Amazon to expand Prime benefits, open more brick-and-mortar stores – So it looks like that February story about Amazon opening more physical stores was premature but accurate, as Bezos now confirms that the company plans to expand its presence in malls across the U.S. (okay, the malls thing was my interpretation). ... more >
More Berkley/NAL Staffers Are Laid Off – So things are starting to look pretty grim over at Berkley Publishing Group. An unspecified number of staff have been laid off, Berkley President Leslie Gelbman has left, and Locus Magazine reports that layoffs include staff at SFF imprints Ace and Roc. In the ... more >