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Showing posts with label Seattle. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Amazon is opening a physical bookstore that has one key difference from traditional shops by Max Slater-Robins

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Amazon on Tuesday is opening a physical store in Seattle called "Amazon Books," the first real-world bookstore for the company, which has operated online since 1994.
The store will include both books and Amazon products, such as the Kindle, Echo, and Fire TV, the company said on its website.
The company will use information it has gathered from its online store, such as customer ratings, to help select titles in its physical store.
"We're taking the data we have and we're creating physical places with it," Jennifer Cast, vice president of Amazon Books, told The Seattle Times.
Each book will also include a placard showing its Amazon.com rating and customer reviews,according to The Verge.
Here's how those reviews will be displayed alongside the physical book:
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Thursday, January 16, 2014

Chicago Public Library’s New Website Goes Amazon - American Libraries Magazine

Chicago Public Library's new website
The new Chicago Public Library (CPL) website will feel more like Amazon.com than the current website, allowing patrons to create book lists, write reviews, and share content with friends.

The library has contracted with the Toronto-based tech company BiblioCommons to develop and run the website. The BiblioCommons platform allows patrons not only to have a more interactive experience with other CPL users by way of comments and reviews, but also with the patrons of other library systems that also use BiblioCommons, such as in New York, Boston, and Seattle. The project is funded for the next three years by the Chicago Public Library Foundation, according to CPL Commissioner Brian Bannon. Read more...
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