November 02, 2015 » MobyLives! Archives

Welcome back, friends, to the case that never ends (until it does): Last week, Nate Raymond at Reuters reported that Apple has petitioned the Supreme Court to consider the case of Apple Inc. v.… Read more »

Amazon

A complaint describing a children’s book on potty training as "filth" helps it become a bestseller — Nikki Griffiths
“The fact that you can see the words doesn't make it a book,” argues Audible's lawyer — Athena Bryan
African American online bookstore cuts ties with Amazon — Athena Bryan
Publishers sue Audible over possible copyright infringement — Ryan Harrington

When is an Amazon employee not an Amazon employee? On payday, says a new lawsuit

Mark Krotov

Last week, Amazon, a company not unfamiliar with litigation, was hit with a new lawsuit. The case, Taree Truong et al. v. Amazon.com et al, was filed by four former… Read more »

Amazon mega-reviewer Harriet Klausner ends her run

Kait Howard

When the news of Amazon book reviewer Harriet Klausner’s death on October 15 began circulating online, book publicists across New York City realized they’d no longer be getting regular phone calls from… Read more »

What Would Leopold Bloom Do? Ask him yourself in our new advice column

Josh Cook

Complex and confusing, filled with words you don’t know and people you don’t understand, life is even more difficult to navigate than Ulysses. But luckily, we have Ulysses to help… Read more »

While Moby’s been away:
A link roundup

Melville House

It’s been awhile. We’ve been away unleashing a bunch of incredible books (check out our Fall Books Preview), dueling it out on Twitter (ahem), transitioning into our autumnal wear, and… Read more »

Melville House Books

November 2, 2015

Apple generously offers government one last chance to do the right thing

Liam O’Brien