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Kobo celebrates e-book week with a round of financing

Kobo today announced it has closed a new round of financing. The amount of the Series C investment has not been disclosed, but in a statement, the Toronto-based e-publishing company says, Indigo Books & Music ... Read More »

March 8, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Borders on the brink, but Kobo continues to grow

By Stuart Woods

A year ago, in the week following Christmas, Canadian publishers and distributors were greeted with the dismaying news that one of the country's leading bookstore chains, McNally Robinson Booksellers, was significantly scaling back its operations, ... Read More »

January 3, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Way to Display! C’est NoÃ«l, David! at Indigo in Montreal

By Nathan Whitlock

That's right: it's the holiday edition of Way to Display!, with a too-cool-for-yule display for C'est NoÃ«l, David! (Scholastic Canada), ... Read More »

December 16, 2010 | Filed under: Book news, Events

Amazon, Indigo compete for lowest shipping charges

By Scott MacDonald

Yesterday, Amazon.ca announced that it was immediately lowering its Super Saver Shipping threshold “ the amount customers have to spend to receive free shipping “ from $39 to $25. With the Holidays fast approaching, we ... Read More »

October 13, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Daily book biz round-up: Andrew Wylie gets serious; Nicole Krauss gets touched; and more

By Scott MacDonald

The links du jour: Andrew Wylie threatens to cut publishers out of the equation Indigo to offer self-published authors in-store placement What will future e-readers look like? (They'll look like Fruit Roll-ups, apparently) Bookseller Otto ... Read More »

June 28, 2010 | Filed under: Book links

Daily book biz round-up: Reisman not selling Indigo; Peanuts worth more than peanuts; and more

By Scott MacDonald

Let your fingers do the reading: Heather Reisman says she's not looking to sell Indigo Random House tries to downplay loss of Styron e-rights You're a rich man, Charlie Brown Have Nook sales surpassed Kindle ... Read More »

April 27, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Kobo spins off from Indigo, partners with Borders

By Stuart Woods

When Shortcovers announced earlier today that it has re-branded itself as Kobo, it was clear some big changes were afoot at the company, which was founded just 10 months ago by Indigo Books & Music. ... Read More »

December 15, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Shortcovers rechristened Kobo, with no branded e-reader in sight

By Stuart Woods

It's official: Shortcovers, the Indigo-owned e-book service launched less than a year ago, has a new name. At midnight last night, the company was rechristened Kobo (an anagram of "book"), and along with a redesigned ... Read More »

December 15, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

What is Kobo?

By Stuart Woods

Remember that rumour from this past summer that Indigo was planning to unveil a dedicated e-reading device? Well, some intrigue at the Canadian Intellectual Property Office is reviving such speculation. Yesterday, blogger Mark Bertils noted ... Read More »

December 11, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Indigo deals with the digital revolution

By Steven W. Beattie

Information wants to be free, or so the popular bromide has it. Heather Reisman, CEO and "chief booklover" of Indigo Books & Music, has another formula: "All content wants to be digital." According to an ... Read More »

June 29, 2009 | Filed under: Book news, Deals

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Search Results by tag: Indigo

Kobo celebrates e-book week with a round of financing

Borders on the brink, but Kobo continues to grow

Way to Display! C’est NoÃ«l, David! at Indigo in Montreal

Amazon, Indigo compete for lowest shipping charges

Daily book biz round-up: Andrew Wylie gets serious; Nicole Krauss gets touched; and more

Daily book biz round-up: Reisman not selling Indigo; Peanuts worth more than peanuts; and more

Kobo spins off from Indigo, partners with Borders

Shortcovers rechristened Kobo, with no branded e-reader in sight

What is Kobo?

Indigo deals with the digital revolution

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