April 13, 2015

Website with limited quality control standards sues other websites for exploiting website’s limited quality control standards

Last week, Amazon filed a lawsuit in Washington’s King County Superior Court against four websites: BuyAmazonReviews.com, BayReviews.net, BuyReviewsNow.com, and BuyAzonReviews.com. Why did Amazon do this? Let’s go to the complaint:… 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

Who’s Afraid of Ronda Rousey? (Walmart. Walmart is.)

Josh Cohen

I’m not scared of Ronda Rousey, and neither should you be. It makes sense why you might: she happens to have risen to international prominence as the most dangerous woman… Read more »

Is J.K. Rowling working on a new Harry Potter book? (No, she is not.)

Nick Davies

Author and Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling sat down for an exclusive interview last week with Matt Lauer on NBC’s “Today,” in part to answer the burning question whether she’s… Read more »

Did Barnes & Noble sell bogus signed copies of Jerry Lee Lewis’ biography?

Liam O'Brien

Pulitzer winner Rick Bragg’s biography of rock pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis, published in 2014 by HarperCollins, was warmly received upon release and appeared on multiple best-of-2014 lists for nonfiction. Lewis, who still records and… Read more »

This Year’s Guggenheim Fellows Announced

Taylor Sperry

Last week, the Guggenheim Foundation announced its list of 173 “scholars, artists, and scientists” who will receive Guggenheim Fellowships in 2015. Among the thirty new Fellows in writing categories are… Read more »

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