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- Pizza Hut’s BOOK IT! App Encourages Reading With Tasty Rewards
The BOOK IT! app enhances Pizza Hut’s summer reading program named “BOOK IT! Summer of Stories ” This initiative officially launches June 1 and runs through Aug 31 The program helps parents track their child’s summer reading and supports literacy growth throughout the warmer months Using the app, parents can set monthly reading goals tailored to students in Pre-K through sixth grade
- FTC Investigates Publishing. com: Are AI-Generated Books a Real Problem . . .
Amazon and other booksellers are host to innumerable volumes of AI-generated books What needs to change?
- Why Is Amazon Sniffing Around TikTok? - retailwire. com
Still, Amazon has long had ambitions to build more of a social media presence, acquiring the Goodreads book-review site in 2013 and the Twitch gamers platform in 2014 In 2019, a QVC-like Amazon Live livestreaming platform was introduced to a dedicated portion of the Amazon com website
- Is Barnes Noble’s Membership Upgrade Worth $40? - RetailWire
The new Barnes Noble paid membership tier, now called Premium Membership, costs $39 99, up from $25 under the previous plan
- Is Bookshop. org a compelling Amazon alternative? - RetailWire
Bookshop org was founded with the understanding that, while independents have seen a revival, Amazon sells more than half of all books, online sales will expand and the majority of indies have a meager online business Should independent booksellers welcome the opportunity to work with Bookshop org?
- Journey Through the History of Amazon - RetailWire
The Genesis of Amazon Back in 1994, a spark ignited within Jeff Bezos that would forever change the landscape of online retail Setting up shop in his garage, he started Amazon com, an online bookstore Founding and Initial Success Fueled by determination and vision, Bezos sold the first book titled “Fluid Concepts and Creative Analogies” This marked not only the start of company profits
- Amazon Announces Plans To Unveil New Alexa Devices in 2025
The new Alexa will also collaborate with apps like Uber to book a ride or make vacation plans through sites like Tripadvisor “Alexa+ learns from you and the more you use it, the more personalized it gets — understanding everything from your favorite entertainment to your family’s dietary preferences, allergies, and weekly traditions
- Will Marie Kondo de-clutter retail? - RetailWire
As a point of rebellion, let me note what DID show up on my Facebook feed yesterday: “… the lovely Japanese concept of tsundoku, the guilt-pile of books acquired with the intention of reading but left unread ”—Maria Popova, quoted in NYT Book Review Hence, my own personal bias – I’m more in the Popova than Kondo realm
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