Ding-Dong! The book is dead! (Well, the physical thing filled with sheets of paper is dying, anyway.) Amazon Read More
Print is dead: Kindle books rule total sales
Amazon on Wednesday announced the launch of its fifth publishing imprint, Thomas & Mercer, a mystery and Read More
Bookish, a new digital platform that aims to connect readers with their favorite authors and books, is getting Read More
It has long been known that romance novels constitute one of the highest grossing genres in publishing, generating Read More
Giving credence to the undying rumor that writers are characteristically unattractive people, Amazon announced Monday that it is Read More
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Chegg gets education happy, eyes digital
Renting out textbooks is so 2009. Correction: only renting out textbooks is so 2009. In an effort to Read More
After months of flagging sales and a dismal holiday shopping season, Borders has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Read More
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New media must be personal and (duh) digital
Everybody’s always talking about social media. Friends and family sharing stuff on social networks like Facebook and information Read More
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Readers spending $966 million on eBooks
A decade after the MP3 epically disrupted the music industry, books are finally joining the digital revolution in Read More
People often ask me if they can buy “Lean Startup in a box” from me. It’s a strange Read More
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Barnes & Noble to shift focus to e-commerce
Barnes & Noble reports that its Q3 revenues totaled to $80.4 million, or $1.38 a share, down a Read More
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Textbook publishers pushing for iPad apps
Major textbook publishers Houghton Mifflin, Kaplan Publishing, McGraw-Hill Education, and Pearson are turning to software company ScrollMotion Inc. Read More
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Amazon sales up 42%, millions of Kindles sold
Amazon today announced that its net sales have risen 42% to $9.52 billion in the fourth quarter, versus Read More
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Some stats to keep in mind at CES
Nielsen has put together an extensive list of statistics for the media industry. The list aims to help Read More
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The Royal Nonesuch
General consensus in our industry is that the most influential book published on convergent business models was last Read More