Retail

Toronto’s Billy Bishop Airport Gets a Book Vending Machine

2 June, 2018 // 1 Comment

For an international airport serving a major city, Billy Bishop Airport is tiny - smaller than many regional US airports. That's why it has no food court, or much in the way of retail. It doesn't [Read More ...]

David Leonhardt Wants to Save Barnes & Noble, But Has to Make Up Stuff About Amazon to Justify It

7 May, 2018 // 53 Comments

The NY Times has published some stinker editorials lately (Ross Douthat's piece springs to mind), including an editorial by David Leonhardt that was published on the NYTimes site yesterday. Leonhardt [Read More ...]

Barnes & Noble Adds a 30-Day Sales Graph, Scheduled Price Changes

28 April, 2018 // 2 Comments

Judging by the continued decline in revenue, Barnes & Noble's ebook project is a a failure, but someone apparently forgot to tell the tech team at B&N Press. B&N announced new features [Read More ...]

Barnes & Noble to Add a Kids Graphic Novel Section

20 April, 2018 // 6 Comments

The Beat reports that B&N is adding a YA graphics novel section. I’ve heard separately from several people in the book world that Barnes & Noble has confirmed that they will be adding a [Read More ...]

Amazon to Open Bookstore in Berkeley (?)

12 April, 2018 // 0 Comments

There's been no official word from Amazon, but local sources are reporting that Amazon will be opening a new bookstore in Berkeley , Calif. From Berkeleyside: An Amazon store is moving into the [Read More ...]

Waterstones is Being Sold This Month (?)

9 April, 2018 // 3 Comments

Don't look now, but the UK's second-largest bookseller is up for sale, with a deal rumored to be closed this month. So says The Bookseller: The sale of Waterstones to hedge fund Elliott Advisors is [Read More ...]

Could a Bookstore Run on the Honor System Work?

2 April, 2018 // 3 Comments

Will the honor system work for a bookstore? While some would say that no one would steal a book, as we have seen with Little Free Libraries, that just isn't true. Love Dubai has the scoop on [Read More ...]

Barnes & Noble Browsery App Now Live

27 March, 2018 // 5 Comments

B&N's two month old book marketing app, Browsery, was officially released on Tuesday. From the press release: Browsery is available for Android and iOS users. It blends technology with the Barnes [Read More ...]

Amazon to Open Bookstore Outside of Boise, Idaho

21 March, 2018 // 0 Comments

Amazon currently has 15 bookstores, including the one that just opened in DC, and soon they will open one in a suburb of Idaho's state capitol. Meridian Press reports that a building permit was filed [Read More ...]

Amazon Books Feels Like It Was Designed by an AI, and That’s Okay

13 March, 2018 // 7 Comments

About a year ago there was a meme going around Twitter where people made fun of Mark Zuckerberg trying to connect with ordinary people. One of the ongoing jokes was that he was some type of alien or [Read More ...]

Automated Bookstore Opens in Beijing International Book Mall

13 March, 2018 // 5 Comments

Amazon is building bookstores that look like they were designed by an AI(*), but Beijing is going one better. The Beijing International Book Mall is now home to a completely automated bookstore. [Read More ...]

Amazon’s First DC-Area Bookstore Opens

12 March, 2018 // 0 Comments

I am still under an embargo and won't even be allowed in to see the new store until tomorrow, but the Washington Post has published a guided tour of the new Amazon Books location in DC. The store [Read More ...]

Libreka to Sell eBooks on Ebay

8 March, 2018 // 0 Comments

The German ebook aggregator Libreka is partnering with Hamburg-based DigitalStores to offer ebooks on Ebay and Höbu (an audiobook retailer). More than 1,000 publishers whose ebooks are [Read More ...]

Write an Essay, Win a Bookstore

6 March, 2018 // 4 Comments

A reader just brought my attention to a contest which is ending soon. From My Shelf Books & Gifts, a bookstore located in Wellsboro, Penn, can be won in a contest. All you have to do is write a [Read More ...]

Amazon Books is Coming to Denver

5 March, 2018 // 2 Comments

It turns out last month's rumor of a new Amazon Books store in Denver was half true; there is a store in the works, only it won't be located in the Cherry Creeks neighborhood. Amazon is now listing a [Read More ...]

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