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Indie Authors Criticize Policy That Allows Readers To Return Books to Amazon

June 8, 2022June 22, 2022 Katie Smith 0 Comments Amazon, BookTok, K. Bromberg, Lisa Kessler

If you want to get a book for free, go to the public library

Jason Epstein

Jason Epstein, RIP

February 9, 2022April 3, 2022 Michael Washburn 0 Comments Amazon, Anchor BOoks, Jason Epstein, Jeff Bezos, My Salinger Year, New York Review of Books

A farewell to the staunchest ally of books

When Harry Became Sally

NON-FICTION Politics

Amazon Pulls ‘When Harry Became Sally’ and Other anti-LGBTQ Titles

March 15, 2021March 22, 2021 Katie Smith 0 Comments Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Ben Shapiro, Jeff Bezos, Ryan Anderson, When Harry Became Sally

The move comes after Republican lawmakers complained to CEO Jeff Bezos—which backfired.

Bookshop

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The Little Bookshop That Could (Or Couldn’t)

February 9, 2021February 18, 2021 Michael Washburn 3 Comments Amazon, Capitol Hill Books, Cavalier House Books, City Lights Bookstore, Elizabeth's Bookshops, Gilbert Jeune, LivreMoi, Malvern Books, Octavia Books, Owl's Nest Books, Powell's, Red Kangaroo Books, The Strand, Under the Silver Tree

Loyal customers rush to help indie booksellers in the time of COVID-19, but the real existential menace looms

Biden

CREATORS Politics

Can Joe Biden Save the Arts?

November 18, 2020November 18, 2020 Neal Pollack 1 Comment Amazon, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Kanye West, the arts, Wynton Marsalis

We’ve got a country, let’s put on a show

Powell's

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Powell’s Books Takes a Stand

September 2, 2020March 15, 2022 Michael Washburn 0 Comments ABA, Amazon, Bevis, Chatwin Books, Powell's, Skylight Books, The Strand

Portland indie giant will no longer sell on Amazon

Libro.fm takes aim at Audible

July 30, 2020March 15, 2022 Katie Smith 0 Comments Amazon, Audible, Jeff Bezos, Libro.fm

As Amazon chief Bezos testifies before Congress, the indie audiobook provider blasts ‘Exclusive’ content

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SXSW Powers–Activate!

March 11, 2019March 22, 2019 Omar Gallaga 0 Comments Amazon, Comedy Central, Game Of Thrones, Good Omens, HBO, Highwaymen, Neil Gaiman, South By Southwest, SXSW, The Daily Show, Trump, Viacom, Westworld

Who Won the Corporate-Media Activation Battle in Austin This Year?

e Boys

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Inside Benchmark Capital During Dotcom 1.0

March 1, 2001July 17, 2018 Bill Boisvert 0 Comments Adam Brate, Amazon, Cisco, David Bunnell, eBoys, John Chambers, Microsoft, Pierre Omidyar, Randall E. Stross, Venture Capitalists

eBoys: The First Inside Account of Venture Capitalists at Work by Randall E. Stross

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The Story Behind the Internet’s Real Superpower

February 18, 2000July 14, 2018 Bill Boisvert 0 Comments Adam Brate, Amazon, David Bunnell, John Chambers, Microsoft

Making the Cisco Connection by David Bunnell