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Trends in American Publishing: 2011 in Review

2011

In 2011 self-publishing and e-books turned the industry on its head. But Barnes & Noble, Amazon and Harry Potter still made headlines.

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SURVEY: Have You Ever Bought an E-book from Overseas?

E-books are breaking down territories by allowing English-speakers the world over to buy books from anywhere and vice-versa. But have you partaken?

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Web Pop Up Warns You to Stop Shopping at Amazon

Amazonhuh

Feel free to install it on the web browsers of those colleagues who are too smug about how much money they save shopping at Amazon.

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Casa del Libro: A Front Runner in Race for Spain’s Digital Readers

Casa del Libro

Casa del Libro confronts global competitors over e-books and online bookselling with home turf advantage in Spain.

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Do You Trust an Algorithm to Help You Choose Books?

Traditionally, marketing puts seeds in readers minds. Increasingly, social media, SEO and metadata are being thrown into the mix. But do you trust them?

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Jellybooks: New Book Discovery Tool Offers Groupon-Style Deals

Andrew Rhomberg, founder of Jellybooks

The goal is to make it easier to find great, but possibly obscure book…to break the tyranny of the bestseller list, says founder Andrew Rhomberg.

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Are Niche Bookstores More Viable in a Digital Economy?

Bookstores that cater to a specific audience, rather than the mainstream, may have the best chance at survival.

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Greek Bookseller Fights on Despite Austerity, Riots in Athens

Athenian bookseller Foteini Tsigarida discusses bringing her family business into the 21st century amid a disastrous economy in Greece.

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One Bookseller’s Modest Proposal: Amazon Pay Bookstores an Affiliate Fee

‘We suggest that Amazon pay an affiliate fee to such bricks and mortar stores,’ said bookseller Roxanne Coady in response to Amazon’s Price Check campaign.

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Booksellers, Multinationals Battle Over Spain’s E-book Buyers

Casa del Libro's Xavi Sola and the Tagus e-reader

Spain’s biggest bookseller Casa del Libro, France’s Fnac, America’s Amazon, and several smaller competitors have turned Spain into an e-book battleground.

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