March 6, 2012
Day in Review
by Dennis Johnson
ALA is “deeply disappointed” at Random House’s new prices for library ebooks
The Fake Books of Charles Dickens
500 new Brothers Grim-era fairy tales discovered in forgotten archive
The future of books, in three words
“Lorax” opening sends Dr. Seuss books up the bestseller lists
France launches very Google-ish plan to scan and sell out-of-print books
Book bomber gets the book thrown at him
Discovery of journal by Lizzie Borden’s lawyer sheds new light on famous ax-murder case
Novel Saramago first sent to publisher 59 years ago finally published
Delta and Amazon team up so passengers can shop Amazon in the air
The Most Divisive Characters in Literary History
Dennis Johnson is the founder of MobyLives, and the co-founder and co-publisher of Melville House.