June 12, 2015

Yesterday, the European Commission, the EU’s executive body, announced that it was launching a formal antitrust investigation into Amazon’s dominant role in the European ebook market. The investigation itself will… 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

Hail & Farewell: Cookery writer and culinary legend Marguerite Patten

Zeljka Marosevic

The cookery writer and original ‘celebrity chef’ Marguerite Patten has died at the age of 99. Patten rose to fame during World War II when she worked for the Ministry… Read more »

Army Chaplain rejects the wussification of Jesus in his new book, but violates military rules promoting it

Julia Fleischaker

“We’ve kind of created a Jesus who is nice and friendly and warm. And we told men to pattern their lives after that Jesus. When in reality I can’t find… Read more »

1995 book reveals that Jeb Bush is a fan of shame

Mark Krotov

Books by politicians usually have two things in common: 1) they have sublimely generic titles and 2) they don’t tend to be very substantive. This is sensible. After all, the… Read more »

Poetry by extremists, radicals, jihadists, and other folks on FBI watch lists

Jozef Lisowski

The New Yorker recently posted an article on poetry written by jihadists, and while this might beg any number of wildly inappropriate jokes about poetry’s decreasing national readership, it’s also… Read more »

Melville House Books

The European Commission announces antitrust investigation into Amazon’s ebook contracts

Alex Shephard