Both sides are claiming victory in the long-running dispute between Amazon (and Overstock) and New York state over the collection of sales taxes. A court of appeals unanimously ruled that the “dismissal of the entire complaint was premature” and portions of the lawsuit can proceed. The court found that at least portions of the New York law are constitutional, but will let the plaintiffs present further arguments over whether online affiliates are considered to “solicit business” within the state, and whether or not those affiliates are “significantly associated” with the companies’ business in New York.CnetBTW
Archives for November 2010
Hillenbrand Tops The December 2010 Indie Next List
Here is the full list: Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption, by Laura HillenbrandThe Neighbors Are Watching: A Novel, by Debra GinsbergChange: A Story for All Ages, by Judith Barnes, Erick James, Jeff Grader (Illus.)Rescue: A Novel, by Anita ShreveAn Object of Beauty: A Novel, by Steve MartinMy Reading Life, by Pat ConroyMy Nest Isn’t Empty, It Just Has More Closet Space: The Amazing Adventures of an Ordinary Woman, by Lisa ScottolineThe Turquoise Ledge: A Memoir, by Leslie Marmon SilkoMusic of the Distant Stars: An Aelf Fen Mystery, by Alys ClareLost and Found in Russia: […]
At Simon & Schuster, Profits Rise Even As Sales Slide
Sales at Simon & Schuster declined by $12.7 million in their third quarter, or 5.5 percent, at $217.7 million, but profits rose more, with adjusted OIBDA up $2.8 million (or 10 percent) to $31.2 million, and operating income of $29.5 million up 11 percent. CEO Carolyn Reidy says the increase in earnings is due to a combination of “a lot of the cost savings we worked hard on the last year and a half,” along with a more profitable mix of formats and associated gains from things like renegotiating their children’s book printing contracts. Reidy believes “there’s been a very […]
Weber to Leave Random House, and More
Random House svp operations & technology Andrew Weber has decided to leave the company at the end of the year after 16 years there, “to find a new set of challenges outside our doors.” His team will now report to president, sales operations and digital Madeline McIntosh. She writes: “Andrew is the gold standard for operational leadership in our industry. Most of the operational building blocks on which we run the company today were designed and put in place by him when he successfully led the integration of Random House with Bantam Doubleday Dell and the creation of Random House […]
Next: Library Journal’s Top 10 of 2010
Library Journal has issued a list of their top 10 books of the year for the first time. Their picks: American Terroir, Rowan Jacobson By Nightfall, Michael CunninghamFreedom, by Jonathan Franzen How to Live, Or, a Life of Montaigne in One Question and Twenty Attempts at an Answer, Sarah BlakewellRoom, Emma Donoghue The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Rebecca Skloot The Passage, Justin Cronin The Tiger, John Vaillant The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration, Isabel Wilkerson Walker Evans Decade by Decade
The Best of 2010 Season Begins with Amazon’s Favorites; Nearly Half of Year’s Top Kindle Titles Cost More than $9.99
Amazon.com has gone first with their editors’ picks for top books of the year. The top 10 (including Laura Hillenbrand’s yet-to-be-released book) are: 1. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Rebecca Skloot2. Faithful Place, Tana French3. Matterhorn, Karl Malantes4. Unbroken, Laura Hillenbrand5. The Warmth of Other Suns, Isabel Wilkerson6. Freedom, Jonathan Franzen7. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest, Stieg Larsson8. To the End of the Land, David Grossman9. Just Kids, Patti Smith10. The Big Short, Michael Lewis The full top 100 list is here. As usual, they offer many category top 10 lists as well. “Customer favorites” is their […]