Horror bookshop Dark Delicacies saved from closing
Sure, we all know about the Little Shop of Horrors. But what about a little bookshop of horrors? For that, dear friends, look no further than Dark Delicacies, an independent… Read more »
The Internet Archive launches a Trump-only trove of TV clips
Here at MobyLives, we love archivists. And we especially love the folks at the Internet Archive. The Internet Archive is a giant website that houses, among other things, tons of… Read more »
Chuck Finley would be one of the most well-read men in Florida… if he were real
Chuck Finley is not a real man. He’s not even two small men stacked on each others’ shoulders in a trench coat. He simply doesn’t exist. So how did he… Read more »
Should libraries get an ebook discount?
In “Libraries and Ebooks,” posted in Locus Online yesterday, author and blgger Cory Doctorow argued that publishers should find a better model for selling ebooks to libraries. He spoke with… Read more »
New DRM will change the words of your ebook
A new version of Digital Rights Management will change the words of your ebook, so that the version is unique and any matching pirate copy can be traced back to… Read more »
What does it cost to deliver an ebook?
In a much-discussed post at Boing Boing, Cory Doctorow focuses on author Andrew Hyde, who recently “wrote and self-published a great-looking travel book” via the usual ebook retail channels but… 5 / Read more »
Reaction to Amazon retribution against IPG spreads quickly, but Big Six remain silent
The news that Amazon.com has removed thousands of ebooks from the Independent Publishers Group (IPG) — the distributor for hundreds of small presses — in retribution after IPG refused to… 14 / Read more »
Ebook bundle makes over $1m in two weeks