February 05, 2015 » MobyLives! Archives

When we first reported on the growing tensions in Israel between publishers, retailers, and authors, it was 2012. The two national bookstore chains, the older Steimatzky and the brash young Tzomet Sfarim, were in… 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

Are the trailers for Ron Howard’s upcoming epic In The Heart of the Sea missing a hyphen?

Alex Shephard

Moby-Dick is a book that is very close to this publishing house’s heart, for obvious reasons. It’s also my favorite novel. (Bold choice, I know.) But there’s one thing in the… Read more »

San Francisco’s Borderlands Books to close, owner cites increase in minimum wage as catalyst

Taylor Sperry

Now I’ve heard everything! Earlier this week, San Francisco’s Borderlands Books announced that they will be closing their doors no later than March 31st, due to an increase in the city’s… Read more »

Revising the way we look at revisions by looking at them

Josh Cohen

Gregory Gershwin recently published a novel called Benjamin Buckingham And The Nightmare’s Nightmare, in which the talking dinosaur from the titular character’s favorite TV show appears in the boy’s bedroom and… Read more »

Melville House Books

February 5, 2015

Israel’s book-pricing law, one year out

Liam O'Brien