May 14, 2013

As we discussed back in February, Amazon has been working on a digital currency specifically for the Kindle Fire, and now it’s finally here. Only three questions remains: how fast… Read more »

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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

Amazon launches “Kindle Love Stories” podcast and Goodreads book club, eats itself

Ariel Bogle

You didn’t think that Amazon would just leave Goodreads alone did you, after subsuming it into its gaping maw earlier this year? No, rather than maintaining Goodreads as the user-generated… Read more »

Bread & Roses and Little Rebels: radical books recognized

Alex Shephard

Last month, we reported on the the brand new Little Rebels Children’s Book Award, which “recognises fiction for ages 0-12 which promotes or celebrates social justice and equality.” On Saturday, the… Read more »

Charlaine Harris faces nutty fans, death threats with the conclusion of the Southern Vampire Mysteries

Nick Davies

Ending a long-running series with a huge fan following is an endeavor fraught with peril. The television finales from Seinfeld and Lost sparked outrage from viewers who were unhappy with the way things… Read more »

“Give” and 22 other words that haven’t changed since the last Ice Age

Kirsten Reach

Linguists generally believe that words can’t survive for more than 8,000 to 9,000 years, but a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that… Read more »

Melville House Books

A user’s guide to Amazon Coins

Dustin Kurtz