July 08, 2014 » MobyLives! Archives

The numbers they didn’t want you to see: study finds that academic publishers basically charge whatever they feel like

Sal Robinson

It’s been understood for quite a while now that the prices big academic publishers charge universities and libraries for access to academic journals bear little to no relationship to the… Read more »

Publishing

Footballer Marcus Rashford's mum accepts Book of the Year award on his behalf — Tom Clayton
Oxford University Press pull Biff & Chip book over "scary" country pages — Tom Clayton
Book Aid For Ukraine auctions off publishing goodies raising relief funds — Nikki Griffiths
Fantasy author raises $25 million on Kickstarter to self-publish 4 new novels — Nikki Griffiths

Q&A with International Crime Fiction aficionado and critic Barry Forshaw

July is officially International Crime Month. Together with a few of our favourite indie publishers, we’re dedicating a whole month to celebrating the genre. It’s our alternative to trashy throwaway paperbacks;… Read more »

Dick Cavett, Malcolm Gladwell, and Dave Hill skewer Amazon over its dispute with Hachette

Alex Shephard

Amazon isn’t saying much about its dispute with Hachette. Hachette isn’t saying much about its dispute with Amazon. Thankfully, Dick Cavett, Malcolm Gladwell, and Dave Hill are here to break… Read more »

Book-shaped benches bring literature to the streets of London

Christopher King

A new partnership between the UK’s National Literacy Trust and the public arts organization Wild in Art aims to brighten up British streets with colorful illustrations inspired by classics of British literature.… Read more »

Patriotic books to wrap up the July 4 weekend

Nick Davies

The July 4 weekend has come to a close, but if the fireworks and ubiquitous red, white, and blue paraphernalia have left you in a particularly patriotic mood, we have your… Read more »

Melville House Books

July 8, 2014