Returning an ebook after reading: is Amazon’s return policy damaging to authors and publishers?
Is it ok to read a book in its entirety and then return it to get your money back? This practise has been brought to light, in part thanks to… Read more »
Dave Eggers’ new hardcover will be available in indie bookstores only
Want to get the hardcover of Dave Eggers’s new book, The Every? Well, you’ll have to get it at an independent bookstore—that’s the only place it will be available. The… Read more »
Two Chicago bookstores symbolize what’s at stake this holiday shopping season
Last week we wrote about the American Bookseller Association’s #BoxedOut campaign in which select indie storefronts were covered in the familiar drab of Amazon boxes carrying slogans like “Anyone else feel weird… Read more »
“BoxedOut” campaign to warn customers of costs of shopping on Amazon this season
For the last couple of days, Americans stopped squabbling, put aside their differences, and gathered ’round the table as family for the harvest of Amazon Prime. Prime Day–as the annual event… Read more »
California and Washington enter Amazon investigation
California and Washington state representatives have entered an ongoing investigation of questionable business practices used by Amazon alongside the European Union and federal investigators. Amazon is currently under scrutiny for… Read more »
Did Dean Koontz predict coronavirus?
It’s an unlikely bestseller, but Dean Koontz’s thriller The Eyes of Darkness, first published in 1981, is experiencing an unprecedented revival. Currently number one in fiction on Amazon UK and… Read more »
Bookshop.org launches as the new name in book retail
Earlier this week, a plucky upstart online book retailer launched the beta version of its possibly revolutionary site. Indeed, Bookshop.org has gone live with the mission to “financially support independent bookstores and… Read more »
Protests against Amazon scheduled for Cyber Monday
In response to worsening conditions for Amazon employees as demand for speedier delivery increases, protests are being organized for Cyber Monday. The newly formed Athena Coalition has joined over 40… Read more »
Florida Man’s home soon to be taken over by Amazon
When the average American thinks of Florida, they imagine alligators, Disney, sunshine, voting recounts, and Florida Man. But when Amazon thinks of Florida, they envision a state of unlimited space… Read more »
Amazon orders are up again
Earlier this month, Jim Milliot at Publisher’s Weekly reported that Amazon had been slashing orders to publishers since late October. Milliot is back, writing that Amazon orders are increasing and publishers… Read more »