Shipping costs cut into the profits of online retailers because regular stores do not need to pay to get each item out of the store. As an online retailer, you will either have to build shipping costs ...

The surge at Amazon for such items as household staples and health and medical goods has resulted in extended shipping times for other products, including books. Last week, Amazon sent an email to a ...

Start-up costs are low for an online bookstore, making it an attractive business idea for budding entrepreneurs. If your independent bookstore already sells books to walk-in customers, augment your ...

This past October, French lawmakers decided it was time to show Amazon who’s boss. Frustrated by Amazon’s fast and cheap book-selling model, which poses a threat to France’s healthy ecosystem of indie ...