IndieCommerce

A Report on ABA’s 2012 Winter Board Meeting

The American Booksellers Association’s Board of Directors met on January 16 and 17, 2012, prior to the seventh annual Winter Institute, at the Astor Crowne Plaza in New Orleans.

Algonquin’s “Lucky 7” Launches

On February 13, Algonquin kicked off “Lucky 7,” a monthly e-book promotion offering seven backlist titles in e-book format for seven days for $1.99 each. This month’s theme is “Author Crush.”

E-Book Promos: Ongoing & Upcoming

The IndieCommerce Publisher Promotions page currently features six promotions: three ongoing and three to launch soon.

IndieCommerce Adopts Policy Change for Title Listings

On Monday, IndieCommerce informed subscribing stores of a new policy regarding available inventory. Beginning this week, only publishers’ titles that are made available to retailers for sale in all available formats will be included in the IndieCommerce inventory database.

E-Book Promos: Ongoing & Upcoming

The IndieCommerce Publisher Promotions page features four active promotions and two that are soon to launch.

IndieBound Reader Now Available for iOS

On Monday, Apple approved the American Booksellers Association’s IndieBound Reader™ for iOS, and it is now available for download in the App Store.

Strong Holiday Sales for Independent Bookstores

Independent bookstores are showing continued resilience this holiday season, with reported online and in-store sales well over last year’s results, according to ABA.

Upcoming E-Book Promotions

Three new e-book promotions, starting later this month, are now featured on IndieCommerce.com’s Publisher Promotions page.

IndieBound Mobile Reading App Launches

Book lovers who purchase their e-books from independent booksellers online now have their own device-based reading application —The IndieBound Reader.

New IndieCommerce Features Foster In-Store & Online Cross-Promotions

With the completion last week of IndieCommerce’s pre-holiday upgrades, booksellers have a new set of tools to drive sales between their bricks-and-mortar and online stores and customers have an easier shopping experience.

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