November 02, 2012 » MobyLives! Archives

Last year the Arizona state Department of Revenue demanded $53 million in unpaid sales taxes… Read more »

Returning an ebook after reading: is Amazon's return policy damaging to authors and publishers? — Nikki Griffiths
Dave Eggers’ new hardcover will be available in indie bookstores only — Bryn Goldstein
"BoxedOut" campaign to warn customers of costs of shopping on Amazon this season — Ryan Harrington
What are the other options for those who think GoodReads “sucks” and is “just shy of unbearable”? — Athena Bryan

An old trick: when you need money, say you’re broke

Kelly Burdick

A new paper in the journal Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking by researchers from Indiana University and Columbia suggests that asking people to pay for content when it used to be free —… Read more »

Why the Random Penguin merger could be good for indie publishers

Claire Kelley

The news that Penguin and Random House will merge into one large frankenpublisher sent shockwaves through the book industry as the frankenstorm lashed the northeast. The move is motivated by… Read more »

When poetry and politics converge, Part II

Melville House Interns

Last week, we spoke of when poetry and politics converge, and now we give you a brief sampling of how the poetry blogs have been responding to the state of… Read more »

Vietnamese songwriters jailed

Ellie Robins

There were more freedom-of-speech violations this week in Vietnam. On Tuesday two songwriters were sent to prison for a combined total of ten years for writing songs critical of the… Read more »

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November 2, 2012

Amazon paying up in Arizona

Dan O'Connor