Apple iPad Steals Market Share from Amazon Kindle

As the market for electronic book readers has grown, Apple’s iPad has been pulling e-reader market share away from Amazon.com’s Kindle, according to a new report from ChangeWave Research. The Kindle’s market share has slipped t…

Amazon Makes It Easier to Give E-Books as Gifts

While it probably should have done this long ago, Amazon will now let you send an e-book to anyone, Kindle owner or not. The online retail giant’s move is aimed at undermining a similar one by rival Kobo — and shows how hard i…

Books-A-Million Earnings Drop in Third Quarter

The bookseller had a “disappointing” quarter with comparable store sales down nearly 6%, but a deal with competitor Barnes & Noble to sell the Nook e-reader could help end the year on a more positive note.
Cont…

Is Apple Using Gift Cards to Prop Up a Sagging iBookstore?

Sales of e-books on Apple’s iBookstore have made “barely a blip” in the digital book market. Will its new iBooks gift cards help to change this — or will customers continue to use apps to allow them to read Amazon and Barnes …