July 02, 2015 » MobyLives! Archives

Amazon UK has launched a one-hour delivery service in London. Using the Prime Now service, Amazon Prime members will now be able to order an item from the website and… Read more »

Amazon

New Yorkers protest Amazon providing ICE with tech — Liv Lansdale
Why should you pay more (if you can) for a book that's cheaper on Amazon? Read this thread from an indie bookseller — Ryan Harrington
Protestors concerned about pollution fight back against Amazon — Michael Seidlinger
Amazon removes from the marketplace books promoting dangerous and false "cures" for autism — Simon Reichley

If you could mail a book to 2,000 teens, which book would it be?

Liam O’Brien

I’m a pretty standard news consumer, in that I love reading stories about things that are familiar and relatable to me, particularly in a professional sense. And if it’s a… Read more »

Man accused of terrorism because of his book collection set free

Marcus Dwayne Robertson, an Orlando–based man of letters, faced a possible two decades of prison time after prosecutors sought to latch charges of terrorism on to Robertson’s otherwise unrelated charges… Read more »

2015 Center for Fiction long list announced

Taylor Sperry

Earlier this week, the Center for Fiction announced its long list for the Fiction First Novel Prize, which will be awarded to the best debut novel published between January 1… Read more »

Malta Tourism Authority to American thriller writers: set your books in Malta!

Mark Krotov

Can a small European country increase its touristic appeal by encouraging three American thriller writers to use it as a setting for their books? As The Awl’s Alex Balk likes… Read more »

Melville House Books

July 2, 2015

Get your nappies faster: Amazon UK launches one-hour delivery in London

Zeljka Marosevic