July 21, 2014

Oh, look, you still have both eyes! That means you didn’t stab them out yesterday when the phrase “Netflix for books” was used another hundred thousand times, this time describing… Read more »

Amazon

A Forbes contributor has suggested replacing libraries with Amazon bookstores — Michael Seidlinger
Congressman Keith Ellison asks Amazon why they’re still selling Nazi merchandise — Stephanie DeLuca
Workers in Spain, Poland, and Germany strike against Amazon’s brutal labor practices on Prime Day — Simon Reichley
Amazon is selling Nazi books for kids and not doing much to remove them — Stephanie DeLuca

Gay landmark Giovanni’s Room to reopen

Nick Davies

Back in May, we reported on the sad news of the closing of Giovanni’s Room—the oldest LGBT bookstore in America—and the frustrating revelation that it could have been saved. The… Read more »

Stats for books: Next Big Book to crunch data, produce depressing graphs

It came for baseball, elections, and now it’s coming for us. Data-crunching, the darling of the past couple of years (along with its strange, slightly patronizing nephew, “explanatory journalism”), has… Read more »

Photos reveal the majestic beauty of Cincinnati’s former main public library

Claire Kelley

The photographs of Cincinnati’s former main public library branch, which was built in 1874 and demolished in 1955, make me feel the same way that I do when I look… Read more »

Melville House Books

The Big Five haven’t signed on — so where did Amazon get 600,000 books?

Kirsten Reach

Gay landmark Giovanni’s Room to reopen

Nick Davies

Stats for books: Next Big Book to crunch data, produce depressing graphs

Sal Robinson

Photos reveal the majestic beauty of Cincinnati’s former main public library

Claire Kelley