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Book Sales Soar During Holiday Season
This holiday season, there were two factors that had bookstore owners concerned: the popularity of e-books and a poor economy. Most expected abysmal sales of print books. But according to this article...
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Amazon’s Next Big Thing: A Store?
Amazon is likely the largest and most successful retailer that doesn’t exist in a physical sense…until now…maybe. According to this article by the Huffington Post, Amazon is planning to open its first...
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Just in Time for Titanic 3D, an E-Book Short About Costa Concordia
On the heels of Titanic 3D‘s opening weekend, a new e-book about the modern-day Titanic is now available. Fatal Voyage, the Wrecking of the Costa Concordia, a Kindle Single — or e-book short — about...
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New Barnes & Noble Nook Will Be Backlit
Again, Barnes & Noble has found a way to advance and greatly improve its e-reader before Amazon. The company revealed its newest Nook last week — one with a backlight. According to The New York...
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E-Readers Are Getting More Social
Here are a few reasons why e-readers are great: they’re portable, can hold hundreds of books in one device, and have wifi and Internet capabilities. Here are a few reasons why some are still hesitant...
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Microsoft Invests $300M in New Nook Subsidiary
Could the Barnes and Noble Nook soon be getting a massive upgrade? That’s still up for debate, but it sure has gotten a huge financial boost, thanks to Microsoft. According to the L.A. Times,...
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Harry Potter E-books Available via Kindle Lending Library
Remember that time when J.K. Rowling made it clear that e-book versions of the Harry Potter series would only be available via her web site, Pottermore? Well that has now changed. According to the L.A....
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Has Your Nook Been Nookd?
As an avid e-book reader, I revel in the fact that I can read the word-for-word text of a paperback novel in a portable, electronic way. That’s the beauty of it, isn’t it? But what if the text of the...
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Barnes & Noble Launches Nook HD
In an effort to bypass Amazon, Barnes and Noble announced this morning it is releasing two new high-definition versions of the company’s popular e-reader, the Nook HD. This comes after Amazon announced...
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Wal-Mart Stops Selling Amazon Kindle
As Amazon continues its reign as online retail powerhouse, Wal-Mart will no longer sell the Amazon Kindle in its stores. According to The New York Times, Wal-Mart will sell what’s left of the Kindles...
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Daily Deals Boosting E-Book Sales
Everyone loves a good sale, and in the case of e-books, this doesn’t apply just to readers; it also applies to authors. According to The New York Times, one-day deals that e-book sites like Amazon and...
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Amazon Announces Kindle Matchbook Service
Expanding the digital library on your Kindle just got a whole lot cheaper. Amazon announced a new service this week called Kindle Matchbook. According to Entertainment Weekly, people looking to buy...
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Get Lara’s Top Pick of 2013 ‘Beautiful Ruins’ eBook for $3.99
Happy New Year! And what better way to start off the new year than with a great deal on a great read? If you haven’t seen my list of Top Picks of 2013, check it out now. Scroll down, and you’ll notice...
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E-Reading on the Rise, Print Not Dead Yet
Just because more and more people are reading e-books doesn’t mean they’ve stopped reading physical books. That’s according to the latest post-holiday study done by the Pew Research Center. According...
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New Kindle Checkout System In the Works
When Amazon first created the Kindle, it was meant to be used for reading e-books. Then it became a tablet. Now it might become a cash register. According to The Wall Street Journal, Amazon — the...
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Bill Gates Calls a 1969 Business Book a Favorite, Book Becomes Bestseller
As it turns out, the more power you have, the more money you have, the more influence you have — even on readers. According to Entertainment Weekly, a business book from 1969 flew to the top of the...
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How Amazon’s New E-Book Service is Killing Authors’ Game
While the word “unlimited” in the name Kindle Unlimited may be appealing to readers, it may not be so appealing to authors. According to The New York Times, Amazon’s new e-book subscription service,...
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