Authors Guild president and perennial best-seller Scott Turow wrote a letter to ICANN last week claiming that Amazon’s virtual land grab offers a limitless potential for abuse. For Turow, at least, Amazon is no
Scott Turow, president of the Authors Guild, denounced the suit, as did David Carr, the media critic of the New York Times, who said it was “the modern equivalent of taking on Standard Oil but breaking up Ed’s Gas ‘N’ Groceries on Route 19 instead.” On its face, the suit ...
Russo and other authors, including Stephen King, Dennis Lehane, Anita Shreve, and Ann Patchett, as well as Authors Guild president Scott Turow, took exception to a promotion Amazon ran on Dec. 10. Customers using Amazon's Price Check smartphone app -- which allows comparison shopping between ...
“Amazon’s acquisition of Goodreads is a textbook example of how modern Internet monopolies can be built,” said Scott Turow, Authors Guild president. “The key is to eliminate or absorb competitors before they pose a serious threat. With its 16 million subscribers, Goodreads could easily...
Amazon has scuttled that potential and also squelched what was fast becoming the go-to venue for online reviews, attracting far more attention than Amazon for those seeking independent assessment and discussion of books. As those in advertising have long known, the key to driving sales is contro...
"To me, the current situation proves that the Justice Department's view was wrong and Amazon is not strictly interested in low prices for consumers," lawyer turned famous author Scott Turow was quoted as saying Tuesday in the Chicago Tribune newspaper. ...