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 »

When we first reported on the growing tensions in Israel between publishers, retailers, and authors, it was 2012. The two national bookstore chains, the older Steimatzky and the brash young Tzomet Sfarim, were in… Read more »