NYT Sued Again, AND AGAIN!; Amazon Ships Dirty Diapers; Journalists in Danger; and Much MORE – …In The News – 01/16/2020
MORE: Government Spying on Journalists, Mayor calls Newspaper “Racist,” Reuters Once Funded by British Intelligence
MORE: Government Spying on Journalists, Mayor calls Newspaper “Racist,” Reuters Once Funded by British Intelligence
MORE: CNN settles with juvenile they harassed online; Employee fired after tweeting about bad holiday gift from employer, and Russia retracts more than 800 papers in “academic journals.”
Chef sues over rating he received in a book; Disgusting author exposed; Politician sues paper for big bucks; Is editorial bias the new norm?; Writer sues town over tax designation; CA law will leave countless writers destitute; and Journalist sues magazine for $25M.
MORE: Amazon putting the squeeze on other industries, not just authors and publishers!; Publisher might go out of business after entering into deal with discount retailer; Publisher in Egypt going to jail after divulging military secrets; Publisher accuses author of grooming here when she was only 14; Publishers scrambling as new CA labor law looms.
We have been predicting for years that ebooks would never take over print books. And, we have been right. But, who IS reading ebooks? The answer may surprise you!!!
I ordered a copy of my own print on demand book from Amazon. I was then shocked to receive an email. They cancelled my order!
Star Trek Writer Dies; Man sued by club for defamation; and Tariffs aren’t affecting ALL books
Amazon Injuries Double National Average (and, in some facilities, even higher!); Anti-Amazon Coalition; One Amazon Worker Dead; Amazon Delivery Drivers Who Didn’t Pass Background Checks Have Access to Residential Access Codes? …. And Much More
Amazon will stock inflatable party sheep, and a 55-gallon barrel of lube (yes, really), but they’re cutting back on stocking books?!?! Some authors and publishers are lamenting the fact that Amazon has abandoned the very market that helped them get their start. DON’T WORRY! HERE’S HOW TO CONVINCE YOUR READERS TO BYPASS AMAZON ALTOGETHER!
Gay Journalists Flee Saudi Arabia; Mary Poppins’ Author House For Sale; Charles Barkley Tells Female Reporter, “I’d Hit You…”