May 23, 2013

Penguin, one of five big publishers to be targeted by the Department of Justice in an ebook price-fixing investigation, has settled antitrust claims brought on behalf of consumers and 33… Read more »

The DOJ's publishers lawsuit

MobyLives’ coverage of the DOJ lawsuit

Leading booksellers and authors' groups join together to file pro-Apple petition with Supreme Court — Simon Reichley
Apple generously offers government one last chance to do the right thing — Liam O'Brien
Apple loses antitrust appeal — Alex Shephard
Apple's appeal: Hey, did anyone in the government notice that Amazon owned 90% of the ebook market? — Kirsten Reach

Amazon to monetize fan fiction, he moaned

Dustin Kurtz

“Blair,” Jeff whispered, his lips almost touching her earlobe, “I have something I need to tell you.” “Jeff, please,” Blair danced away. She laughed coyly, mercilessly. They’d both had too… Read more »

How do you publish long form work? Talking shop with Evan Ratliff, Aaron Lammer, and John Shankman

Kirsten Reach

We wrote to three publishers—Evan Ratliff of The Atavist, Aaron Lammer of Longform, and John Shankman of The Awl—to ask how they continued to publish long form work, how they… Read more »

Talking to editors about the “Vigilante Copy Editor”

Wah-Ming Chang

Some of us correct typos for a living—as I do with my variously colored pencils, pens, and Post-it notes—and some of us correct them in secret, as Jay Dockendorf began… Read more »

Gerbrand Bakker and David Colmer: happy together

Sal Robinson

It’s relatively rare that, when an author wins a major international prize, the main news stories on it show a photo of the author and their translator. It’s even rarer… Read more »

Melville House Books

Penguin settles antitrust suit, will pay nearly $90 million

Kelly Burdick