Amazon Books news and trends

Amazon’s Self-Publishing Service A Target for Fraudsters
Amazon // February 23, 2018

Authors using Amazon’s self-publishing service have more on their minds than selling books: Reports have surfaced that some have become the target of cybercriminals. Brian Krebs of KrebsOnSecurity explained how the thieves have stolen authors’ identities and used them to launder money: Hackers upload fake...

Amazon Opens New Book Store, More To Come
Retail // March 09, 2017

While much has been made in the past few months about Amazon’s grocery store of the future, Amazon Go isn’t the online retailer’s only brick-and-mortar play — and a new move indicates that Amazon looks to continue expanding its physical retail presence outside of the...

Retail’s Ups And Downs: Rate Hikes, Dollar Stores And EpiPens
Retail // August 31, 2016

Retail’s a tough racket. One minute, you can have the hottest product or store on the block — think Aéropostale about a decade ago — and the next, no one wants to buy the product any longer, the brand is now suddenly considered uncool and...

Amazon’s Brick-And-Mortar Plans Aren’t Just About Books
Amazon // February 05, 2016

It’s been a odd week for Amazon news, and Amazon didn’t even make any of it itself. Reports surfaced that the CEO of a large shopping company said Amazon had plans to open 300–400 more physical bookstore locations. And, as one may guess, this sent...

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Amazon Opens Bookstore In DC

March 14, 2018
Betting that its popularity with shoppers online will translate into brick-and-mortar customers in Washington, D.C., Amazon opens an Amazon Books location in the nation’s capital. The store occupies a space that formally housed a Barnes & Noble store in Georgetown, The Washington Post reported. The opening is the eCommerce retailer’s first bookstore in the Washington, D.C., area. […]

Amazon’s Self-Publishing Service A Target for Fraudsters

February 23, 2018
Authors using Amazon’s self-publishing service have more on their minds than selling books: Reports have surfaced that some have become the target of cybercriminals. Brian Krebs of KrebsOnSecurity explained how...

Amazon Opens New Book Store, More To Come

March 09, 2017
While much has been made in the past few months about Amazon’s grocery store of the future, Amazon Go isn’t the online retailer’s only brick-and-mortar play — and a new...

Amazon’s Brick-And-Mortar Plans Aren’t Just About Books

February 05, 2016
It’s been a odd week for Amazon news, and Amazon didn’t even make any of it itself. Reports surfaced that the CEO of a large shopping company said Amazon had...