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Wednesday Omura’s Whales

In what Laura Hazard Owen  described as a “train wreck of an investor’s call,” Barnes & Noble reversed course on pretty much every major decision it had made over the… Read more »

Friday Pygmy Killer Whales

“No matter what Bezos says now, once his purchase of the Post closes, scheduled for the fall, he’s almost certain to begin imposing his standards and beliefs on the Post, or at least on… Read more »

Thursday Antarctic Minke Whales

In today’s links: Amazon launches a new biography series that only features one woman, the DOJ thinks the publishers have “banded together once again,” and Crown Heights is getting a new bookstore. … Read more »

Wednesday Bryde’s Whales

In today’s links: crazy art on Amazon, debates over Open Access, a memoir from Kirsten Gillibrand, what Nabokov didn’t want on the cover of Lolita, and a song from King Krule. … Read more »

Monday Humpback Whales

“Analysts are uncertain about Amazon.com’s future now that Barnes & Noble has finally gone online to peddle books.” This 1997 interview with Jeff Bezos will make you sigh until your diaphragm hurts.… Read more »

Friday Pygmy Sperm Whales

Today, Apple will find out if they’ll be subject to a five-year ban on e-book agency model deals after losing the Department of Justice price-fixing trial (sad trombone). But is… Read more »

Wednesday North Atlantic Right Whales

In today’s roundup: the fraught relationship between publishers and libraries, Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals declares a book “perverse,” true stories from Amazon workers, Henry Rollins, and much more. … Read more »

Monday Ambergris

This August, as we prepare to unleash a truly remarkable fall catalog, MobyLives will be taking a bit of a breather. We’ll still post the occasional news item or feature,… Read more »

Happy birthday Anton Chekhov

Today only: in celebration of the birth and work of Anton Chekhov, we’re offering both books published by Melville House for just $5 each. That’s 50% off the list price!… Read more »

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