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Toronto mayor John Tory starts early campaigning for the new Amazon headquarters

Toronto Mayor John Tory wants Amazon to set up shop in the city. The U.S.-based digital retailer announced on Sept. 7 that it plans to open a second headquarters – dubbed "HQ2" – in North America, ... Read More »

September 7, 2017 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology

Alexis, Penny, Reid represent Canadians on 2015 Amazon.ca bestseller lists

By Becky Robertson

André Alexis, Louise Penny, and Raziel Reid are the three lone Canadians on Amazon.ca's lists of 2015 bestselling titles. Amazon.ca's overall top-selling books list was led by Paula Hawkins' The Girl on the Train, and ... Read More »

December 9, 2015 | Filed under: Bestsellers, Book news

HarperCollins reaches deal with Amazon, staves off “doomsday scenario”

By Steven W. Beattie

Amazon, the world’s largest online book retailer, and HarperCollins, the second-largest of the so-called “big five” publishers in the U.S., have entered into a multiyear contract, avoiding a protracted battle over discounts and pricing. Bloomberg ... Read More »

April 15, 2015 | Filed under: Bookselling

Amazon and Hachette announce settlement

By Sue Carter

Just in time for holiday-shopping season, Amazon and Hachette Book Group have announced that the two companies have signed a new multi-year contract that will allow Hachette to set prices on its ebooks, essentially bringing ... Read More »

November 13, 2014 | Filed under: Book news

Can Douglas Preston, et al. loosen Amazon’s stranglehold on authors and publishers?

By Steven W. Beattie

As the ongoing war between Amazon and Hachette drags on, it seems almost comical to add yet another blog post to the mass of material that has already been written analyzing the farrago – especially ... Read More »

July 28, 2014 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology

Amazon’s new phone features book-recognition capabilities

By Julie Baldassi

Like tech giants Google and Facebook before it, Amazon has entered the smartphone game. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos unveiled the Fire Phone at a press conference in Seattle today. The smartphone, which is larger than an ... Read More »

June 18, 2014 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology

Amazon boycott urged in U.K., Jonathan Safran Foer launches disposable literary series, and more

By Stuart Woods

U.K. Member of Parliament urges Amazon boycott due to poor tax record Is the Internet killing authors' creativity? Yes, it is, according to George R.R. Martin Chicago Public Library allows customers to check out robots ... Read More »

May 15, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Amazon launches digital platform for fan fiction

By Julie Baldassi

Amazon announced the launch of Kindle Worlds, a new digital publishing platform for fan fiction, touted as the first legal commercial platform of its kind. Despite the prevalence of online fan fiction, copyright laws make ... Read More »

May 22, 2013 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology

Anakana Schofield wins Amazon.ca First Novel Award

By Julie Baldassi

Vancouver-based Anakana Schofield was announced as the winner of the 2012 Amazon.ca First Novel Award yesterday evening. The Irish-Canadian author of Malarky (Biblioasis) was presented with a $7,500 cheque at a ceremony hosted by Jian Ghomeshi ... Read More »

April 25, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Amazon acquires Goodreads

By Sue Carter

Amazon has announced it is acquiring the book-recommendation social network Goodreads. Boasting more than 16 million members and 30,000 book clubs, Goodreads users can purchase books directly from the website, via a number of online ... Read More »

March 28, 2013 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology

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