Tag: Industry News

The Dorchester Transition – My Thoughts

The Dorchester Transition – My Thoughts

Dorchester put a new FAQ page up on their site today, detailing some of the main concerns about their transition from traditional publisher to e-publisher. Here’s the intro: Given the many changes in the publishing industry over the last several years, Dorchester has made the decision to more tightly focus its distribution models so that […]

Book Depository Now Available in US

Book Depository Now Available in US

For those of you who aren’t aware, the Book Depository is an amazing online bookstore in Europe and other parts of the world that offers free shipping on every item in stock, with no minimum purchase. That’s free shipping on any item no matter where you ship it. Overseas or across the street. Pretty awesome, […]

Amazon.com sales up in Q1

Amazon.com sales up in Q1

Amazon.com Announces First Quarter Financial Results SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Apr. 23, 2009– Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2009. Operating cash flow was $1.76 billion for the trailing twelve months, compared with $1.04 billion for the trailing twelve months ended March 31, 2008. Free cash flow increased 82% to […]