October 02, 2014 » MobyLives! Archives

Ellora’s Cave, publisher of erotica, was for a long time a great success story of the electronic publishing age. Founded in 2000, they published stories and novels that contained material… 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

National Book Foundation chooses 5 more under 35

Mark Krotov

Earlier this week, the National Book Foundation opened the grand, hulking doors behind which lie the legendary Club 5 Under 35, and admitted five more writers past the bouncers, velvet… Read more »

Canadian authors get caught in Amazon-Hachette dispute

Zeljka Marosevic

As the Amazon-Hachette dispute rolls on, we’ve been covering the plight of American authors, and how through initiatives like Authors United writers are speaking up against Amazon and its bad… Read more »

Literary startup Pigeonhole will offer a serial publishing model

Claire Kelley

A new literary startup called The Pigeonhole is hoping to build a following of readers who are interested in a shared reading experience delivered in serial installments. With a planned launch… Read more »

Fake Scholastic scammers are trying to rob New York schools

Liam O'Brien

For a company that’s won the coveted F rating from the Better Business Bureau, Scholastic School Supply isn’t giving up their dreams to scam money out of schools nationwide. They’re… Read more »

Melville House Books

October 2, 2014

Is Amazon responsible for the Ellora’s Cave fiasco?

Sal Robinson