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Bookseller Livrarias Curitiba Has Best Year in Its History

By Iona Teixeira Stevens | Published: February 28, 2013
LIvrarias Cuturbia

Bookstore chain Livrarias Curitiba is not only celebrating its 50th anniversary, but also record sales and expansion, with 2012 sales up 19.9% over 2011. Read More

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Amazon, Kobo Demonstrate Power to Boost Ebook Sales in Brazil

By Iona Teixeira Stevens | Published: January 31, 2013
Amazon

It may still be early days, but Amazon and Kobo are already showing their ability to boost ebook sales, particularly when it comes to specially promoted titles. Read More

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Bookstore, Electronics Chains to Sell Kindles in Brazil

By Iona Teixeira Stevens | Published: December 21, 2012
Kindle in Brazil

As reported earlier this week, Amazon is will begin selling its Kindle ereader through retail partners, including bookstore chain Livraria da Vila and Ponto Frio, an important electronics retail chain. Read More

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Brazilian Ebooks: Cheaper, but Not as Cheap as Expected

By Iona Teixeira Stevens | Published: December 12, 2012
kindle-ereader

Amazon, Kobo and Google have finally arrived in Brazil, and while their ebooks are indeed cheaper than print books—by some 36%—they are not as cheap as many expected. Read More

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Brazilian Bookstores: The Big Ones are Bigger, But Selling Less Books

By Iona Teixeira Stevens | Published: December 6, 2012
Livraria Cultura by Marcia Minillo

The National Bookstore Association published its annual Bookseller Industry Report, which analyzed sales trends and other data from bookstores across Brazil—where sidelines are encroaching on retail space devoted to books. Read More

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