By Siobhan O’Leary German book chain Thalia reported its highest sales to date for its Oyo Reader in December, according to buchreport. The device — which reached stores in November — was one of Thalia’s top 5 bestselling products and, perhaps surprisingly, most of them were sold in-store rather than online. Thalia witnessed a corresponding increase in e-book sales, with figures …
Ho Ho Humbug: Weather Delays German Overnight Book Deliveries
By Siobhan O’Leary Next day delivery nationwide is standard among German book wholesalers, giving small and large brick and mortar stores alike a chance to compete with the speediness and broad selection of online retailers. In fact, medications are the only other product that German consumers can expect to receive in as short a time span. But as anyone who …
Libri.Connect brings E-books to Bricks-and-Mortar Stores
By Siobhan O’Leary German wholesaler Libri has come up with a solution for purchasing e-books in traditional brick-and-mortar bookstores. With the Libri.Digital model, customers can search for and order a title in-store using Libri.Connect software specifically created for this purpose. They can then purchase the e-book directly at the register and receive a download link via e-mail. According to buchreport, …
What’s the Buzz: E-Reader Matrix, Digital Rights Seminar, Libri’s Unfortunate Error
By Hannah Johnson and Siobhan O’Leary Looking for a good e-reader but don’t have time to research each device? Let me introduce you to the E-book Reader Matrix, a wiki created by the people behind MobileRead. For each device listed in the matrix, you can find out how much it costs, what file formats it supports, its size, weight, battery …
Berlin’s TXTR Aims to Fight the E-Powers That Be
Berlin-based e-book platform and e-reader txtr will launch in Germany at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2009.