We’re remembering Nora Ephron on her birthday — with a $.99 e-book
You may have read here or here that we Melvillians are big fans of Nora Ephron. Whether it be on the silver screen, the newspaper, the novel, or the stage, Ephron spoke a truth… Read more »
Sales up after Israeli government repeals contentious “book law”
Back in June, Liam O’Brien covered the strange legislative interlude in Israel after a law was passed setting strict controls on the discounting of new books, only to be repealed less… Read more »
Culture minister for Israel’s majority party denounces book-pricing law
Well, it was fun(?) while it lasted. Israel’s controversial “Law for the Protection of Literature and Authors in Israel” (aka “Book Law”) which barred booksellers from discounting frontlist titles for 18… Read more »
Two For Tuesday: Is Go Set A Watchman The Breakfast Buffet of Publishing?
Topics discussed: Harper Lee, Go Set a Watchman, HarperCollins, Rupert Murdoch, cocktail napkins, Reese Witherspoon, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Stephen Fry, the Wall Street Journal, Harry Potter, Amazon,… Read more »