June 25, 2014

The part of the Hachette-Perseus deal you didn’t hear about: It involves 400 leading indie publishers

Dennis Johnson

It was one of the great buried stories of twenty-first century American publishing: Back in late 2007 running into early 2008, when the Perseus, L.L.C. hedge fund, owners of the… Read more »

Indie publishing

Fifth employee connected to Hong Kong bookstore goes missing — Liam O'Brien
Crowdsourced Taylor Swift book announced, latest in a grand publishing tradition — Liam O'Brien
Lost Pablo Neruda poems---found and crowdfunded — Chad Felix
Fitzcarraldo Editions announces book-length essay prize — Chad Felix

German book publishers fight Amazon for violating antitrust laws

Kirsten Reach

Germany is the largest market for Amazon beyond the United States, and the country seems to be putting up an even bigger fight over Amazon terms than we are. Yesterday… Read more »

PRESS RELEASE: Melville House UK among four leading Independent Publishers launching International Crime Month

Wednesday 25th June, London: Four of Britain’s leading independent publishers announce the launch of International Crime Month to promote international crime fiction Four of Britain’s leading independent publishers—Melville House UK,… Read more »

“Soccer is popular because stupidity is popular.” Jorge Luis Borges was not a fan of the beautiful game.

Julia Fleischaker

The world is in the midst of a love affair with soccer that happens every four years. Everybody loves Messi! Dempsey is a national hero! Suarez is biting people again!… Read more »

The Soviets’ secret erotica collection revealed

Nick Davies

Joy Neumeyer of the Moscow Times offers up a revealing look at a secret corner of the Russian State Library, where an extensive collection of erotica banned by the Soviet… Read more »

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