June 24, 2013

Last we heard, France’s culture minister, Aurelie Filippetti (the coolest minister in Europe), had declared war on Amazon and €9m worth of support for the country’s independent bookstores. Now Filippetti has… 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

How to turn textbooks into scuba gear

Sal Robinson

It’s not often that one feels sorry for a textbook company. Every year, they rake in big profits selling expensive and fairly tedious books that students are required to buy. And they… Read more »

At last, book reviews for the irate and unloved among us

Dustin Kurtz

Have you ever read a book review and thought to yourself “this review is entirely too aware of the context surrounding this book”? Tired of having your book reviews cluttered… Read more »

City Lights celebrates 60 years

Claire Kelley

In the early 1950s, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, a former Navy officer who had become a pacifist and anarchist after witnessing the bombing of Nagasaki, had recently moved to San Francisco to… Read more »

Won’t you help James Franco turn his book into a film trilogy?

Nick Davies

Having gotten a taste for literary adaptation with his take on As I Lay Dying, James Franco is looking to adapt another literary masterpiece for the big screen—his own! Jenny… Read more »

Melville House Books

France wants to ban Amazon’s free delivery & discounts

Ariel Bogle