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Go Read This | Print or Pixels? Publishers Strive to Advance Both – NYTimes.com

There is so much else here, but this stat just astounds me! By the end of this year, 10.3 million people are expected to own e-readers in the United States, buying about 100 million e-books, the market research company Forrester … Continue reading

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Go Read This | Nook Drives 21% Increase in Revenue for Barnes & Noble

For some reason I’m amazed by the success of Barnes & Noble (and Kobo formerly of Indigo now independent) retailers when they move into the ebook space. It makes me wonder what the difference is in Britain and Ireland and … Continue reading

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Quick Link | Common Sense: Clearance Sale on Barnes & Noble – WSJ.com

I have my doubts over the future of chain bookstores, but they are far from dead. Even in a pessimestic analysis they’ve a good decade in them if not two. Ebooks are growing fast but physical books still have their … Continue reading

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U.S. neighborhood bookstores thrive in digital age | Technology | Reuters

Hand-selling, local and small, the future of bookstore? While book sales are down, industry experts say the demand for bookstores with a local feel remains strong. Bookstore owners say the industry has found new life with the locavore movement, which … Continue reading

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Go Read This | W H Smith makes all e-books half price | theBookseller.com

I used to worry that the digital developments that seemed to be moving so fast in the US would outpace Ireland and the UK and result in UK and Irish publishers losing out. It now seems to me that in … Continue reading

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