Amazon's First Reads for April 2020

Posted on 04/01/2020 at 08:17 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Amazon has released the choices for April 2020's First Reads. First Reads provides early access to editors' picks from Amazon...

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Want $3 off your next ebook? Pick Amazon Prime's no-rush shipping

Posted on 03/25/2020 at 07:20 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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We know you’re doing your best to obey social distancing recommendations and, depending on where you live, shelter-in-place directives. And...

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Sellers: Amazon waffles on offering "Mein Kampf," other controversial books

Posted on 03/18/2020 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Booksellers who had offered Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler on Amazon saw the retail giant pull the title, reports the...

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Questionable books about coronavirus are popping up on Amazon

Posted on 03/12/2020 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

One fact you can count on during a crisis: that misinformation will be spread, often by opportunists. Amazon is seeing...

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Amazon's First Reads for March 2020

Posted on 03/02/2020 at 08:28 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Amazon has released the choices for March 2020's First Reads. First Reads provides early access to editors' picks from Amazon...

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Settlement: Audible Captions is now optional for any author or publisher

Posted on 02/10/2020 at 10:59 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The lawsuit over Audible Captions features has been settled, with Amazon agreeing to give authors and publishers the option to...

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Amazon's First Reads for February 2020

Posted on 02/04/2020 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Amazon has released the choices for February 2020's First Reads. First Reads provides early access to editors' picks from Amazon...

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Settlement has been reached in the Audible Captions copyright lawsuit

Posted on 01/15/2020 at 12:04 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Amazon and the publishers objecting to its new Audible Captions feature have reached a settlement in their copyright-infringement argument. The...

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Amazon's First Reads for January 2020

Posted on 01/02/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Amazon has released the choices for January 2020's First Reads. First Reads provides early access to editors' picks from Amazon...

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Amazon's First Reads for December 2019

Posted on 12/02/2019 at 07:51 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Amazon has released the choices for December 2019's First Reads. First Reads provides early access to editors' picks from Amazon...

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