February 06, 2014 » MobyLives! Archives

Amazon chooses “100 books to read in your lifetime, better hurry, why? Oh, no reason, forget I said anything”

This week everyone’s favorite cloud computing and hemorrhoid cream dispensary Amazon announced their selection of “100 books to read in your lifetime.” They sent out a press release and everything.… Read more »

Amazon

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

Appeals court attempts to sort out Apple and the DoJ’s mess

Alex Shephard

Over the past several months, Apple has made its displeasure with Michael Bromwich, the meddling lawyer in charge of overseeing the company’s compliance with antitrust law after the company was found… Read more »

A library classification system that’s older than the Dewey Decimal and Library of Congress models

Claire Kelley

You might be a pro with Dewey Decimal and Library of Congress cataloging systems, but have you heard of the Minneapolis, or Putnam, classification of books? According to the MinnPost, you… Read more »

Self-publishing gets schooled: university offers masters degrees to DIY hopefuls

Martin Rouse

As a reality TV superfan/apologist, it’s tempting to visualize applicants to the University of Central Lancashire’s new MA program for self-publishing as reality TV contestants: the logical successors to wannabe singers,… Read more »

What’s going on in Canada’s fisheries libraries?

Sal Robinson

There’ve been a lot of ups and downs on the literature front for Canada this year: on the one hand, Alice Munro, the second Canadian to win Nobel Prize for… Read more »

Melville House Books

February 6, 2014