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Amazon to tighten e-book returns (This week in books)

September 30, 2022 by Nathan Bransford Leave a Comment

This week! Books! After some TikToks went viral pointing out that you can easily read and then return Kindle e-books for a refund, which had some real effects on authors, Amazon announced that it is (modestly) tightening its e-book policy ($ link) and will require customers to explain themselves to customer service if they’ve read […]

Filed Under: This Week in Books Tagged With: Amazon, Becca Puglisi, Carolina Ciucci, Hilary Mantel, Julia Edelstein, Margaret K. McElderry, NASA

RIP Norman Juster (This week in books)

March 12, 2021 by Nathan Bransford 1 Comment

This week! Books! Sad news this week as Norman Juster, the author of one of the most beloved and influential children’s books of all time, The Phantom Tollbooth, passed away at the age of 91. Smithsonian has a fascinating adaptation of Angus Fletcher’s new book, which breaks down eight important literary innovations and the neuroscience […]

Filed Under: This Week in Books Tagged With: Abby Craden, Amazon, Angus Fletcher, Art, Artificial Intelligence, Beeple, Blockchain, Jessica Faust, John Self, June Thomas, Mary Shelley, Mickey Rapkin, Mike Shatzkin, NASA, Norman Juster, Octavia Butler

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