Publishers sue Audible over possible copyright infringement
Hello! We have returned from our August hiatus. Sun drunk and blissed out, we’re so relaxed that we have nothing to report about the conquering tide of Amazon washing into new… Read more »
Bookselling scams on the rise
We often write about downward trends in book buying–that folks just aren’t buying enough books. But maybe they are also buying the wrong books. Today, buying the wrong books is… Read more »
Republican caucus wants gay conversion therapy books to be more widely available
In the past we have written about how breathtakingly homophobic the concept of gay conversion therapy is, and how it is bad science that must be stamped out wherever it seems… Read more »
Audible’s new audiobooks program may just be . . . books
Audiobooks are books that get recorded. There are exceptions to this statement (like audio originals), but stick with me here. Transcribing an audiobook, then, would simply create a text quite… Read more »
Amazon employees plan strike for Prime Day
July 15th. The high noon of summer. And it seems like we’re itching for a showdown. On that day, workers in Amazon’s Shakopee, Minnesota fulfillment center plan to strike in protest of… Read more »
Do soaring audiobook sales mean the physical book’s days are numbered?
The good news: audiobooks are doing well! Sales rose by 43% in the UK last year according to The Publishers Association (PA) Publishing Yearbook, and 37% in the US according… Read more »
Bored Christians petition wrong company to cancel Good Omens adaptation
Amazon Prime’s release of the show adaptation of “Good Omens,” one of Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman’s well-known collaborations, has been receiving pretty good reviews but there’s one group who… Read more »
New Yorkers protest Amazon providing ICE with tech
This past May Day, New York Communities for Change (NYCC), a coalition of low income communities of color, took over Amazon’s corporate offices in midtown to protest the company’s involvement… Read more »
Hudson News CEO to buy The National Enquirer
It’s been an eventful couple of years for The National Enquirer. The man in charge, David Pecker, has gained unwanted attention for his Trump-buddyism and possible attempts to bury unflattering stories… Read more »
Why should you pay more (if you can) for a book that’s cheaper on Amazon? Read this thread from an indie bookseller
Over the years we’ve had much to say about the economics of book publishing, from how difficult it is to subsist as a writer to the value of sub rights and beyond.… Read more »