July 09, 2014 » MobyLives! Archives

Having clearly realized that it’s losing the battle of public opinion in its war against Hachette, Amazon continued its PR offensive yesterday by sending an odd, condescending letter to Hachette… 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

Did Judge Denise Cote accidentally screw Amazon?

Dennis Johnson

Well, hell, no sooner do I chide big publishing for not speaking out about what’s really behind the war between Hachette and Amazon, and for issuing a series of “no… Read more »

What we can learn from Byliner

Kirsten Reach

Byliner, a company that published longform journalism and stories using a subscription model, is in dire straits. Its CEO is leaving and the company seems to be looking for a… Read more »

J.K. Rowling offers a glimpse at grown-up Harry Potter

Nick Davies

Author J.K. Rowling threatened to strain the internet to full capacity this week, when she released a short story about her star character Harry Potter, set nearly twenty years after… Read more »

Scarlett Johansson sues author for writing about a Scarlett Johansson look-alike — and wins

Julia Fleischaker

Scarlett Johansson brought a lawsuit against Grégoire Delacourt for using her likeness in his novel, La première chose qu’on regard (roughly translated as “The first thing we look at.”), and was awarded… Read more »

Melville House Books

July 9, 2014

Amazon shows authors how much it cares about them by offering a condescending publicity stunt

Alex Shephard