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Walmart Launches eBook Service To Take On Amazon

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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 in the stores and online. Customers can also purchase digital book cards in 3,500 Walmart stores.

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How Retailers Could Turn Smart Vending Into A $15B Market By 2025

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The estimated value of the global intelligent vending machine market by 2025 is $15 billion. The wall-mounted machine also has a 21-inch screen for consumer interaction, and comes ready to accept near-field communication (NFC) contactless and card payments. The expected CAGR of the global parking meter market from 2018 to 2025 is 6.97

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Apple Banks On Oprah For A Leg Up In Chasing Amazon On Content

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More practically, this means the consumer can buy and access Oprah Book Club selections via the Apple Books service (both eBooks and audiobooks), and Apple TV will feature the famous former talk show host out of Chicago interviewing authors. Indeed, the streaming market is an increasingly competitive space. What About Amazon?

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Get a library card Consider canceling your streaming services all together and get a library card instead. A library card is free to register for and many libraries now include DVD rentals, streaming services and audio books. Of course, you can also check out books for free from your local library.

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Can Oprah Give Apple A Leg Up As It Chases Amazon?

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More practically, this means the consumer can buy and access Oprah Book Club selections via the Apple Books service (both eBooks and audiobooks), and Apple TV will feature the famous former talk show host out of Chicago interviewing authors. Indeed, the streaming market is an increasingly competitive space. What About Amazon?

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UK Consumers Won't Tolerate Financial Crime At Their Bank

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You can read more about all the UK survey results in our Digital Consumer Banking and Fraud Survey – UK Results Ebook . This suggests there could actually be a strong marketing opportunity for those institutions that want to highlight how well they look after fraud victims. by Matt Cox.

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Whitepages CEO: 2018 — The Year Of ‘Accelerated Disruption’

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The following piece was written by Rob Eleveld, CEO of Whitepages Pro , as a contribution to our 2018 year-end eBook. . Then came checks, credit cards and wire transfers, with the most recent market explosion in several digital payment options. Traditionally, banks were primarily focused on the domestic market and services.

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