April 23, 2014

Picture a few professors flexing their muscles, doing some sick karate moves, like video game characters getting ready for a fight. Now imagine the paper they’ve written together revealing some… 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

Booksellers claim to have found Shakespeare’s annotated dictionary

Julia Fleischaker

On the eve of his 450th birthday, two booksellers in New York have announced the discovery of a dictionary that they claim belonged to, and was annotated by, William Shakespeare.… Read more »

Amazon enjoys over half of the UK’s online spending, wins the hearts and minds of the British

Zeljka Marosevic

A BBC documentary, Business Boomers, has revealed that Amazon’s business in the UK is not only booming but dominating online retail. According to the programme, British consumers bought £4.5 billion… Read more »

Louisiana scraps plans to make Bible the official state book

Nick Davies

A Louisiana legislator recently filed a bill that would make the state’s official book the Bible if passed. Now, Julia O’Donoghue reports for the Times-Picayune, Rep. Thomas Carmody has withdrawn… Read more »

Chrome browser extension Literally rescues grammar police

Sadie Mason-Smith

Good news, everyone! You no longer have to worry about some ignorant internet user ruining your day by misusing “literally.” Developer Mike Walker has come to the rescue of those… Read more »

Melville House Books

There’s one thing that can slow Amazon sales, OSU researchers find

Kirsten Reach