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03

November

2015

By: Richard Starr

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Amazon Opens Pointless Physical Bookstore in Seattle…But Why?

LOGO-1-AmazonThe Seattle Times, and many other outlets, are reporting that Amazon is opening the company’s first-ever brick-and-mortar bookstore in Seattle.  But why? There are a few reasons, some fairly certain, others not so much.

The main reason, if you believe the news, is that they are using the Seattle location to test the validity of their market data in real-world conditions.  This is not mere speculation; they have proudly announced that the stores will utilize geo-centric purchasing data from Amazon.com to drive inventory stocking in the Seattle location.

The second reason is purely speculative.  And it’s not solely because of the company’s limitless thirst for market domination, although that's very likely a factor.  No, it’s probably...

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March

2015

By: Richard Starr

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Statistics About the Staying Power of Print and the Growth of Ebooks

LOGO-Digital Book WorldThis article by blogger Dana Beth Weinberg at Digital Book World provides some interesting insight into the continued presence of a viable print book market and the growth of ebooks.

We have been aware of these kinds of statistics for some time. We predicted five years ago, when ebooks were growing at a relatively insane rate, that most bookstore who relied only on ebooks to stay afloat would likely sink as the market reached various saturation levels.  As it turned out, many did, from the independent Diesel Books to the corporate-owned Sony ebook store and quite a few others. 

That's why Eread Technologies, Inc. and Ereading.com® will offer over 19 million new and used print books as part of our extensive...

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By: Richard Starr / November 7, 2015

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Amazon Opens Pointless Physical Bookstore in Seattle…But Why?

By: Richard Starr / November 3, 2015

The Seattle Times, and many other outlets, are reporting that Amazon is opening the company’s first-ever brick-and-mortar bookstore in Seattle.  But why? There are a few reasons, some fairly certain, others not so much. The main reason, if you believe the news, is that they are using the Seattle location to test the validity of […]

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