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B&N Reccomends Paperbacks

David Hancock — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:11:04 +0000

Starting this month Barnes & Noble is extending its B&N Recommends program(www.bn.com/recommends), which it launched four years ago for bestselling hardcovers like Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows’s Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, to include trade paperbacks. “Trade paperbacks are the format of choice for many of our bookstore customers,” said Patricia Bostelman, v-p [...]

Taking the ‘Book’ Out of Bookstores

David Hancock — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:54:05 +0000

With sales of trade titles down, chains expand nonbook offerings Sales through the nation’s three major bookstore chains fell 2.9%, to $1.82 billion, in the second quarter as declines in their bricks-and-mortar stores more than offset gains in their online units. Of the big three, only Barnes & Noble posted a sales gain in the [...]

Borders Working to Redefine Store Model

David Hancock — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:10:18 +0000

With sales of trade books falling about 6.8% on a same store basis in the second quarter and forecasts calling for more book sales to migrate from print to digital over the next few years. the number one focus at Borders is to redefine its store model, Mike Edwards, CEO and Glen Tomasczewski, interim CFO, [...]

Apple’s Ping Social Network and Books « PWxyz

David Hancock — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:11:05 +0000

Among other revelations from yesterday’s Apple event was the unveiling of Ping, a new social network that runs through iTunes, which allows users to recommend, comment on, and discover iTunes music and to follow artists, who update their profiles regularly. It’s a bit like Facebook for friends and famous people crossed with a store. Though Ping [...]

Apple Superpowering iPad With iOS 4.2 in November | Fast Company

David Hancock — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:59:20 +0000

Early in today’s Fall special event, Apple surprised everyone with a sneak peak of the next, next iOS release–4.2. It’s all about the iPad. iOS 4.1 hasn’t even been released yet (the most current software for iPhones and iPads is version 4.0.2), and iOS 4.2 is still weeks away–but Steve Jobs thought it important enough [...]

Sony Releases Redesigned, Upgraded Suite of Digital Readers: PW

David Hancock — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:11:44 +0000

The rumors earlier this month were spot on. Sony is indeed releasing a redesigned and upgraded suite of its three digital readers—the 5”screen Pocket Edition; 6” screen Touch Edition and 7”screen Daily Edition—offering full optical touch screen functionality, nonglare black & white e-ink display along with reduced size and weight. The new devices are not [...]

At Bookstore, Even Those Not Buying Regret Its End – NYTimes.com

David Hancock — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:54:11 +0000

It has been a bumpy year for Barnes & Noble, the country’s largest book chain, with 720 stores. Sales and store traffic have suffered as the book business has shifted online; Amazon has held its early lead in the e-reader war; and early this month, Barnes & Noble put itself up for sale and is now [...]

Borders Reduces E-reader to $99 « PW

David Hancock — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:40:20 +0000

The $99 price point on e-readers has finally, officially been reached! Beware the crowds on the street rushing to Borders to adopt the habit of digital reading. The Borders group reduced the price of the two e-readers it sells–the Kobo and Aluratek e-readers–to $129 and $99 respectively. No doubt Borders hopes to make up for [...]

Staples to Sell Amazon Kindle « PWxyz

David Hancock — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:55:29 +0000

Amazon is taking another step offline, making its Kindle e-reader available in Staples stores this Fall, reports Reuters. The device is already available in select Target stores. Staples will sell all three current models of the e-reader, the $130 WiFi-only model, as well as the more expensive 3G and large-screen DX. So, assuming they can keep [...]

The Internet is Changing – And It Affects You

David Hancock — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:03:25 +0000

The Internet is never going to stay the same. There are new tools available that you are not using. And some pitfalls you have to watch out for. So meet me in Atlanta… The Next Armand Morin LIVE is Here! Limited Seating Available… Armand Morin LIVE – Get Full Details Here’s The Link: http://www.Morgan-James.com/septemberamlive September 10-12, 2010 Morgan James [...]