April 22, 2013

A bookseller in Australia has decided to act on his frustration with Amazon’s business practices, tax policies, and proprietary .mobi format. Jon Page, the owner of Pages and Pages, a… Read more »

Amazon

After removing its books from Amazon, children’s publisher reports record profits — Kait Howard
Amazon picks up The Last Tycoon adaptation, casts Kelsey Grammer in lead — Liam O'Brien
Book spotted in San Bernardino shooting suspects' home inspires Amazon review battle — Liam O'Brien
Amazon shows New Jersey a thing or two about traffic — Liam O'Brien

Penguin changes ebook pricing in response to EU probe

Ariel Bogle

Under legal pressure in Europe and in an attempt to clean up after the Random House merger, Penguin has offered to change its pricing strategy and abandon the agency model.… Read more »

Kick off World Book Night tonight & tomorrow

Nick Davies

We’ve mentioned it here before, but don’t forget that tomorrow is the second annual World Book Night here in the US. People around the country will be giving out free… Read more »

The skeleton in the Papal closet

Edward Jay Epstein

On June 5, 2012, financial police in Piacenza, Italy searched the home of Ettore Gotti Tedeschi, who was the target of a money laundering investigation. Up until just a few… Read more »

The Guardian wants you. This week the newspaper launched Witness, an app that turns ordinary readers like you and me into valiant citizen journalists by soliciting original content in response… Read more »

Melville House Books

Australian bookseller frustrated with Amazon declares “Kindle amnesty” days

Claire Kelley