Bookstore Sales Fell 7.9% in First Half of 2014 – For the first half of 2014, retail sales of books fell 7.9% over last year’s first half book sales ($5.10B to $5.54B). This trend is in contrast to retail sales in general, which increased by 3.6%. It also persisted over ... more >
Twitter can fix its harassment problem, but why mess with success? – A very interesting post by Ben Kuchera on how Twitter capitalizes off of harassment and the outrage it generates, both of which heighten the type of engagement that keep people invested in the platform. Game developer Brendan Vance ... more >
WisCon’s flaky response to harassment incident sparks Internet uproar – You may have read about the sexual harassment allegations against former Tor editor Jim Frenkel last year on John Scalzi’s blog. Despite the widespread attention the allegations got, Frenkel was back at WisCon this year, and it was only afterward ... more >