July 29, 2013

Not that it’s any consolation to booksellers, publishers or authors — or for that matter, readers — but Amazon’s dramatic price slashing this past weekend, called “an open declaration of… 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

Change.gov, how you’ve changed

Sal Robinson

When the Obama administration launched Change.gov back in 2008, shortly after winning the election, it seemed to indicate good things about the president and his staff: that they were web-savvy,… Read more »

Buzzfeed ruins the written word for everyone forever

Dustin Kurtz

Last Monday, growing internet force Buzzfeed rolled out their new Books page, thereby ruining books for everyone, everywhere, for the rest of human history. The launch was relatively unheralded, in… Read more »

An interview with William T. Vollmann, author of An Afghanistan Picture Show

Melville House

In 1982, the young William T. Vollmann worked odd jobs, including as a secretary at an insurance company, until he’d saved up enough money to go to Afghanistan, where he… Read more »

Libraries join forces with local airports

Nick Davies

Putting up with the miseries of air travel seems to be getting more and more difficult by the day, and one of the best ways to distract yourself from the… Read more »

Melville House Books

Relax, book industry, you’re just collateral damage: Amazon intended to kill someone else

Dennis Johnson