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The CB Insights Book of Market Maps

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Our 139-page coffee table book features 120+ market maps created by CB Insights analysts to help you identify which technology markets and companies should be on your radar, including AI lifecycle management, omnichannel enablement, B2B payments tech, and more. FREE DOWNLOAD: BOOK OF MARKET MAPS. First name.

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Demand For Books Surprisingly Outstrips Supply During Pandemic

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The pandemic has had something of a strange effect on the world of book publishing. Shut-down bookstores and closed classrooms initially depressed sales in the market, particularly of educational books. Overall book sales are up 5 percent year on year thus far, and the pace is picking up, The New York Times reported.

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Airbnb Sees 40 Percent Drop In Bookings; Delays IPO

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With those goes the value of Airbnb , which saw its bookings fall by 40 percent, according to published reports Thursday (March 12). According to independent data from analytics group Airdna, the drop was largest in China (previously the fastest-growing market for the rental platform) and parts of Europe where the virus has hit the hardest.

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Booking Holdings CEO Says Travel Recovery Will Take Years, Not Quarters

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Booking Holdings , the world’s largest online travel company, continues to feel the weight of the pandemic, warning investors Thursday (Nov. Booking Holdings, parent company of Booking.com, Kayak, Priceline, OpenTable and other online-reservation brands, said gross bookings fell 47 percent in the third quarter from year-ago levels.

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With Millions Trapped At Home, Books Are Back, Baby!

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We are expecting our biggest Christmas ever, and with the ability to process up to 60,000 book sales a day, we will be able to satisfy more customers,” Booktopia CEO Tony Nash told reporters after ringing the opening bell at the stock exchange in Sydney Thursday. Booktopia currently has about a 6 percent share of Australian book sales, a $2.5

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Travel Sites, Airbnb Get Boost In Domestic Short-Term Rental Bookings

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Airbnb said it has booked more nights for U.S. Since the pandemic began four months ago, the percentage of bookings on Airbnb within 200 miles has grown from one-third in February to more than 50 percent in May. The San Francisco-based home-share company is not alone in seeing bookings increase. Among the top U.S.

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Can A Startup Compete With Amazon For Online Book Sales?

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A startup with a plan to take on Amazon in the world of digital book sales might at first seem, well, a little crazy. Books were where Amazon got its first toehold into American consumers’ lives, and the idea that an upstart could step onto their home field and snag a win is tough to believe.

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