April 25, 2013

Amazon loves sales tax, people. Loves it. Why would you ever think otherwise? Haven’t you heard their new slogan? “Amazon: Not a Company That’s Spent Millions Trying to Bankrupt Your… Read more »

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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
California and Washington enter Amazon investigation — Andy Dion

Wikipedia: male novelists are “novelists,” female novelists are “women novelists”

Abigail Grace Murdy

Oh, Wikipedia! You encyclopedic embodiment of the male gaze, look what you’ve done now. The category “American Novelists” includes virtually no women. Attempting to contain the expanding category, Wikipedia editors recently created… Read more »

Philip Norman to write Paul McCartney biography

Alex Shephard

Last week, it was announced that prolific rock biographer Philip Norman’s next project will be an account of Paul McCartney’s life. What’s perhaps most intriguing about the announcement is that… Read more »

How to do an NPR interview

Kirsten Reach

The Rumpus is on top of the confessional nonfiction beat, from Sari Botton’s “Writers Who Are Braver Than Me” interview series to the book club’s conversation with Emily Rapp. Martha… Read more »

A miniature book collector and his little library

Claire Kelley

Neale Albert, a 75-year-old man who has 4,000 miniature books, was profiled—along with his tiny collection—in the New York Times on Monday. His titles include a 1923 edition of The… Read more »

Melville House Books

Amazon has always been in favor of paying sales tax, says Amazon

Dustin Kurtz