June 03, 2014 » MobyLives! Archives

It’s been almost a month since we first learned that Amazon and Hachette were in the midst of brutal contract negotiations. Neither side has said that much about the dispute—though… 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

Jeremy Paxman thinks poets should face an “inquisition” for being poets, basically

Benjamin Sandman

Jeremy Paxman, has turned away from politicians—at least momentarily—to fight the good fight against those who are truly self-interested, slimy and hypocritical: poets. Paxman recently chaired the judging panel of the… Read more »

New models for writing contest fees

Emma Aylor

Many writers, particularly those emerging or previously unpublished, have to play into the contest system. Fortunately or unfortunately, these contests often require writers to pay up. Last week, The Billfold’s Ester Bloom noticed… Read more »

Foyles store will close in July

Kirsten Reach

Lisa Campbell reports in The Bookseller that the Foyles shop at St. Pancras station in London is scheduled to close next month. The store’s lease expires July 31, and after… Read more »

Pop-up art library rolls around the UK

Nick Davies

Two British artists have launched a library have been taking a new kind of library around the UK, lending out not books, but works of fine art, Ian Chant writes… Read more »

Melville House Books

June 3, 2014

Amazon has lost Malcolm Gladwell

Alex Shephard