January 14, 2014

The feud between Apple and the Department of Justice in the aftermath of the ebook suit is still ongoing, with both of these massively funded Heathers essentially throwing cash at… 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

German publisher/bookseller Weltbild starts insolvency proceedings

Alex Shephard

Weltbild, one of Germany’s largest publishers and booksellers, has begun insolvency proceedings, citing online competition—the Financial Times reports that it had initially warned investors in September “that high initial investments in its… Read more »

NBCC finalists announced

Kirsten Reach

The National Book Critics’ Circle finalists for 2013 were announced yesterday. There are five finalists in each of the six categories, plus three winners who have already been announced. The… Read more »

Author and real-life “Wolf of Wall Street” could lose his film royalties

Nick Davies

It’s been a rather tumultuous week for Jordan Belfort, onetime author of The Wolf of Wall Street, a memoir of his time as a stockbroker-cum-con man. On Sunday, Leonardo DiCaprio won… Read more »

Melville House Books

Apple and the DOJ are still having a spat and it is hilarious

Dustin Kurtz