Article: Bookshop Survival in Amazonian World

1 January 2013 by particularkev

The link below is to an article that examines how bookshops can survive in a world dominated by Amazon.

For more visit:
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/culture/allanmassie/100067629/bookshops-cant-compete-with-amazon-on-price-if-they-want-to-survive-they-have-to-provide-a-personal-touch/

Article: Libraries Emerging as Ebook Stores

29 December 2012 by particularkev

The link below is to an article that looks at a growing trend – libraries as ebook stores.

For more visit:
http://goodereader.com/blog/electronic-readers/libraries-starting-to-emerge-as-a-bookstore/

Article: Buying Ebooks Online

29 December 2012 by particularkev

The link below is to an interesting article that looks at ebook sales online through third party vendors. It is a very interesting and timely article.

For more visit:
http://goodereader.com/blog/electronic-readers/online-vendors-and-right-of-first-sale/

Article: Keeping Kindle Ebooks & Other Ebooks for Kindle

29 December 2012 by particularkev

The link below is to an article that looks at a number of things to do with Kindle ebooks. The article gives some useful advice for securing ebooks purchased through Amazon and also how to read ebooks purchased from elsewhere on the Kindle.

For more visit:
http://consumerist.com/2009/07/20/how-to-load-up-your-kindle-with-non-amazon-ebooks/

Article: Amazon Makes No Profit from Kindles

26 December 2012 by particularkev

The link below is to an article that looks at Amazon and the Kindle – specifically the amount of money made from the Kindle.

For more visit:
http://mashable.com/2012/10/12/amazon-kindle-profits/

Article: Amazon & Ebook Reviews

24 December 2012 by particularkev

The link below is to an article that considers Amazon’s response to ebook reviews by family and friends of authors.

For more visit:
http://goodereader.com/blog/e-book-news/amazon-mounts-silent-crusade-against-ebook-reviews/

Article: Penguin Settles in Price Fixing Suit

23 December 2012 by particularkev

The link below is to an article that reports on book publishing firm Penguin settling in the ebook pricing suit.

For more visit:
http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/penguin-settles-price-fixing-suit-with-the-doj_b62676

Article: The Biblio-Mat

16 December 2012 by particularkev

The link below is to an article that looks at a Canadian Used Bookseller’s (The Monkey’s Paw) vending machine that will spit out a random used book for $2.00. The vending machine is called the Biblio-Mat.

For more visit:
http://www.tucsonweekly.com/TheRange/archives/2012/11/15/today-in-spectacular-bookseller-practices-a-random-used-book-vending-machine