Melville House Books

In Homer’s Odyssey, when Odysseus returns home at last to Ithaca, his faithful dog Argos struggles to greet him. There the dog Argos lay in the dung, all covered with… Read more »

Add Arizona to the list of states wanting back taxes from Amazon.com. A Publishers Weekly report says Amazon disclosed yesterday that “Arizona issued assessments on behalf of the state and… Read more »

It appears books have reached yet another milestone in the relentless forward march of unnecessary but still kinda cool progress. Digital Buzz Blog shares the above video demonstrating a new “augmented… Read more »

We’ve written before about the difficulties faced by literary translators: low pay, lack of recognition, frequent black eyes from the slamming shut of publishers’ doors. So it’s heartening to see… Read more »

You’ve all read what Jonathan Franzen thinks about ebooks. But we’re wondering what you think about what Jonathan Franzen thinks about ebooks, or whether you think it matters at all.… 2 / Read more »

Are Sony’s days in eBooks numbered? Amazon tells South Carolina customers they have to pay taxes on 2011 purchases 2011 PROSE Award Winners announced Donnelly’s ‘Cloud Corporation’ wins six-figure prize… 1 / Read more »