Ebooks news and trends

Kindle eBooks Now Accessible Through Select Peloton Products
Fitness // August 20, 2024

Users of select Peloton products can now read their Kindle books on the screens of those products while exercising. This new feature is available to Peloton members in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Austria and Germany on their Bike, Bike+, Tread or...

‘What Did You Change?’ 34 Payments Execs Weigh In On Payments, The Pandemic And New...
Coronavirus // September 30, 2020

The end of the third quarter of 2020 offers a moment to look back — and ahead — as a year unlike any other is (a bit more) than three quarters finished. It may be hard to remember, but when 2020 dawned, unemployment was near...

New Report: The Power Of Instant On SMBs’ Financial Health
SMBs // September 21, 2020

The year started out looking pretty promising to Loic Le Garrec, owner of Boston’s Petit Robert Bistro. Mild winter weather in Boston had led to stronger-than-average performances in January and February, and Le Garrec told Karen Webster in a digital discussion that as March approached,...

Advancing With Collaboration, Cooperation And Innovation
Payments Innovation // July 29, 2020

“Digitization has helped support remittance market continuity in the face of reduced mobility. We also believe money transfers relying on informal or unregulated routes are converting to formal money transfers, and may even help stabilize the market as travel restrictions likely remain.” Markets are seeking...

Interviews & Exclusives
Bookshop.org’s CEO on Taking the Fight to Amazon With eBooks

February 10, 2025
In a world where eBooks are gaining popularity, traditional bookstores face an uphill battle to stay relevant. While Amazon continues to dominate the digital book market, independent bookstores have struggled to adapt to the shift. But one company is determined to change the narrative. Bookshop.org, an online platform that has long championed local bookstores, is […]

New Report: The Power Of Instant On SMBs’ Financial Health

September 21, 2020
The year started out looking pretty promising to Loic Le Garrec, owner of Boston’s Petit Robert Bistro. Mild winter weather in Boston had led to stronger-than-average performances in January and...

What Will It Take To Get Rid Of The Paper Paycheck?

July 08, 2020
“Are paper checks really the best we can do for our workers?” Crises have a way of exposing weaknesses, vulnerabilities and outmoded systems. For Mark Putman, general manager of payments...

Quick Reads
Kindle eBooks Now Accessible Through Select Peloton Products

August 20, 2024
Users of select Peloton products can now read their Kindle books on the screens of those products while exercising. This new feature is available to Peloton members in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Austria and Germany on their Bike, Bike+, Tread or Tread+, Amazon said in a Tuesday (Aug. 20) press release. […]

Walmart Launches eBook Service To Take On Amazon

August 23, 2018
Walmart announced Wednesday (August 22) the launch of its new eBook service dubbed Walmart eBooks by Rakuten Kobo, which provides customers with access to an all-new digital catalog of books...