Today, mom died. Or maybe yesterday, I do not know. I received a telegram from the Asylum: Mother died. Funeral tomorrow. Distinguished sentiments. This does not mean anything. It might be yesterday. That’s Google Translate’s take on the famous opening passage of L’Etranger, elsewhere translated… Read more »

In one of the most muddled, disorganized, deceitful and cynical series of policy shifts in recent business history, Google has once again announced that it is ending its partnership selling… 2 / Read more »

More than half a million books were published in 2011. In the United States and beyond, the book industry is growing increasingly crowded. The bad news for publishers is fierce… Read more »

eBookNewser reports that Google is bringing its digital bookstore to France in the near future. While there is no set date yet, French literary magazine Actuallité says that Philippe Colombet, head… Read more »

It’s a bit of a reversal of the normal flow of piracy, but you can now add a group of Chinese authors to the list of current litigators suing Apple,… Read more »

We’ve noted many times that Google’s commitment to selling ebooks has been shaky at best. After launching its ebookstore with great ballyhoo, it then walked away from the program just… 2 / Read more »

It’s annoying enough to see a moniker as bad as the “Kindle Single” find a lasting place in the bibliographic lexicon, but it’s far more frustrating to find it understood… 1 / Read more »

It seems Amazon hasn’t run out of other businesses to threaten yet — according to a Business Insider report by Henry Blodget, no less than Google should be running scared… Read more »

In one of the most transparent fibs of the year, and amidst a wash of bad publicity, Google announced yesterday that it hadn’t meant to kick numerous indie booksellers out… Read more »

Late last week came the news that Google was closing out an undisclosed number of its eBookstore affiliate partners. This is perhaps the beginning of the final chapter in the long… Read more »