Publishing NewsAmazon / indie booksellers / Nook15 Comments
Amazon’s Wild Pitch to Indies: ‘Wanna Sell Kindles?’ – Apparently Amazon has contacted some independent booksellers and offered to partner with them on a program to sell Kindle devices in the store and be Amazon affiliates. Independent booksellers have scoffed at this and view Amazon as the devil trying to ... more >
Letters of OpinionBooks on Board / digital rights management / ebook sales / indie booksellers26 Comments
Yesterday Books on Board posted a notice that it was “temporarily” shuttering the retail portion of its site. Consumers could still access titles that they had previously purchased but no new purchases could be made. This leaves some readers who had gift cards without recourse for now. One of the ... more >
Publishing NewsAmazon / indie booksellers / intellectual property3 Comments
McNally Jackson to Open Store with Objects for Home Office – Is this the way forward for Barnes & Noble. McNally Jackson is a famous independent bookstore in New York City and it will soon be opening McNally Jackson Store: Goods for the Study. Sounds like Levenger on steroids. (I ... more >
Publishing Newscopyright infringement / indie booksellers / romance reading13 Comments
U.S. booksellers, meeting in KC, express optimism – At an annual get together of over 500 independent booksellers, spirits were high. Sales at ABA member stores were up 8% in the last year and some have suggested a “retro-fueled backlash against the digital tide.” KansasCity.com ‘Fifty Shades’ Porn Parody Countersuit ... more >
Publishing Newsbook-sales / free-book / indie booksellers34 Comments
Indie Bookstores Have Big Holiday Sales – I’m not sure whether a few stores is an industry marker, but PW reports that indie bookstores in several states have enjoyed robust holiday sales. Barnes & Noble holiday sales were not as promising but the full results won’t be revealed until today. ... more >
Publishing NewsHarperCollins / indie booksellers / News-Corp. / Penguin8 Comments
Millions of SSNs lifted from South Carolina database – An alert for all the South Carolina readers: “If you live in South Carolina, there’s a very good chance that slipshod state government security has allowed an overseas computer criminal to acquire your Social Security number. The South Carolina Department of ... more >