Considered the bane of many brick-and-mortar bookshops, Amazon.com is ironically entering the business with a physical bookstore it is opening in Seattle on Tuesday. The online retailer sees the store ...

Within its first month of coming to life as an online bookstore in 1995, Amazon.com had shipped books to all 50 states. By 1997, it had shipped its one millionth order (hand-delivered by Jeff Bezos ...

A notice inside Amazon Books in Seattle informs shoppers that the store’s last day will be March 19. The company’s first full-fledged retail store is one of 68 that will soon close. (GeekWire Photo / ...

Amazon's quiet march toward direct competition with brick and mortar bookstores will expand with the launch of an additional store in one of the biggest cities in the U.S. The move follows what some ...

Amazon opened its first physical Amazon Books store in 2015 in Seattle, Washington. The stores sold books and other items curated from Amazon's website. They are now closed. Stock was based largely on ...

Amazon delivers double digit top line revenue. However, valuation remains high due to low profitability. The company heavily reinvests into diverse industries and has a leading position that can ...

Independent bookstores have long been champions of community, curiosity, and culture—and on Saturday, April 26, they get their moment in the spotlight. Independent Bookstore Day, a nationwide ...

All products featured here are independently selected by our editors and writers. If you buy something through links on our site, Gizmodo may earn an affiliate commission. Reading time 2 minutes April ...

A 2011 thriller was supposed to cost $15. One merchant listed it at $987, with a 17th-century publication date. That’s what happens in a marketplace where third-party sellers run wild. Credit...Max ...

SPERRYVILLE, Va. — “The Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy” is a medical handbook that recommends the right amount of the right drug for treating ailments from bacterial pneumonia to infected ...

Chantal Da Silva is Chief Correspondent at Newsweek, with a focus on immigration and human rights. She is a Canadian-British journalist whose work has also been featured by The Independent, The i ...