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Consumer Intelligence Research Partners estimates quarterly and annual growth of the Amazon Prime program.
Consumer Intelligence Research Partners estimates quarterly and annual growth of the Amazon Prime program.
The Hot Sheet reviewed the number of Amazon Prime members in the United States, and the amount of annual spending by members.
News and Trends BookCon, the consumer-facing show that follows BookExpo America, is broadening its audience. Since 2014, BookCon has focused on YA authors and readers. Now it’s looking at other genres, including literary—and hosting writing workshops with Sarah Lawrence College. Read more in Publishers Weekly from Jim Milliot. Everyone is mad at Patreon. Thousands of artists and creators … Read more
The Ukraine-based startup Cine-Books, founded in 2013, was first described as “something between traditional books and movies.”
Joanna Penn, one of the best-known self-publishing writers and advocates, will release The Healthy Writer later this month.
Ebooks in EU law were classified not as books but digital products akin to software; they were taxed as consumer goods, not cultural goods.
At the end of November, Barnes & Noble, now at their halfway point in fiscal year 2018, released their latest earnings report.
Owned by Amazon, Goodreads is the largest US social network dedicated to book reading, with more than 65 million members.