With Amazon's Tuesday evening blog post claiming the company does not expect its dispute with the Hachette Book Group to end any time soon, the standoff between the e-tailer and one of its vendors is once again showing how much leverage the online giant enjoys in the book marketplace. As the Amazon-Hachette showdown continues to dominate talk at BookExpo America this week, many industry insiders are wondering whether any retail player can challenge Amazon's dominance. more »
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2014: Bricks-and-Mortar Rebounding Wednesday’s BookExpo panel on the future of bricks-and-mortar retailing couldn’t have been scheduled at a more auspicious time for indies: the day after the American Booksellers Association announced a resurgence in the number of independent bookstores. more »
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2014: Books, Technology, and the Culture of Distraction Authors Nicholas Carr and Hugh Howey, among others, debated the impact of technology on publishing and culture. more »
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THE ROUNDUP
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Amazon's Last
Defenders?: Despite the e-tailer's bigfooting, some nonprofits
still view taking Amazon's money as a necessary evil.
Poehler's Cover
Reveal : A glimpse at the cover of Amy Poehler's "Yes
Please," out on October 28 from Dey Street Books.
Clinton's Book
Tour May Preview Campaign: Whether Clinton intends it as such or
not, every aspect of the upcoming book launch is being evaluated as possible
strategy in a yet-undeclared presidential campaign.
'Kirkus' Unveils
Three $50K Book Prizes: The annual Kirkus Prizes will honor
works of fiction, nonfiction and young readers’ literature.
'This is Where I
Leave You' Trailer: Jonathan Tropper’s 2009 novel "This Is
Where I Leave You" is getting the feature film treatment with an all-star
cast, and the first trailer has finally arrived.
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