July 23, 2014

Jeff Bezos is obsessed with customer satisfaction. In the past, he’s gone so far as to say that Amazon’s mission “is to raise the bar across industries, and around the… Read more »

Amazon

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
California and Washington enter Amazon investigation — Andy Dion

The myth about the Norwegian “Knausgaard-free days” is dead; long live the myth about “Knausgaard-free days”

Sal Robinson

Some myths take a lot of dismantling: one that’s had a long run recently is that Karl Ove Knausgaard’s My Struggle books were so popular on their original publication in Norway,… Read more »

In Colbert Nation vs. Amazon, Edan Lepucki passes the baton

Six weeks after enlisting Edan Lepucki into his show’s “war” with Amazon, Stephen Colbert is moving on, and taking the Colbert Nation with him. On Tuesday night, Colbert invited the California author… Read more »

Rejoice! Baffler archives to baffle the internet

Mark Krotov

Great news! The Baffler, America’s favorite curmudgeonly left-wing magazine, has unearthed, excavated, and digitized its past. And what a past it is! All of The Baffler’s back issues (which have,… Read more »

First J.D. Salinger ebook is out, from an indie publisher

Nick Davies

In a move that might have dismayed the late J.D. Salinger, independent press the Deavault-Graves Agency has released a newly compiled book of stories by the author. Clare Swanson writes… Read more »

Melville House Books

Are consumers starting to turn on Amazon?

Alex Shephard