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Category Archives: Barnes and Noble
Why I Don’t Shop at Barnes & Noble
A few days ago, an editorial was published in the New York Times depicting the deep trouble Barnes & Noble is truly in and why, more than ever, the retail book chain needs to be saved. Across the web and the blog-sphere, writers and book lovers a like are urging that we need all thatContinue reading “Why I Don’t Shop at Barnes & Noble”
Friday Debate: Indie Bookstores
Welcome to Friday Debate, a feature on cup of tea with that book, please, where every Friday a question will be posted that tantalize the brain and expands our horizons. For this week’s question:
A Book Festival Finally Coming to the Bronx
The Bronx may have lost its only bookstore, but that doesn’t mean the Bronx stopped reading. A Bronx native has made it possible for the Bronx to have its first ever book festival. Sareciea Fennell started a Kickstarter campaign to bring a book festival to the area. This is a great thing since the Bronx became theContinue reading “A Book Festival Finally Coming to the Bronx”
Barnes & Noble Releases A New Book Recommendation App
Barnes and Noble recently launched a new app, Browsery™, a new app that helps you find book recommendations. The new app, which can be found in the Apple® and Google Play® stores, is a community driven application that gives readers a chance to ask for and give book recommendations.
Barnes and Noble Reveals Book Graph and SmartGift
Barnes and Noble recently released two very different apps, in anticipation of the holiday season.
Amazon Books Won’t Bring Indie Bookstores to Their Knees
When I first heard that Amazon was opening bookstores, this was my initial reaction: By creating their online business, Amazon has cornered a huge market of book buying which most of the purchasing is done online. So why would Amazon take the risk of opening a brick and mortar bookstore, especially when a lot ofContinue reading “Amazon Books Won’t Bring Indie Bookstores to Their Knees”