Publishing Newsbook purging / bookstore / digital security / iOS / misogynoir / organization / Penguin1 Comments
Actively exploited iOS flaws that hijack iPhones patched by Apple – The bottom line: run a software update on your iPhones and iPads ASAP. Pegasus spyware is an extremely “sophisticated attack” on these devices, taking over multiple functions, apps, and data sources: After the exploits surreptitiously jailbreak a target’s iPhone, Pegasus ... more >
Interviewsbook business / Bookshelf / bookstore / bookstore sales13 Comments
On the door of the store hangs an “Open” sign made of a book. As my friend and I walk in, Leah Koch, co-owner of the shop, greets us with an enthusiastic “Hello!” Although I’ve been here twice before, I’m eager to take in new sights, from the March Madness sports ... more >
Publishing News50 Shades / Banned-Books / bookstore / Hong Kong / robots / SFF / space travel / used books2 Comments
Missing Hong Kong bookseller Lee Po returns home from mainland China after disappearing last December – Missing for upward of five months, Cheung Chi-ping, Lui Por, and, most recently, Lee Po, have returned to Hong Kong. Upon his return, Po asked Hong Kong police to end their investigation into his disappearance, claiming ... more >
Publishing Newsbook-covers / bookstore / Fifty Shades of Grey / fraud / genre vocabulary / lawsuit / partnership / Self-publishing18 Comments
A Texas woman just won a lawsuit claiming she was tricked out of royalties to ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ – You may remember this suit, filed by one of the original owners of Writers Coffee Shop, the small publisher that hit big by publishing Fifty Shades before it sold to ... more >