While Barnes & Nobles close, Amazon is opening real live bookstores
A luxury shopping complex on New York's Columbus Circle opens to a new tenant Thursday: Amazon.
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May 25, 2017
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News tagged with bookstore
Startup Oyster signs big publishers for e-bookstore
Subscription e-book service Oyster announced Wednesday it has signed all five major publishers for its new US online bookstore, a move which could ramp up competition against Amazon.
Business
Apr 8, 2015
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Amazon readying an attack on Google's ad business
US online giant Amazon is preparing to take on Google in one of its core businesses, Internet advertising, the Wall Street Journal said, citing sources familiar with the matter.
Business
Aug 23, 2014
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Apple fights manipulation claims on e-book prices
Apple Inc. defended itself Tuesday against claims that the computer giant manipulated electronic book prices and stifled competition when it opened an online bookstore three years ago.
Business
Jun 5, 2013
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Apple enlists Winnie-the-Pooh in e-book argument
(AP)—An Apple Inc. lawyer is using Winnie-the-Pooh and tens of millions of customers too to try to convince a judge that the computer giant did not manipulate e-book prices when it opened an online bookstore.
Business
Jun 4, 2013
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A closer look at the consuming gaze
Rows of chip bags in a vending machine, endless bottles of shampoo on pharmacy shelves, long lines of books arranged in the bestsellers section at the bookstore. From supermarket shelves to barroom beer selection, long lines ...
Social Sciences
Jul 30, 2012
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Google expands online bookstore to Canada
Google expanded its online bookstore to Canada on Tuesday, offering hundreds of thousands of electronic books for sale and millions of others for free.
Internet
Nov 1, 2011
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Google given more time to reach book settlement
A US judge on Wednesday allowed Google and US authors and publishers more time to seek a new settlement over the Internet giant's plan to create a massive online library and bookstore.
Internet
Jun 1, 2011
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Malone's Barnes & Noble bid a bet on the Nook
Why buy a bookstore? John Malone, who made a fortune in cable television, is offering $1 billion for Barnes & Noble - trying to jump into a business so sick that its No. 2 competitor, Borders Group Inc., is on life support.
Business
May 21, 2011
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Bookstores feeling pain from digital technologies
Pundits might put a different spin on how and when it will happen but all see a struggle for survival by traditional booksellers thanks to a growing shift to electronic books and Internet sales.
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Feb 8, 2011
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