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Borders Plans To Sell eBooks

AP | MAE ANDERSON | Posted 12.16.2009 | Books

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NEW YORK — Book seller Borders Group Inc. is entering the electronic book market, partnering with a Canadian digital book company to sell e-book...

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The Publishers Run into Sharp Elbows

William Petrocelli | Posted 12.07.2009 | Books

Read More: Crown Books, Walmart, Book Publishing, Future of Publishing, Bookselling, Publishing History, Bertelsmann, Independent Booksellers, Barnes and Noble, Target, Publishing, Anti-Trust Laws, Viacom, Borders, Books, Amazon, Costco, Books News
William Petrocelli

Many familiar independent booksellers are gone, and they've been replaced by big-box retailers with far sharper elbows. At the moment, they -- not the publishers -- appear to be controlling the book business.

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Publishers Pay For Bookstore Displays

Fast Company | Adam Penenberg | Posted 12.07.2009 | Books

Read More: Bestsellers, Gift Books, Holiday Shopping, Barnes and Noble, Supermarket, Marketing, Borders, Booksellers, Viral Loop, Publishers, Punkd, Bookstores, Amazon, Books News

Step into any Barnes & Noble and the first thing you see are tables covered in books. 'Tis the season, so there's the "Happy Holidays" table, with its...

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eBook Apps For Smartphones

The New York Times | DANIELLE BELOPOTOSKY | Posted 12.03.2009 | Books

Read More: Stanza, Kindle, iPhone Apps, eBook Apps, Barnes and Noble, Ereaders, Iphone, Smartphone Apps, Ebooks, Books, eReader Apps, Aldiko, Shortcovers, Books News

IF you're a book lover who has a smartphone and you're not ready to spend the $260 you might on an electronic book reader, try starting with an e-read...

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GeekGirl Reviews: E-Book Readers - Sony Reader Pocket Edition

Stephanie Vaughn Hapke | Posted 11.30.2009 | Technology

Read More: Sony Reader, Pocket Edition, Sony, Reviews, E-Book Readers, Nook E-Reader, Kindle, Barnes and Noble, E-Readers, Technology Reviews, Amazon, Technology News
Stephanie Vaughn Hapke

If you are looking for a no-frills e-book reader that supports all the common formats and does not need wireless access, the Sony Reader Pocket Edition could be the reader for you.

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Borders, Barnes & Noble Experience Major Losses

Huffington Post | Jessie Kunhardt | Posted 11.25.2009 | Books

Read More: Ereaders, Nook, Walmart, Price Wars, Stocks, Books, Borders UK, Barnes and Noble, Bookselling, Bookstores, Amazon, Kindle, Borders, Digital Books, Bookstore Chains, Ebooks, Books News

Things aren't looking good for big booksellers Borders and Barnes & Noble. The AP reports that both chains have posted major losses for this quarter, ...

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Free eBooks For Kindle: How To Find Them

CNET | John P. Falcone | Posted 11.23.2009 | Books

Read More: Sony eReader, Amazon Kindle, Kindle, Google Books, Barnes and Noble Nook, Books, Ebooks, Free eBooks, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Nook, Ereaders, Books News

[F]ear not, Kindle owners: you too have access to many of the ... public domain titles, numbering in the thousands. The problem is finding them. While...

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The New HuffPost Books Widget

Paul Berry | Posted 11.10.2009 | Books

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Paul Berry

There is a cool new widget appearing today at the bottom of book articles, going site-wide next week, and we're really excited about bringing it to you.

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Publishing's Next Big Thing and Its Next Big Headache, Part I

David Colbert | Posted 11.07.2009 | Books

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David Colbert

A reader spends a lot of time with a book. Ads will have time to sink in. That makes the medium valuable. Google isn't getting into the book business for charity.

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Barnes & Noble And James Patterson Team Up For In-Store Kids' Book Recommendations

CNN Money | Posted 11.05.2009 | Books

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Barnes & Noble, Inc. continues its storied tradition of making books and reading more accessible to kids with its newest addition to the Children's se...

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Barnes And Noble Lawsuit: Spring Design Sues Over Nook eReader

Mashable | Posted 11.03.2009 | Technology

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Spring Design, makers of the Alex dual-screen eReader, are suing Barnes & Noble over their Nook eBook reader, another dual-screen device announced the...

