Man arrives 13 hours early for flight powered by steak bakes and motivational books
How early do you normally arrive for a flight? I give it a couple of hours myself—or at least enough time to buy some outlandishly-sized triangular Swiss chocolate and a… Read more »
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 »
Continued Covid crisis catalyzes e-book sales; fallout feared
As the coronavirus returns to center stage, like the killer in a teen horror movie, except a lot less fun, an unsurprising rise in e-book sales has followed. According to… Read more »
Internet Archive vs. Publishers feud intensifies; court ruling will settle kerfuffle
The battle between the nonprofit Internet Archive and the publishing industry, which has accused the former of digital piracy, took a definitive turn when the publishers filed a copyright infringement… Read more »
Publishers sue “Internet Archive”; authors & editors irate
On Monday, a group of publishers sued the nonprofit Internet Archive, claiming that the group’s distribution of free e-books violated the terms of copyright and amounted to digital piracy. According… Read more »
AVAILABLE NOW: Coping with Coronavirus
We’re excited to announce that we’ve “crash” published Coping with Coronavirus: How to Stay Calm and Protect Your Mental Health by noted psychiatrist Dr. Brendan Kelly. All proceeds from the… Read more »
New children’s book tells the story of the Chinese doctor who tried to warn the world about coronavirus
Dr. Li Wenliang was a Chinese ophthalmologist who worked at Wuhan Central Hospital. He was declared a “martyr,” the highest honour the Communist Party can bestow on a citizen killed working to serve… Read more »
Publishers take book events online … and introducing #MelvilleHousehold
With large swathes of the globe now locked down in response to the spread of Coronavirus, a growing number of marquee events slated for this summer – and even further… Read more »
Coronavirus (and maybe some other data) prompts Macmillan to lift controversial ebook embargo
Just last week we wrote about the latest movements in the ongoing standoff between Macmillan and libraries regarding the publisher’s ebooks. A very very quick re-re-cap: On November 1st 2019, Macmillan instituted… Read more »
Finally! ebooks become exempt from tax
It’s budget time! On Wednesday 11thMarch, Chancellor Rishi Sunak made the annual budget statement, outlining the state of the UK economy and the government’s proposals for changes to taxation. Highlights included £12… Read more »