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Tomorrow, May 2, is the eighth annual Free Comic Book Day “ the best day of the year for comic book fans. Participating comic book shops across the country will be offering a selection of ... Read More »

May 1, 2009 | Filed under: Book news, Bookselling

Amazon kindles a price war

By Steven W. Beattie

It may not be the equivalent of the sans-coulottes rising en masse during the French Revolution or a student facing down a tank in Tiananmen Square, but there appears to be a grassroots uprising of ... Read More »

April 6, 2009 | Filed under: Bookselling

Amazon: stingy greedheads?

By Scott MacDonald

Slate has done a little investigation into the philanthropic efforts of Amazon, and discovered, basically, that the retail giant doesn't really do philanthropy. Recent Amazon.com SEC filings and annual reports make no mention of grants, ... Read More »

March 11, 2009 | Filed under: Bookselling

Waiting for the Kindle 2

By Scott MacDonald

Amazon's Kindle 2 began shipping to eager U.S. technophiles earlier this week, and while few consumers have actually received the device as of yet, the anticipation is reaching ridiculous levels. According to an article on ... Read More »

February 25, 2009 | Filed under: Bookselling

New Kindle may come with King-sized content

By Steven W. Beattie

Today, Amazon has announced the release of Kindle 2, the new version of its popular Kindle e-reader. Priced at U.S.$359, the new version of the device includes an improved display, with 16 different shades of ... Read More »

February 9, 2009 | Filed under: Bookselling

Has Amazon taken discounting too far?

By Scott MacDonald

In the wake of poor holiday sales in brick-and-mortar bookstores in the U.S. and the U.K., Internet retailers are being accused of coming by their simultaneous sales success unfairly, via overzealous discounting. As reported by ... Read More »

February 4, 2009 | Filed under: Bookselling

2008 by the numbers

By Steven W. Beattie

The world may be in the grip of a global recession, but that hasn't stopped some people from spending profligate amounts online for individual books. According to AbeBooks.com's list of most expensive books sold in ... Read More »

January 5, 2009 | Filed under: Bookselling

Meyer beats Rowling?

By Scott MacDonald

The Canadian Press is reporting that Canadian sales of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series have begun to outstrip Harry Potter. The news comes via Indigo, which reported this week that sales of the Twilight series have ... Read More »

November 19, 2008 | Filed under: Bookselling

BookNet tracks the Giller sales effect

By Scott MacDonald

BookNet Canada has been tracking the sales of each of the books shortlisted for the 2008 Scotiabank Giller Prize, and they've determined that, on average, sales of the books have increased by 195% since the ... Read More »

October 22, 2008 | Filed under: Awards, Bookselling

Google Book Search unveils new Amazon-style feature

By Scott MacDonald

Earlier this week, Google unveiled a new feature of its book search service that may have useful applications for the publishing industry. According to CNet News, the feature will allow online retailers to embed preview ... Read More »

September 24, 2008 | Filed under: Bookselling, Industry news

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