Snowden must give up book royalties; Amazon $100M bribery scheme; and more! – …In the News 09/24/2020
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Simon & Schuster receives criminal subpoena; Hosting a “fake” event to disrupt police is not “free speech”; Goodreads “sucks”; and MUCH MORE! – In The News – 09/17/20
Miami Herald distributed racist insert for a year; Egyptian journalist arrested for “fake news”; CEO of Macmillan quits; Amazon’s new “luxury stores” are invitation only (yawn); And, you can’t post reviews on Amazon unless you spend a certain amount of $$ there.
Banned books ALWAYS sell the best! … In The News – 09/10/20
Publisher sues Lindsay Lohan; Journalist jailed for covering trial about homeschooling; B&N wins lawsuit because “press release was not substantially true;” Amazon deletes 20K product ratings over fake reviews; Christmas book sales expected to be WAY UP!; Pakistani Christian sentenced to death for ‘blasphemous texts’
This MUST be removed from Amazon!; Author admits she’s not really black; Big Brother Bezos watching employees and contractors; Protesters pretending to be press; and MUCH more! – … In the News 09/03/2020
THIS product on Amazon MUST be outlawed!; Publisher sued for “poor-quality work”; BuzzFeed loses lawsuit after removing copyright info from photographer’s image; Court says Sarah Palin can sue the NYT; Political groups funding “media outlets”; Scammers impersonating major publishing houses
National Enquirer Loses Pecker (ha ha ha); CNN Contributor Doxxes Intern; “Hunt to Kill” Journalism; and more! … In The News – 08/27/20
Childish Journalist Trashes Nick Sandmann; S.I. CEO Out; Mormon Angel on Catholic Publication Causes Reaction; Bible Sales Down but Bible App Sales UP!
Author Dan Brown Countersues Ex-Wife for Libel; UN Sued for Defamation over Black List; Blue Lives Matter Lawsuit; and MUCH MORE – …In The News – 08/20/20
Publishing Leaders Warn about Amazon’s Power; Chinese Publishing Struggling; Media Advertising Battles; Social Media Libel Protections; Company Launches Celebrity Book Clubs;
Defamed by a Fictional Lawyer???; China Arrests Pro-Democracy Tech Mogul; Publisher Placed on Leave after Less Than a Week; and Much More!!…In The News – 08/13/2020
After undercutting them, Amazon to teach third party sellers how to “succeed”; Amazon drivers laid off even as that business grows; Newspaper offices permanently switching to “work from home”
Free Fertilizer? Amazon driver poops in customer’s garden; Why some bookstores are failing while others are thriving during the pandemic – and much more! …In the News 08/06/20
Politician’s lawsuit dismissed after judge rules article was opinion; Amazon offerse rare response to criticism over employee safety; Sarasota bookstore fighting to survive while Copper Dog Books is expanding; A third of Amazon’s e-commerce revenues are from third party sellers.
BookLocker book to become a major film!; Amazon accused of censorship; Grammar is now racist?!; and much more! – …In the News for 07/29/20
CNN correspondence breached confidentiality agreement?; Senator’s ad photoshopped opponent’s nose; GoFundMe account to save small, indie bookstore; R.I.P. Oprah Magazine; Internet Archive asks publishers to drop copyright lawsuit (ha ha ha ha ha).
Hearst Publishing Boss Called “Lewd”; Victoria Strauss Exposes Another Scammer: ong Kong’s New Censorship; AND MORE – In the News – 07/23/2020
Blogger finds out what can happen when using a photo without permission; Defamation case haunts Ghislaine Maxwell; Johnny Depp libel trial; Small business owners demand testimony by Jeff Bezos