A profile of Andy Hunter and his ecommerce platform Bookshop.org, which helps indie booksellers set up a digital storefront instead of selling through Amazon
Kate Knibbs / Wired : Tweets: @knibbs , @mariskreizman , and @jurbed Tweets: Kate Knibbs / @knibbs : Wrote about https://bookshop.org/ & its founder Andy Hunter, who might be the ...
Amazon agrees to settle two EU antitrust cases related to third-party sellers on its platform, won't pay a fine, and will adhere to commitments for seven years
Amazon.com Inc. has agreed to settle two European Union antitrust cases related to allegations about its treatment of third-party sellers …
Amazon plans to close 68 brick-and-mortar retail locations across the US and the UK, including all of its Amazon Books, 4-star, and Pop Up stores
- Amazon plans to close all locations of its Pop Up, Books and 4-star stores, the company confirmed to CNBC.
Association of American Publishers: audiobooks revenue is up 17%+ YoY, e-book sales are up 16%+; NPD BookScan says US print book sales are up ~8% in 2020
Twitter says it will take action against tweets that openly wish or hope for Trump's death, citing an existing “abusive behavior” rule
“Content that wishes, hopes or expresses a desire for death, serious bodily harm, or fatal disease against an individual is against our rules.”
Twitter says it will take action against tweets that openly wish or hope for Trump's death, citing existing “abusive behavior” rule
“Content that wishes, hopes or expresses a desire for death, serious bodily harm, or fatal disease against an individual is against our rules.”
Amazon partners with Vogue and the Council of Fashion Designers of America to launch a new online store featuring independent luxury designers
get people on the platform to get their business data for its own purposes. Now its doing that for luxury fashion https://www.nytimes.com/... Shelby Ivey Christie / @bronze_bombshe...
In an email to staff, Kickstarter CEO Aziz Hasan denies retaliating against employees for union organizing, but says union framework is “inherently adversarial”
Lauren Kaori Gurley / VICE : Tweets: @itsmeagentv , @_grendan , @gmgunion , @mariskreizman , @hamiltonnolan , @alexhern , @jason_koebler , and @laurenkgurley Tweets: Rook / @itsme...
Kickstarter has fired two union organizers in eight days; sources: both were fired for what management said were performance-related issues
April Glaser / Slate :
How incidents like banning an “Always Punch Nazis” comic at Kickstarter led to a unionization push by employees who believe in the altruistic image of the brand
Kickstarter never wanted to be a normal tech company. A crowdfunding platform for artists, gadget-makers … Tweets: @bentarnoff , @waxpancake , and @kevinriggle Tweets: Ben Tarnoff...