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Amazon to Open Bookstore in Dedham, Massachusetts
September 27, 2016 at 1:53 pm

Amazon.com Inc. acknowledged its plans to open a physical bookstore in Dedham next year, part of the pioneering e-commerce company’s ongoing experiments with brick-and-mortar retail. The Globe reported Monday that Amazon was advertising for about 20 jobs, including store managers, front-line retail staffers, and an inventory coordinator for an upcoming bookstore at the Legacy Place…

Why Is Amazon Expanding to 100 Pop-Up Stores?
September 19, 2016 at 2:25 pm

The world’s largest online retailer could be bringing its wares to a mall near you, according to Business Insider, which reports that Amazon is planning to establish up to 100 pop-up stores across the country. The pop-up kiosks differ from Amazon’s online store and its existing brick-and-mortar shop in Seattle in that they are non-permanent…

Amazon Has Cornered the Future of Book Publishing
September 16, 2016 at 11:31 am

As traditional publishers struggle with sales, Amazon is quietly cornering a powerful new trend in books. A recent report (pdf) from Bowker, the US company that issues International Standard Book Numbers (ISBN), shows that self-publishing is growing rapidly. Between 2010 and 2015, the number of ISBNs from self-published books grew by 375%. From 2014 and…

Amazon Plans to Open a Chicago Bookstore in Lakeview
August 26, 2016 at 11:32 am

Amazon is opening an offline bookstore in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood. "We are excited to be bringing Amazon Books to Southport in Chicago," Amazon spokeswoman Deborah Bass said in an email Thursday. Bass said the store, targeted to open next year, will be at 3443 N. Southport Ave., the former location of the now-closed Mystic Celt…

Amazon Introduces the Kindle Reading Fund
August 25, 2016 at 1:08 pm

I’m constantly amazed by the missionaries I work with on the Kindle team — they have the singular goal of making it easier for people around the world to discover and enjoy great books. This team wakes up every day motivated to invent on behalf of readers in large part because of the stories we…

Amazon's Investments Could Wipe Out Retail Stores
August 11, 2016 at 12:47 pm

Despite Amazon.com’s scale and growth, it accounted for a mere 3% of 2015 retail sales. So even though Amazon took a whopping 24% of all the retail sales growth in 2015, it still has plenty of room to get bigger. Why? Unlike most American companies which are suffering from a drop in productivity, Amazon — whose sales…

Amazon Unveils Cargo Plane as It Expands Delivery Network
August 8, 2016 at 11:41 am

Seattle-based Amazon is unveiling its first branded cargo plane, one of 40 jetliners that will make up the e-commerce giant's own air transportation network as it takes more control of its delivery process. The latest push to speed delivery of its products comes as the company ships an increasing number of packages worldwide. Amazon's parcel…

Amazon Japan Starts All-You-Can-Read Service
August 4, 2016 at 11:13 am

Leading e-commerce operator Amazon Japan G.K. on Wednesday launched Kindle Unlimited, an all-you-can-read digital book service. According to the company, subscribers can access more than 120,000 Japanese books including novels by Jun Ikeido, Ira Ishida and other high-profile authors, as well as manga and magazines, for a monthly fee of ¥980. Subscribers also have access…

Amazon Launches Singles Classics to Resell Timeless Essays from Top Writers and Magazines
July 19, 2016 at 1:48 pm

Amazon this morning is introducing a new way to read short-form content on Kindle devices and in the Kindle app with the launch of “Singles Classics.” The service will bring articles, stories and essays from well-known authors and top periodicals – many available in digital format for the first time. The articles will be priced at 99…

How Amazon’s Team of Old-School Book Reviewers Influences What We Read
July 18, 2016 at 11:46 am

Within the highly automated folds of Amazon’s online bookstore, there’s a small team of literary types whose main job is rather old school. They read books, write about them and rank the works according to their qualities, helping readers sift through thousands of offerings while also planting the tech juggernaut’s flag in the world of…