March 13, 2014

You would think that Amazon might have been cured of its experiments with publishing. After all, we at Melville have covered its failure to smuggle books into bookstores and its… 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 only real space books are the intolerant space books, insists intolerant publisher of space books

Dustin Kurtz

It’s time for our regular check in with the science fiction culture wars so goggles on, everyone. The last time we looked in, some very self-satisfied and widely respected old… Read more »

Keith Richards to write a children’s book with his daughter

Rush Limbaugh does it. Kim Jong-il did it. And now Keith Richards wants to do it, too. I’m talking about writing children’s books, of course. According to the New York Times, Little, Brown Books… Read more »

Attention untapped talent: your hilarious tumblr could get you a book deal

Martin Rouse

Admit it: you’ve always thought that your tumblr would make a great book. Strangers think so too because they’re always reblogging you like totally all the time. So now, here… Read more »

Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy text-based game is the answer to life, the universe, and everything

Sadie Mason-Smith

Hold on to your towels, folks: BBC Radio 4 has put up a free, online version of the 1984 text-based Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy game. You can tell your… Read more »

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Amazon Publishing opens up German-language arm

Sal Robinson