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My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
August 9, 2016

Tuesday News: Wal-Mart buys Jet.com, Women in Translation month, WTF NBC, and book/staircase

JanetPublishing NewsAmazon / bookstores / Jet.com / NBC / Olympics / sexism / Wal-mart / women in translation month13 Comments

Wal-Mart to Acquire Jet.com for $3.3 Billion in Cash, Stock – In the largest acquisition of a US-based e-commerce startup, Wal-Mart is purchasing Jet.com with the hope of competing more effectively with Amazon. It is unclear how this deal will affect Walmart’s book inventory and sales, if at all. There are also questions ... more >

Apple
June 22, 2016

Wednesday News: Apple settlement disbursed, B&N’s murky future, and the end of the period?

JanetPublishing NewsAmazon / Apple / Barnes and Noble / ebook settlement / Literary fiction / punctuation15 Comments

Amazon is Sending Out Emails for eBook Settlement Credits Today – Nate Hoffelder reports that emails from Amazon regarding ebook refunds from the recent Apple settlement are finally being disbursed to readers. Amazon has sent out an email, and word is that Barnes and Noble has also informed consumers of available ... more >

June 15, 2016

Wednesday News: Hogwarts honors Orlando victims, “girl” books, women & concussions, and Tumblog

JanetPublishing NewsAmazon / book titles / concussions / domestic violence / Harry-Potter / Orlando / Tumblr1 Comments

Hogwarts held the most heartbreaking memorial for the Orlando shooting – After discovering that one of the victims of the Orlando massacre worked at the Harry Potter park in Florida, employees held a moving vigil, which was chronicled in photos at the above link and caught on video here. CNN has ... more >

May 18, 2016

Wednesday News: Amazon, YA Da Vinci Code, Goodreads Deals, & love gone bad

JanetPublishing NewsAmazon / bookstores / Dan Brown / Goodreads Deals / reality television / YA10 Comments

Amazon to expand Prime benefits, open more brick-and-mortar stores – So it looks like that February story about Amazon opening more physical stores was premature but accurate, as Bezos now confirms that the company plans to expand its presence in malls across the U.S. (okay, the malls thing was my interpretation). ... more >

May 11, 2016

Wednesday News: Facebook, Amazon, Shelf, and the Princess of Paleontology

JanetPublishing NewsAmazon / Facebook / fossils / History / Shelf / video services5 Comments

Senate Republicans Want Face Time With Facebook Over Trending Topics ‘Bias’ – So Facebook is now under scrutiny following a Gizmodo story claiming that some former employees at the social media service intentionally favored “liberal” news in the trending topics feed. And since the Republican-dominated US senate has plenty of time – ... more >

April 29, 2016

Friday News: Wattpad Studios, future of e-readers, a first for the US Army, and a career for insomniacs

JanetPublishing NewsAmazon / Army / careers / childrens-books / e-readers / gender equity / Kindle / multimedia / wattpad15 Comments

Wattpad Wades into Hollywood with Wattpad Studios – We’re seeing more and more of these hybrid enterprises, demonstrating in part the way that stories are diversifying across media platforms, well beyond traditional books. Wattpad has been particularly ambitious in this regard, with initiatives like Wattpad Brands, which has Wattpad writers creating ... more >

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