The Rent at St. Mark's Bookshop and Other Book News

Emily Witt — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 08:51:04 -0400

The fate of St. Mark's Bookshop is on the table, to be decided by its landlord, Cooper Union, as soon as today. [Bloomberg]

After an investigation into poor working conditions at an Amazon distribution center by the Allentown Morning Call, the company installs air conditioners. [MarketWatch]

HarperCollins is making 5,000 titles available for print-on-demand machines in bookstores (like the Espresso machine at McNally Jackson). [WSJ]

Powell's, the massive indie bookstore in Portland, Ore. lays off eight managers in a corporate restructure. [Oregonian]James Salter reviews new bio, Hemingway's Boat. [NYRB]

Why Julian Assange did not want his memoir published. [Guardian]

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The Rent at St. Mark's Bookshop and Other Book News