If the goal is to retain readers, publishers should show how much books can do.
The Justice Department's price-fixing suit against five major publishers and Apple — effectively allowing Amazon to decide how much books will cost — presents not an economic crossroads but a cultural one.
Mr. Fine says the Justice Department is "effectively allowing Amazon to decide how much books will cost," but neither he nor any of the critics of the antitrust action point to anything illegal that Amazon has done.
There is no easy way to assess how much books matter either to presidential performance or to public esteem, but to start the ball rolling, I experimented with a homemade litmus test.
I had seen how much books inspired young people and how excited they got when they really loved something, like Twilight, and it reignited my passion for books and stories and I thought, I want to have a go at this.
Today, Amazon announced Amazon Charts, a new kind of bestseller list that will give users, for the first time ever, a top 20 list of 'most read' books on Amazon — a new metric that combines how much books are read on Kindle and listened to via Audible.
Today, Amazon announced Amazon Charts, a new kind of bestseller list that will give users, for the first time ever, a top 20 list of 'most read' books on Amazon — a new metric that combines how much books are read on Kindle and listened to via Audible.
How much do book clubs and all the hoopla surrounding them actually spur the sales of books?
She really shows you how much a book can change your life.
