Who are the richest writers?
It’s awards season, and some high profile winners have already been announced: The Nobel went to Svetlana Alexeivich, Marlon James received the Man Booker, and Ta-Nehisi Coates claimed the National Book Award… Read more »
Barnes & Noble to bring ‘Espresso Book Machines’ to three locations
Barnes & Noble, widely seen across the bookselling industry as pioneering innovators who are always one step ahead, are testing “Espresso Book Machines” in three of their east coast stores,… Read more »
Authors Guild joins list of major players drawing a line in the sand against “predatory” Amazon
Add the Authors Guild to the list of major industry players taking a dramatic stand against Amazon.com for unfair business practices. Yesterday, the Guild issued a statement decrying the behemoth… 2 / Read more »
American Booksellers Association joins boycott of books published by Amazon, effectively sealing off North America
Although numerous independent booksellers, over the last few weeks, have individually announced they would ban books published by Amazon from their stores, late yesterday the trade organization representing most of… 2 / Read more »
Two more giant retailers join boycott of books published by Amazon
Maybe it’s an instance of live by the sword, die by the sword: After years of ruthlessly battering retailers with relentless and drastic predatory pricing, Amazon finds its foray… 16 / Read more »