Round-Up: American Writers Museum, Bill Clinton, and Amazon
From a new museum honoring American writers to Bill Clinton’s next book deal, here’s the latest literary news.
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Round-Up: Amazon, Bill O’Reilly, and the Wheel of Time
From a new Amazon Books location to Sony’s Wheel of Time adaptation, here’s the latest literary news.
Round-Up: Beverly Cleary, a Book Heist, and Partisan Reading Preferences
From Beverly Cleary’s 101st birthday to the connection between politics and reading preferences, here’s the latest literary news.
Round-Up: Amazon, THE ANARCHIST COOKBOOK, and a Missing Library Book
From Amazon’s move into the Middle East to a long-overdue library book, here’s the latest literary news.
Round-Up: Langston Hughes’ House, Amazon’s New Store, and THE LUMINARIES
From the battle to save Langston Hughes’ house to The Luminaries being made into a mini series, here’s the latest literary news.
Round Up: #Brexit, Apple’s E-Book Settlement, and Barnes & Noble’s Tough Year
From #Brexit to Barnes & Noble’s major financial hit, here are some of last week’s most important literary stories:
This past week, the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union. The referendum (often referred to as “Brexit”) took place on June 23.
Shelf Aware Machines
When I was a kid, I loved the Barnes & Noble in Seattle’s University Village. It was one of Barnes & Noble’s flagship stores, at that time the largest bookstore I’d ever seen: forty-six thousand square feet over two floors. I spent hours in its expansive science fiction and fantasy section, ogling the covers and…
Round-Down: Barnes & Noble Looks Beyond Books to Survive
Barnes & Noble may soon be extending its reach. CEO Ron Biore recently told Alexandra Alter at the New York Times that the company is looking to offer more games, toys, and small gifts in the future, sparking concern that the retailer would slowly move away from its core offering: books. There’s no doubt book retailers have suffered…
Round-Down: Amazon Sues for Fraudulent Product Reviews
Amazon is suing over one thousand people who used Fiverr, the odd-jobs website for digital tasks, to offer paid fake product reviews at the site. The lawsuit alleges that “defendants are misleading Amazon’s customers and tarnishing Amazon’s brand for their own profit and the profit of a handful of dishonest sellers and manufacturers.” Some fake reviewers…