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Amazon signs deal with Penguin Random House
Amazon has signed new long-term sales agreements with Penguin Random House (PRH) in both the US and UK. The publisher was the last of the “Big Five” publishers to reach a deal over sales terms for...
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Amazon aims to combat fake reviews
Recent news stories have suggested a thriving trade in bogus online reviews that has devalued the trust placed in websites like Amazon. The retail giant has announced steps to improve reviewer accuracy...
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Amazon Announces Closure of Trade-In Program
Amazon has announced the closure of their popular Trade-in service in the United Kingdom. Currently, books, video games and other items can be traded in on Amazon’s website in return for Amazon gift...
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Authors demand end to Amazon stranglehold on publishing
A group of more than 500 prominent authors has called for an antitrust investigation into Amazon. They have called on the U.S. Department of Justice to begin an investigation into “unprecedented power”...
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Amazon to sue fake reviewers
Amazon will sue more than 1,000 people it accuses of writing fake reviews on its website. The online retail giant says its brand reputation is being tarnished by “false, misleading and inauthentic”...
View ArticleAmazon removes thousands of self-published e-books
Amazon has removed thousands of self-published e-books from the Kindle Store for violating the companies terms of service. Any book that had the three keywords; Kindle, Free and Bestseller were subject...
View ArticleBookish gift ideas for the holiday season
With the holiday season fast approaching, it’s time for a few suggestions that might intrigue, tempt and surprise the more bookishly inclined. Turn your best seller into a key-ring! These custom...
View ArticleSpike in closures for UK publishers
128 UK publishers went out of business in the year ending 30 June 2015. The figures released by the accountancy firm Moore Stephens, are put down to a rise in the popularity of e-readers. The firm...
View ArticleAuthors United call for action over Amazon’s ‘misuse of power’
Campaign group Authors United will chair a discussion on what it calls a misuse of “unprecedented power” over the book publishing market by retail giant Amazon. The event, next Wednesday (27 January)...
View ArticleAmazon set to open many more pop-up stores
Amazon looks set to expand its physical bookselling presence in the US with a series of pop-up stores. For those not in the know, a pop-up store is a bit like a squat-shop. They move into empty units...
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