PRICES NEED SCIENCE NOT GUESSWORK November 4, 2010 SERIAL ENTREPRENEUR AND AUTHOR PRICE is well known to be the single most powerful determinant of profit, so why continue to use guesswork more than science? What is the right price for your product and service? Do you really have an educated idea? Have you gone to the trouble of testing and checking different prices, [...]
Show your love with a good book December 15, 2010 OK, Christmas is closing in. Chances are you’ve done the bulk of your shopping, or at least you know what you’re getting for your friends and family. But there may still be some holes to be filled, and if there are, there’s no better way to fill them than with a well-chosen book. Books as gifts [...]
Loss for Borders as sales drop again September 1, 2010 Borders yesterday reported a quarterly loss as the second-largest US book store chain cut prices and continued to grapple with lower sales amid a shift to electronic books. Like its larger bricks-and-mortar rival Barnes & Noble, Borders has had to contend with fierce competition from the likes of Amazon.com whose Kindle, introduced in 2007, has [...]
Amazon enjoys strong Christmas January 28, 2010 Amazon.com blew past Wall Street profit estimates yesterday in its closely watched holiday quarter and forecast revenue for early 2010 that topped Wall Street expectations. The online retailer – which sells everything from books to barbecues while offering a host of services to businesses and Web developers – has been viewed as a winner of [...]
Facebook couldn’t have been British October 18, 2010 IT is simply untrue that Britain doesn’t produce any wealth and job creating entrepreneurs any more. Take some of the stories in today’s City A.M.; they demonstrate that Britain retains a vibrant start-up and growth culture. Hugh Willis, 50, and Mark Poole, 49, who founded BlueBay in 2001, are today each £82m richer after they [...]
Amazon battle over web prices January 31, 2010 AMAZON.COM has removed all e-books published by Macmillan from its website after a dispute over pricing, according to media reports. Amazon’s website, as well as the site for its Kindle e-reader, yesterday showed titles published by Macmillan available only through third parties. Publishers are widely seen to be demanding more control over prices of their [...]
Amazon profits soar thanks to book reader January 29, 2010 AMAZON profits surged by 71 per cent in the final three months of 2009. The online bookseller said its Kindle electronic book reader had driven the sales boom. The device – Amazon’s bestselling product – will face competition from Apple’s new iPad, which was unveiled this week. Overall sales at Amazon – which now offers [...]
Blair memoir warns against move to Left August 31, 2010 TONY Blair has blamed Gordon Brown for Labour’s loss in the last election, claiming in his long-awaited autobiography that the party veered too far to the left. His memoir, A Journey, which hits the shelves today, also reveals the former Prime Minister’s thoughts on why Labour lost the election in May, the much-criticised Iraq war [...]
Kindle price cut for second time in a week as war hots up July 1, 2010 Amazon cut the price of its Kindle range of e-readers for the second time in a week yesterday as it unveiled its updated DX model. In a bid to stave off fierce competition from Apple’s iPad, Amazon cut the price of its high-end reader from $489 (£327) to just $379. The new version features a [...]
Kindle price cut for second time in a week as war hots up July 1, 2010 Amazon cut the price of its Kindle range of e-readers for the second time in a week yesterday as it unveiled its updated DX model. In a bid to stave off fierce competition from Apple’s iPad, Amazon cut the price of its high-end reader from $489 (£327) to just $379. The new version features a [...]