Book Selling

Why I'm Selling My E-book for $3.99 (and bucking the trend)

Karen Dionne | Posted 08.08.2011

Read More: E-Books, Self-Publishing, Book Selling, Book Selling Online, Economics of E-Books, E-Books Economics, E-Readers, Online Book Selling, Books News
Karen Dionne

When my first environmental thriller published in mass market paperback in October 2008 from Berkley, it had a good run. Freezing Point is about a sol...

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The President's 'Inner Circle,' 'World War II' And More: The Week's Hottest Reads

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bestsellers, Kathryn Stockett, Tom Clancy, Stieg Larsson, Book Selling, Book Market, Robert Crais, Books, Bestselling Books, Dean Koontz, Brad Meltzer, Grant Blackwood, Bookseller, Ebooks, Books News

HARDCOVER FICTION 1. "The Inner Circle" by Brad Meltzer (Grand Central Publishing)...

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Mark Twain And George Bush Duke It Out For The Top

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bestsellers, Stieg Larsson, John Grisham, Book Selling, Book Publishing, Book Market, Patricia Cornwell, Stephen King, Publishing Market, Bestselling Books, David Baldacci, Publishers, James Patterson, Ken Follett, Bookseller, Books News

HARDCOVER FICTION 1. "Port Mortuary" by Patricia Cornwell (Putnam Adult)...

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The Making of a Novel: Pretending the Glass is Half Full

Jennie Nash | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Writing a Novel, Book Publishing, Book Selling, Novel Writing Inspiration, Books News
Jennie Nash

I have this tendency to think that whatever I'm writing at the moment is the best thing I've ever written -- and possibly the best thing that's ever b...

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WSJ Book Review

publishersweekly.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bestsellers, Book Selling, Wsj Weekend Content, Book Reviews, Robert Messenger, Booksellers, Wall Street Journal, Wsj, Publishing News, Wsj Book Review, Book Review, Books News

Robert Messenger, the new editor for Books, talked with PW about what he plans on reviewing, the importance of keeping long-form book coverage intact,...

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The Brooklyn Book Peddler

Brooklyn Eagle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Who by Fire Who by Blood Papernick, Book Selling, Jon Papernick, Jon Papernick There Is No Other, Book Sales, Books, Brooklyn, Independent Bookstores, Papernick, Papernick There Is No Other, There Is No Other, Who by Fire Who by Blood, Bookstores, Brooklyn Books, Books News

For a few weeks now he's been "going old school," selling his highly reviewed collection of short stories, "There Is No Other," "via makeshift pushcar...

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Tony Blair Faces Pelted Eggs, Shoes And Canceled Appearances

Politics Daily | Delia Lloyd | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Book Selling, A Journey, Bestseller, Tony Blair a Journey, Book Tour, Memoir, Tony Blair Memoir, Tony Blair, Bookseller, Books News

As Britain's former prime minister navigates his way through the world's most disastrous book tour, there's reason to think that his legacy may be a g...

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McNally Jackson Will Soon Print Books While You Wait

The New York Observer | Esther Zuckerman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Self Publishing, Book on Demand, Book Selling, Book Publishing, Books, McNally Jackson, Ebooks, Reading, Expresso Book Machine, Book Printing, Print Book on Demand, Books News

By the time 2011 rolls around, Nolita's McNally Jackson Books will have an Espresso Book Machine, the Xerox-like on-demand device that prints a fully ...

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Indigo Books Loses Big On Kobo Investment

Reuters | Posted 05.26.2011

Read More: Ereaders, Book Selling, Ereading, Books, Kobo, Digital Books, Bookstores, Reading, Indigo Books, Books News

TORONTO, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Indigo Books & Music Inc (IDG.TO), Canada's largest bookstore chain, posted a greater-than-expected quarterly loss on Monda...

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Amazon Launches UK Kindle Store

Mashable | Lauren Indvik | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: England, UK, Book Selling, Kindle UK Release, Kindle, Kindle UK Amazon, Books, Ereader, Kindle Store, Kindle UK Buy, Digital Books, Kindle UK Store, Amazon, Ebooks, Books News

Several years after the launch of its online e-book store in the U.S., a Kindle Store has finally opened in the UK....

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Williams-Sonoma Cooks Up Partnership With Omnivore Books

Publishers Weekly | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cookwares, Book Selling, Books, Cooking, Cookbooks, Celia Sack, Williams Sonoma Recipes, Reading, Williams-Sonoma, Omnivore Books, Books News

Cookware heavy hitter Williams-Sonoma is acknowledging the expertise and power to move books of one independent bookseller. Starting August 2, each of...

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Colleges Offer Textbook Rentals, Respond To High Costs For Students

The Boston Globe | Tracy Jan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: College Students, College Budget, Book Publishing, Book Selling, College, Books, Textbook Rentals, Reading, Books News

In an effort to curb escalating book prices amid sky-high college costs, bookstores at more than a dozen campuses across the state and hundreds more a...

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Amazon Says ebooks Outsell Hardcovers: Should We Trust Their Analysis?

CNET Reviews | David Carnoy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Book Publishing, Book Selling, Jeff Bezos, Kindle, eBook Sales, Books, Ereader, Self Publishing, Book Sales, Hardcovers, Ipad, Amazon, Ebooks, Books News

In case you missed it, Amazon told the world yesterday that for the last three months it was selling more e-books than hardcover books and in the last...

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48 Writers and Social Networking

Leah Stewart | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Authors, Social Media, Book Selling, Book Publishing, Twitter, Book Marketing, Books, New Media, Book Publicity, Book Clubs, Facebook, Self Marketing, Books News
Leah Stewart

On Twitter, you can exchange erudite, funny, snarky, emotional thoughts on literature all day long. It's like going to a writers' conference without the booze and ill-considered affairs.

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Authors: The New Entrepreneurs?

Publishing Perspectives | Anna Lewis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Authors, Self Publishing, Book Selling, Book Marketing, Books, Writing, Internet Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Books News

[S]ome entrepreneurial zeal to complement the creative spirit is becoming more and more important. So what are the new skills that authors are learnin...

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12 Secrets to Selling More Books at Events

Penny C. Sansevieri | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Public Speaking, Book Selling, Bookstores, Book Marketing, Book Events, Independent Bookstores, Books News
Penny C. Sansevieri

Speaking and book events are great ways to build your platform, but if you aren't selling books there's little point in doing them.

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Boulder Author Stole His Own Book

Boulder Daily Camera | Vanessa Miller | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Theft, Book Selling, Boulder Book Store, Stealing Books, Independent Bookstores, Bookstores, The New York Times, Authors, Shoplifting, Boulder, Books, Books News

A recent New York Times article about book thefts has the online community atwitter about one mysterious Boulder author accused of feeling a little to...

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