester, the pilot is planned to begin at San Diego State University and will be [...]
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