Apple raises minimum prices worldwide
Kirsten Reach
In December, Apple announced it would vary prices in the European Union by country, instead of having one set rate across borders. New tax rates were implemented on January 1,… Read more »
In December, Apple announced it would vary prices in the European Union by country, instead of having one set rate across borders. New tax rates were implemented on January 1,… Read more »
Luxembourg (unofficial motto: “The Delaware of Europe”) is in the spotlight yet again. In a previous MobyLives piece, we discussed the European Commission’s ongoing probe into Amazon’s tax payments, or lack… Read more »
Paul S. Atkins doesn’t like book clubs because they’re too exclusive. He said as much in the testimony he gave in May to the House Financial Services Committee, where he argued… Read more »
I have no problem with David Mitchell (the novelist). I even saw the Cloud Atlas movie twice for some laughable reason. But I have much more love for David Mitchell… Read more »
The Nigerian Tribune has reported some good news regarding the state of the Nigeria’s publishing industry; it will continue to exist, at least for now. The Tribune details successful talks between… Read more »
So Amazon is moving to Shoreditch. Not just moving, but expanding into the area, almost “trebling its head office workforce to 5,000”, the Bookseller reports. We reported in May last… Read more »
The children’s author Allan Ahlberg responsible for beloved (and possibly the most English-sounding) children’s books The Jolly Postman, Burglar Bill and Each Peach Pear Plum has shown that we can continue… Read more »
Eighty thousand illegal copies of books, worth about Shs1.8b or $750,000 U.S., have been seized in Uganda. This is an effort to take unlicensed copies from bookshops and printers, part… Read more »
A group of campaigners fighting to get the Living Wage for Amazon employees have come up with an ingenious way of getting Amazon’s attention. Amazon Anonymous, a group campaigning on… Read more »
Picture a few professors flexing their muscles, doing some sick karate moves, like video game characters getting ready for a fight. Now imagine the paper they’ve written together revealing some… Read more »