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The Writer-in-Chief

Steve Ross | Posted 11.03.2009 | Books

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Steve Ross

Dreams from My Father had received a few impressive blurbs and favorable reviews, but had sold only a few thousand copies, so had been out of print for years.

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Apple Tablet: A Kindle-Killer?

PC Magazine | Tim Bajarin | Posted 10.26.2009 | Books

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There is, however, a device on the horizon that could really disrupt the e-reader market, and may even render them irrelevant in the near future. The ...

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Nook Review: 8 Reasons You Can Finally Love eBook Readers (Thanks To Nook)

businessinsider.com | Posted 12.09.2009 | Technology

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I'm an avid reader, studied literature in school, and nerd out over tech, yet past ebook readers have left me cold. The Nook is the first reader I rea...

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Ten Tips to Running a Good Book Reading

Danny Groner | Posted 10.21.2009 | Books

Read More: Twitter, Barnes and Noble, Book Tour, Adam L. Penenberg, Ponzi Scheme, Greenwich Village, Fast Company, Facebook, Book Tours, Iphone, Viral Video, Book Reading, Viral Marketing, Viral, Reader Q & A, Adam Penenberg, James Hong, Books News
Danny Groner

Although there were only 30 people in attendance for his reading, Penenberg led it skillfully. Amateur writers should take note of some of Penenberg's successes.

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Nook: Barnes & Noble's New E-Reader UNVEILED (SEE PHOTOS)

Posted 10.20.2009 | Technology

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Book seller Barnes & Noble Inc. has released its new e-book reader, the Nook. The e-reader, which has a dual-screen monochrome and color touchscree...

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Barnes & Noble E-Reader: First Pictures Leaked (PHOTOS)

Posted 10.15.2009 | Technology

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As we reported before, the "e-reader wars" are going to be heating up given that book retailer Barnes and Noble's new, branded e-reader is looming on ...

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Barnes And Noble eBook Reader To Challenge Amazon Kindle (VIDEO)

Posted 10.09.2009 | Technology

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In a move that promises to intensify the "ereader wars," book retailer Barnes & Noble is planning to announce the release of its own brand of ebook re...

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Former American Idol Star, Brooke White (VIDEO)

Jeff Rivera | Posted 09.20.2009 | Entertainment

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Book Publishing: Death or Rebirth?

Tom Matlack | Posted 09.12.2009 | Media

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Tom Matlack

Of all these industries facing revolution, the book folks are the most arrogant. They just don't get it. It's time for the old book food chain to develop a holistic approach to something new.

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Barnes & Noble To Open E-Bookstore To Compete With Amazon

AP | SARAH SKIDMORE | Posted 08.21.2009 | Media

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PORTLAND, Ore. — Barnes & Noble Inc. on Monday stepped up its fight in the small but highly competitive market for electronic books with the lau...

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Stay Alive Independent Book Stores

Nicolaus Mills | Posted 08.10.2009 | New York

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Nicolaus Mills

But it is not easy for an independent like BookCourt to fight the chain book stores.

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New York's Ear-Splitting Restaurants

Erica Abeel | Posted 07.30.2009 | New York

Read More: New York, Restaurants, Noise, The Hamptons, Michael Bloomberg, Subway, Barnes and Noble, Tribeca, Cannes, Mta, New York News
Erica Abeel

In the city's restaurants, it's apparently de rigueur to have women shrieking like banshees. Couldn't the mayor institute a stiff fine for screaming in restaurants, like the one for spitting in subways?

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Barnes & Noble Planning Kindle Rival

Silicon Alley Insider | Dan Frommer | Posted 05.09.2009 | Media

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Barnes & Noble needs to find growth somewhere: Wall Street expects the book seller's sales to drop 3% this year, including a 5% decrease this quarter....

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Barnes & Noble Buys Fictionwise, E-Book Retailer

New York Times | Motoko Rich | Posted 04.06.2009 | Media

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Bowing to the growth in demand for e-books, Barnes & Noble, the world's largest chain of bookstores, has acquired Fictionwise, an online retailer of e...

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