May 17, 2013

In the continuing saga of Amazon’s tax dodging (see here and here for just a couple of our reports on this), it was revealed this week that the company’s UK operation made £4.2bn in sales… Read more »

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Amazon slashing orders to publishers just in time for the holidays — Athena Bryan
A complaint describing a children’s book on potty training as "filth" helps it become a bestseller — Nikki Griffiths
“The fact that you can see the words doesn't make it a book,” argues Audible's lawyer — Athena Bryan
African American online bookstore cuts ties with Amazon — Athena Bryan

DOJ calls Apple “ringmaster” in pretrial filings

Alex Shephard

Two weeks before United States of America vs. Apple Inc., the infamous e-book price-fixing case originally brought against Apple and five of the Big Six publishers, goes to trial, the… Read more »

How to redesign a classic, or, The Bell Jar strikes back

Christopher King

Book designers are used to working quietly behind the scenes. If authors are the star athletes in publishing, designers are more like the training staff—there to make sure the stars… Read more »

First Publishing Hackathon to be held in NYC and judged at BEA

Claire Kelley

Hackathons have become common in the tech industry as a way to bring bursts of creative and programming energy to solve a problem in a short amount of time. According… Read more »

Community Bookstore to open Terrace Books UPDATE: the new Astoria Bookshop

Kirsten Reach

Community Bookstore in Park Slope, Brooklyn plans to open a new store in Windsor Terrace. Called Terrace Books, it will carry used titles and occupy the space that used to… Read more »

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‘Just a joke’: Amazon gets more money from UK government grants than it pays in tax

Zeljka Marosevic