Articles about Books – Page 8 of 9

DOJ takes aim at Apple and publishers over e-book pricing

Perhaps this is a sign of just how badly Apple wants to compete with Amazon.com in the electronic book business.… Read More

Science fiction writers irked with Amazon.com, redirect links to other booksellers

Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos traces his love of books back to some of the classics of science fiction. But now… Read More

College bookstores settle dispute over how textbooks are touted on Amazon

The National Association of College Stores — a trade association that represents more than 3,100 college bookstores — was none… Read More

Book excerpt: Making the Jump into Small Business Ownership

Editor’s note: Seattle area entrepreneurs David Nilssen and Jeff Levy provide practical advice and tips for those considering starting a new business… Read More

Geek Humor: Stephen Colbert calls Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos a vindictive man

Comedian Stephen Colbert returned to the airwaves Monday night, and he didn’t waste any time taking a few cracks at… Read More

Adam Lashinsky: ‘There’s nothing shiny or happy … inside the doors of Apple’

Fortune senior editor Adam Lashinsky stopped by the offices of Zillow earlier this month as he touted his new book:… Read More

Amazon: Burning the book business or making it better?

Bloomberg Businessweek’s cover story this week drills into Amazon’s effort to upend the book industry by moving into the publishing… Read More

Seattle librarian Nancy Pearl to publish out-of-print books with help from Amazon.com

Nancy Pearl is perhaps the only celebrity librarian that we know of, regularly appearing on National Public Radio and immortalized… Read More

As Amazon accelerates into book publishing, rival Barnes & Noble plans exit

This certainly is interesting timing. As Amazon.com accelerates its push into the book publishing business, Barnes & Noble appears to… Read More

Amazon.com buys rights to 450 children’s book titles

Amazon.com announced today that it is buying 450 titles from Marshall Cavendish Children’s Books, expanding its footprint in the book… Read More

Big publisher restores Kindle public library books, for now

Book publisher Penguin Group has made electronic versions of its books available again for lending on Amazon’s Kindle via public… Read More

Startup Spotlight: BookieJar looks to connect readers and authors

BookieJar wants to connect readers to the authors they love, helping readers discover new titles and allowing authors to more easily… Read More

Amazon adds Deepak Chopra memoir to publishing lineup

Amazon.com has added another big name, spiritual doctor Deepak Chopra, in its effort to expand beyond the business of selling books… Read More

Steve Jobs biography quickly rises to #1 spot on Amazon.com

Walter Isaacson’s new biography of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs has already hit the number one position on Amazon.com, just hours… Read More

Amazon exclusive with DC Comics angers booksellers, comic book fans

At an industry event Tuesday afternoon, a group of Seattle techies chatted privately with me about Amazon.com’s new-found power in… Read More

Amazon goes sci-fi with latest book publishing arm, 47North

Amazon.com this morning moved further into the world of book publishing, beyond its traditional sales and distribution business, with the… Read More

A hunger for the best sci-fi books sparks geek’s latest quest

Adam Doppelt is a developer, tinkerer and accomplished entrepreneur. And he’s also a science fiction geek. Those passions all collided… Read More

Rouxbe Cooking School partners with Ex-Microsoftie

After losing her job at Microsoft, Kathleen Flinn went on to become a best-selling author with her book The Sharper Your… Read More

Amazon Publishing inks deal with best-selling author Timothy Ferriss

Timothy Ferriss, the best-selling author of the 4-Hour Workweek and The 4-Hour Body, has chosen Amazon.com to publish his upcoming… Read More

Amazon releases Student App, challenging college bookstores

Amazon.com this morning released a new “Student App” for iPhone, aiming to connect college students to the Amazon.com catalog even… Read More

Bill’s Book Club: Twenty books Bill Gates has been reading

Look out, Oprah: A new Books section of Bill Gates’ website, The Gates Notes, offers a glimpse of some of… Read More

Microstyle: The Art of Writing Little (Book Excerpt)

[Editor’s Note: Seattle author Christopher Johnson, aka The Name Inspector, shares an excerpt from his newly-released book, Microstyle: The Art of… Read More

Poll: How much do real bookstores matter anymore?

The demise of Borders is causing many of us to consider the role of bookstores — heck, the role of any… Read More

Amazon buys Book Depository, UK’s top indie online bookseller

Amazon.com this morning announced a deal to buy The Book Depository online bookseller, based in the UK. Although the companies… Read More

Summer reading list: 10 picks for early stage tech startups

Guest Commentary: There’s nothing wrong with that trashy novel you’ve tucked away for the vacation, long weekend, or mere sunny… Read More

College bookstores question Amazon’s legal tactics

The National Association of College Stores, battling with Amazon.com over the online retailer’s textbook advertising, is questioning Amazon’s decision to… Read More

Amazon.com sells more Kindle books than paperbacks and hardcovers

Amazon.com is now selling more Kindle books than printed hardcovers and paperbacks, a milestone that comes four years after the… Read More

Amazon gets further into publishing with its own ‘Montlake Romance’ line

Apparently there’s more bodice-ripping going on in Montlake than we ever knew. Amazon.com is expanding its publishing business with a… Read More

Idea Man? Ex-Microsoft geek reviews Paul Allen’s memoir

Guest Commentary: I want to thank Paul Allen for writing his memoirs. It’s great to hear the story of the… Read More

Cheezburger Network’s latest book celebrates the best ‘DIY disasters’

Cheezburger Network may be the master of online comedy snippets, surprises and hijinks. But the Seattle Internet company, which just… Read More