The Year in Review: 10 Moments That Rocked the Literary World in 2016 – Some events on this list seem like they happened eons ago (the death of Harper Lee), while others SHOULD have been done eons ago (white women dominate publishing). I loved revisiting Paul Beatty’s Booker win, though. This year’s ... more >
S&S Launches Pop Culture Site – Simon & Schuster has joined the ranks of publishers who curate websites aimed at engaging readers beyond books (e.g. Macmillan’s Heroes and Heartbreakers). I clicked briefly on glommable and, among other things, there’s a quiz that tells you which independent press you are, favorite links, ... more >
Amazon sold fewer Fire phones than Jack White sold records – So while Market Watch and others have tracked the poor sales for Amazon Fire phones, including the complaints about price and the limitations of the Amazon system, Gigaom argues that the problem at Amazon isn’t just the Fire, but ... more >
Sales of Big Smartphones Are Totally Killing Tablets – I posted a story last week on Samsung’s decreasing profits, and here is more evidence that tablet sales are in jeopardy, in large part because bigger smartphone screens are making it easier for consumers to get by with only one device. ... more >
REVEALED: Court docs show role of Pixar and Dreamworks Animation in Silicon Valley wage-fixing cartel – Remember the revelations of artificial wage suppression by Google and Apple? Well, that, it turns out, was just the beginning of the conspiracy, and now, with a $324 million settlement at risk, revelations about ... more >
Amazon Responds to Discussion of Hachette Contract Dispute – Amazon has broken its silence on the Hachette negotiations, and, as Nate Hoffelder points out, it’s much more generous to Hachette than Hachette has been to Amazon. Also, how is it no one seems to have learned anything since the agency ... more >