Are the Kindle’s Days Numbered?

Staff / Truthdig Sep 16, 2009 Although Kindle sales have seemed strong since its debut nearly two years ago, the future of Amazon's e-reader may not be rosy, according to The Atlantic's Kevin Maney, who sums up the "Kindle problem" thusly: "[I]n aiming to provide both a great experience and supreme convenience, it has achieved neither." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Teen Sues Amazon Over Orwell Recall

Staff / Truthdig Aug 4, 2009 Amazon's Kindle reader might still be a great device in the estimation of some literary aficionados, but the honeymoon is over for Michigan high school student (and potential member of Future Lawyers of America) Justin D. Gawronski, who's getting litigious with the online superseller after his copy of George Orwell's "1984" was yanked from his Kindle in July. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Victory for Peru’s Amazon Natives

Staff / Truthdig Jun 17, 2009 After at least 54 people were killed in a bloody roadblock protest earlier this month, native groups in Peru have won a commitment from the government to revoke laws that opened the Amazon to foreign oil and gas companies to exploit indigenous land for resources. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Amazon’s Gay ‘Glitch’ Puts Books in the Closet

Staff / Truthdig Apr 14, 2009 Amazon fell into hot water with the gay community after gay-themed books began disappearing from the site's sales rankings. Amazon blamed the problem on a "glitch" and has restored some of the titles, but one author says a representative from the site told him his work had been recategorized as "adult." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama’s Book Sales Riding the Tsunami

Staff / Truthdig Nov 11, 2008 Nothing like winning a presidential election to send your book sales through the roof, as Barack Obama and his presumably gleeful publishers are discovering. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ron Paul, Best-Selling Author

Staff / Truthdig May 1, 2008 Looks like there may be life after the campaign trail. Presidential hopeful Ron Paul, who has kept swinging long after media types started calling Sen. John McCain "the Republican presumptive nominee," has a best-seller on his hands with his new book, "The Revolution: A Manifesto" -- at least according to Amazon.com's list of top titles. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Congratulations, You Won

Staff / Truthdig Dec 18, 2006 Time announced its "person of the year" on Saturday, dissing everyone from Ahmadinejad to Pelosi in order to declare "you" the winner. Don't you feel special? Specifically, the magazine highlighted websites including YouTube, Wikipedia and MySpace for "bringing together the small contributions of millions of people and making them matter." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Networking Sites, Chat Rooms Face Banishment

Staff / Truthdig Jul 28, 2006 In an effort to combat sexual predators' use of social networking websites, the House of Representatives passed a bill that would effectively make sites like Amazon and MySpace inaccessible at public spaces. This is well-intentioned but horribly executed. Let's hope the worse-than-"Do Nothing" Senate can keep this one from becoming law. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Lawyer’s Anti-Bush Book Takes Amazon’s Top Spot

Staff / Truthdig Apr 28, 2006 Constitutional lawyer and blogger Glenn Greenwald's book "How Would a Patriot Act" has hit No. 1 on the online retailers' list. Greenwald attacks the president for abusing the Constitution and setting himself up as a monarch. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Amazon Changes ‘Abortion’ Queries

Staff / Truthdig Mar 22, 2006 Until recently, a user who typed in "abortion" received a prompt asking, "Did you mean adoption?" The online retailer has since erased the prompt. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )