July 22, 2013

Amazon will not be given access to the top-level domain name .amazon, it was announced last week. As reported by Eric Pfanner for the New York Times Bit Blog, the… 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

“The discourse exists”: the launch of the Library of Arabic Literature

Sal Robinson

It’s been long-awaited, but the Library of Arabic Literature, an ambitious series of 35 books to be published over the next five years, has at last been launched. First announced in… Read more »

Ever since the American Library Association Annual Conference in Chicago this year, I noticed that there’s a new term being thrown around with increasing frequency in library circles. Even before… Read more »

Canada’s BookTelevision ordered to stick to actual book programming

Nick Davies

The Canadian TV network BookTelevision has been told by a government commission that it will not be allowed to expand its programming beyond the scope of shows directly about books… Read more »

A grammar of laziness

Emma Aylor

In his newest post for the New York Review of Books blog, Charles Simic muses on “Summertime.” He fears the loss of laziness as skill: “To my great regret, I… Read more »

Melville House Books

Amazon denied .amazon domain

Dustin Kurtz