Signaling more ambitious retail plans, Amazon chooses San Diego for second brick-and-mortar bookstore Just four months after opening its first physical bookstore in Seattle, Amazon.com is poised to open its second location, choosing… Read More
Virginia is for lovers, but so is Washington: Here are the cities that make Amazon’s ‘Most Romantic’ list According to Amazon, Washington is the most romantic state in the United States. Maybe it’s all of those lovey-dovey engineers working… Read More
Season’s readings: 12 gift books for geeks In this age of e-readers, there are still occasions when it’s nice to have a book printed on actual paper – like holiday giving, for… Read More
Inspired by Microsoft Research projects, top sci-fi writers share ‘Future Visions’ in new e-book When you’re developing technologies that sound like science fiction, why not use science fiction stories to show what you’re up to? That’s… Read More
Amazon’s bookstore revealed? Blueprints provide new clues about mysterious Seattle site Blueprints for the site of a rumored Amazon bookstore offer new clues about what might be the e-commerce giant’s first full-fledged retail… Read More
Book excerpt: How the Best Angel Investors Make Money in Startups [Editor’s Note: Seattle-based author Josh Maher shares an excerpt from his newly released book, Startup Wealth: How the Best Angel… Read More
George R.R. Martin says HBO could finish ‘Game of Thrones’ before he does SPOKANE, Wash. — “Game of Thrones” author George R.R. Martin acknowledges that HBO could air the final episode of the… Read More
Podcast GeekWire Radio: Expedia’s big move, Amazon’s new button, and ‘Captivology’ author Ben Parr on the science of attention Do we have your attention? That’s our question on the GeekWire radio show this week, with our guest Ben Parr, the… Read More
Mark Zuckerberg’s virtual book club shows the power of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg has selected his personal challenge for 2015, and he’s inviting his more than 31 million followers to join… Read More
Satya Nadella read these 5 books during his first year as Microsoft CEO The original Microsoft CEO, Bill Gates, has practically created a third career for himself by reading and recommending books, so… Read More
Need a holiday gift idea? Here are Amazon’s top-selling books of 2014 With the holidays coming up, finding the right gift can be a tough task. If your recipient is a book… Read More
Bill Gates’ 5 favorite books of 2014 reveal secrets of business and economics He’s not quite on the level of Oprah in her television heyday, but Bill Gates has developed a large following… Read More
GeekWire Picks: 12 geeky books to give (and read!) this holiday season Thanksgiving and the retail bonanza that follows mark the official start of the holiday shopping season. Stores are gearing up… Read More
John Grisham, Stephen King and more than 900 other authors press Amazon to solve Hachette dispute in NYT ad Amazon.com is facing another PR backlash over its ongoing dispute with publisher Hachette as a group of more than 900… Read More
Suck it, Colbert: Amazon still top U.S. brand despite PR blip The Colbert effect may not take as much of a toll on the teflon coating of Amazon.com as you might… Read More
Amazon’s ‘bulletproof’ reputation largely unhurt by Hachette dispute, study finds Amazon has been taking it on the chin in media coverage of its dispute with publisher Hachette, culminating with Stephen… Read More
Interview: Barnes & Noble CEO ‘not worried about Amazon’ as Nook ties fortunes to Samsung Barnes & Noble laid out a new plan for its Nook e-reader business this morning, announcing plans to partner with Samsung on… Read More
Stephen Colbert likens Jeff Bezos to Voldemort, declares ‘war’ on Amazon over Hachette dispute OK, Amazon this is one PR fight you’ll probably lose. The Seattle online retailer just pissed off Stephen Colbert. Colbert… Read More
Seattle indie bookstore jabs at Amazon, enters Hachette fray with promise to hand-deliver J.K. Rowling’s new novel Walmart and Barnes & Noble aren’t the only ones capitalizing on Amazon’s contract dispute with the Hachette Book Group — brick-and-mortar… Read More
Walmart, Barnes & Noble take advantage of Amazon-Hachette fight with big book discounts Walmart and Barnes & Noble are taking advantage of Amazon’s contract dispute with the Hachette Book Group. While Hachette and Amazon… Read More
Need a beach book? Check out Amazon’s annual summer reading picks The weather is warming up. And that means Amazon’s editors have once again suggested the best summer reads for people… Read More
As Amazon looks to expand video business, customers still use Kindle Fire as a book first Amazon is producing its own TV shows, developing its own videogames, and on Wednesday, we’ll get an update on its video… Read More
Podcast GeekWire Radio: Zulily’s rocket ride, Boeing’s spy phone, and top picks from Ada’s Technical Books What is it like to run an independent bookstore in the age of Amazon? Our guest on this week’s GeekWire… Read More
This Seattle couple is building an amazing community around a technical bookstore Opening a bookstore dedicated to selling books to a technical audience would seem like a fool’s errand. After all, print… Read More
Amazon says everyone should read these books before they die Amazon has compiled a list of 100 must-reads from its Amazon Books staff into a list of “100 Books to… Read More
Revealed: The 7 answers to our Bill Gates Book Contest One GeekWire reader is about to receive a nice post-Christmas gift — and he’s probably going to become a little… Read More
Here are the 7 best books Bill Gates read in 2013 If you’re looking for that perfect holiday gift for a book worm, Bill Gates has some recommendations. The Microsoft co-founder… Read More
Reddit’s Alexis Ohanian cracks the startup code in ‘Without Their Permission’ [Editor’s Note: GeekWire’s Todd Bishop will be talking with reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian about his book, “Without Their Permission,” tonight at 7:30… Read More
France passes law to prevent Amazon from offering free shipping on books In an effort to level the playing field and support smaller bookstores, French lawmakers passed a bill Thursday preventing Amazon.com… Read More
Three book recommendations for executives from Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Jeff Bezos isn’t the first guy you’d expect to host a book club. But that’s exactly what he did this… Read More
