Amazon Opens Latest NYC Store at 34th Street

Amazon Books opened its 11th store today, and its second in New York City. Located on 34th Street, the store sits sitting directly across the street from the Empire State Building.

The new outlet has about 3,700 titles available for sale that range from bestsellers to “hidden gems” and are selected in part from reviews from Amazon customers. Books in 34th St. store, Amazon said, have received a total of 1.8 million 5-star reviews. There is also ample room given to Amazon’s various digital devices including Kindle Echo, and Fire Tablet lines.

This Amazon Books location is larger than the bricks and mortar outlet Amazon opened earlier this summer in Columbus Circle. Among other features, the 34th Street store has a cafe that serves Stumptown coffee.

This is the third store Amazon has opened in the last several days. Last week, it opened outlets in Bellevue, Wash., and San Jose, Calif. Still to come in 2017 are stores in Walnut Creek, Calif. and Los Angeles. Amazon will have 13 stores in operation by the end of the year. Jennifer Cast, v-p of Amazon Books, was on hand for the opening this morning and said more stores will be opened in 2018.
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/74659-amazon-books-plans-more-stores-in-2018.html?utm_source=Publishers+Weekly&utm_campaign=b312d8713d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_08_29&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0bb2959cbb-b312d8713d-304472333

Related Posts

Bauer Media: January – June 2017 Magazine ABCs

Bauer Magazine Media publishes some of the world’s best-known and most loved magazines delivering entertaining, engaging and inspirational content for readers and significant reach for advertisers. Bauer Media is the UK’s leading consumer magazine publisher by total copies sold and Retail Sales Value. HIGHLIGHTS THIS PERIOD: •Bauer Media is No.1 in the TV Listings market •TV Choice celebrates ten years at the top - the only magazine in the UK to sell over 1 million copies every week •Bauer Media is home to two of the fastest growing magazines in the UK; Practical Photography and Garden Answers •Bauer Media is the UK’s No.1 publisher in the True Life market •Take a Break leads the market and is the UK’s No1 women’s weekly •Garden News is the UK’s No.1 weekly gardening title •Garden Answers has recorded its eighth consecutive YOY increase. Click Read More below for more of the story.

Meredith Corporation Accepts Revised Proposal From Gray Television To Acquire Local Media Group

Meredith Corporation announced that it has accepted a revised proposal from Gray Television, Inc. to acquire Meredith's Local Media Group for approximately $2.825 billion in cash, and that the two companies have entered into an amendment to their previously announced definitive merger agreement reflecting the revised terms. Under the terms of the revised Gray proposal, Meredith Corporation shareholders would receive $16.99 per share in cash, revised from the previously announced $14.51 per share in cash, and 1-for-1 equity share in post-close Meredith. Meredith received an unsolicited proposal from another party after announcing the definitive agreement with Gray and subsequently received the revised Gray proposal. Meredith's Board of Directors gave due consideration to both proposals and carefully assessed the risks and benefits of each and unanimously approved the revised Gray proposal. The Board of Directors of Meredith unanimously recommends that Meredith shareholders vote in favor of the revised Gray proposal.

Which do you prefer: an e-book or physical book?

A new Stora Enso survey among 2,400 book readers of all ages in the UK, France, Germany, and the US found that people still overwhelmingly prefer physical books for their look, their feel and even their smell. The study, rolled out during March 2022, showed 65% of respondents wanting physical books, versus 21% who preferred e-books and 14% audiobooks. The French showed the strongest preference for physical books of any nation. And most said they preferred to read or listen to fiction books for leisure and to get quality time alone. “These results confirmed our expectations that the market for physical books is set to stay strong, which is good news for our printer and publishing customers,” said Stora Enso’s Jonathan Bakewell, VP, Head of Segment Office and Book Papers. But there were some surprise results from the youngest group (16 to 24 years) polled, where 70% said they preferred physical books over e-books.
Back To Top
×Close search
Search