November 10, 2014

Amazon is turning Hachette into a gazelle.… Read more »

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

Leaked documents reveal the extent of Amazon’s tax evasion in Luxembourg

Liam O’Brien

Luxembourg (unofficial motto: “The Delaware of Europe”) is in the spotlight yet again. In a previous MobyLives piece, we discussed the European Commission’s ongoing probe into Amazon’s tax payments, or lack… Read more »

An interview with Half The Kingdom author Lore Segal

Alex Shephard

Lore Segal’s Half The Kingdom, a New York Times Notable Book, is now out in paperback. In Half the Kingdom, the renowned New Yorker writer and Pulitzer Prize finalist Lore Segal creates a hilarious, poignant, and profoundly moving… Read more »

Judge denies HarperCollins bid for $1 million in Julie of the Wolves digital rights case

Nick Davies

After years in court and a ruling in March, the dust is finally settling around the fight over digital rights to Jean Craighead George’s classic YA novel, Julie of the… Read more »

Liyuan Library: a destination haven near Beijing

Wah-Ming Chang

Liyuan Library is a tourist destination. Many go there not in order to read the books but to stand inside an architectural marvel. And now there will be more tourists planning to visit, because its architect, Li Xiaodong, has… Read more »

Two-year-old becomes an internet sensation thanks to her public library

Claire Kelley

A video showing Texas two-year-old Elizabeth Christensen naming the parts of the body has gone viral. She learned to identify the liver, lungs, intestines, brain, heart and stomach in an anatomy… Read more »

Melville House Books

My super cynical Simon & Schuster/Amazon contract theory

Josh Cook