Hastings Entertainment’s sale of books has increased 5.6% in the last quarter, bettering the increases in movies and music sales. The problem for publishers is part of the increase is due to the rise in used book sales.
Hastings said sales of new trade paperbacks, including Eckhart Tolle’s New Earth, as well as [...]
Publisher’s Weekly has an article that “handicaps” the possible BN takeover of Borders. Before I talk about the article, I’ve heard that some agents and authors have been spreading some alarmist news that the takeover has already begun and that Borders employees are being laid off. Um, no. That is false. [...]
Amazon makes it so easy to buy things. According to a new press release, Amazon TextBuyIt program was released on Tuesday. It’s not as easy as texting. The whole process includes a few back and forth between you and Amazon:
You text the product name, description, UPC or ISBN to Amazon (262966) to [...]
We all love to buy books, right? And as much as I luv me some ebooks, I still enjoy browsing in a bookstore. Something about the feel and heft of a book in my hands, the surprise discovery, the remembered TBB title makes a trip to my local brick and mortar store a treat. Sean [...]
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