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Bookstores Regain Ground as Consumers Seek In-Person Engagement
Bookstores Regain Ground as Consumers Seek In-Person Engagement
March 15, 2024  |  Retail

Consumers’ shift to eCommerce has not killed the bookstore yet. From industry giants’ recoveries to the reemergence of independent players in the space, the bookstore...

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Amazon’s ‘Your Books’ Lets Customers View Reading History, Recommends Titles
Amazon’s ‘Your Books’ Lets Customers View Reading History, Recommends Titles
December 13, 2023  |  Amazon

Amazon’s latest offering harkens back to its roots as a bookseller. The company’s Your Books feature, announced Wednesday (Dec. 13), lets users explore all their...

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Amazon Closes the Book on Book Depository, Underscoring eCommerce’s Evolution 
Amazon Closes the Book on Book Depository, Underscoring eCommerce’s Evolution 
April 07, 2023  |  Amazon

Every so often, we get a reminder of how far we’ve come — and where we’ve come from. It’s hard to recall, at least for...

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What To Watch And Read This Weekend: Pandemic Edition
What To Watch And Read This Weekend: Pandemic Edition
July 11, 2020  |  News

Like everyone else, the PYMNTS staff is working from home and using the weekends to catch up on books, streaming and movies. Here’s a sample...

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Can A Startup Compete With Amazon For Online Book Sales?
Can A Startup Compete With Amazon For Online Book Sales?
February 05, 2020  |  Retail

A startup with a plan to take on Amazon in the world of digital book sales might at first seem, well, a little crazy. Books were...

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Giving The Gift Of A Good Read – On Subscription
Giving The Gift Of A Good Read – On Subscription
December 06, 2019  |  Retail

Avid social media users know that soon, the annual wave of posts about Jólabókaflóð will start appearing on Facebook timelines, Instagram stories and Twitter feeds....

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Amazon-Owned AbeBooks’ Online Bookselling Tool Fillz Is Shuttering
Amazon-Owned AbeBooks’ Online Bookselling Tool Fillz Is Shuttering
November 13, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Fillz, an online tool for booksellers, is shuttering after 16 years, according to reports. Fillz is a division of AbeBooks, a company purchased by Amazon...

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Brazilian Retailer Magazine Luiza To Compete With Amazon
Brazilian Retailer Magazine Luiza To Compete With Amazon
April 24, 2019  |  Amazon

Brazilian retailer Magazine Luiza has announced that it will be selling books online, which could be picked up in one of its almost 1,000 stores....

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Amazon To Sell Only Its Best Items In New NYC Store
Amazon To Sell Only Its Best Items In New NYC Store
September 27, 2018  |  Amazon

Amazon has opened Amazon 4-star, a new store in New York City where every product is rated 4 stars and above, is a top seller...

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