Mediagazer: Amazon Slayed a Negative 77 Indie Bookstores in 2012 (Nate Hoffelder/The Digital Reader)

10:05 AM ET, September 26, 2013

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Nate Hoffelder / The Digital Reader:

Amazon Slayed a Negative 77 Indie Bookstores in 2012 — In certain circles Amazon enjoys a reputation as a slayer of all that is right and good and true. It doesn't matter whether the topic is publishing, bookstores, or literature, Amazon is responsible for its imminent death.

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Associated Press:

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Todd Spangler / Variety:

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Ryan Faughnder / Los Angeles Times:

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Library Journal:

Penguin Ebooks Return to OverDrive, Go National on Axis 360 — “Penguin will resume doing business with OverDrive as of this morning,” Penguin spokesperson Erica Glass told LJ on September 25. According to a blog post by Karen Estrovich, collection development manager for OverDrive …

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Adam Taylor / Business Insider:

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Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:

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Randall Palmer / Reuters:

Canadian regulators team up to watch telecoms pricing — (Reuters) - Two of Canada's top regulators said on Wednesday they would cooperate to ensure affordable prices for telecommunications and broadcasting services, a key platform of the federal government's telecommunications policy.

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