Aug 20 2019
After the New York Times posted a story Monday that pointed to the availability of counterfeit books in Amazon's bookstore, calling the marketplace "a place where copyright laws hold remarkably little sway," the tech giant has responded with a lengthy statement. Amazon said the books under scrutiny are "are authentic titles provided to us by publishing houses" and that the real issue has to do with "differing copyright timing between countries."
To illustrate the issue, David Streitfeld, the author of the Times article (called "Paging Big Brother"), says he purchased 12 "fake and illegitimate" books by George Orwell in a matter of weeks from Amazon. Some, he wrote, were published in other countries, while others were printed in the States and are "straightforward counterfeits." ...
The Stone Home
by Crystal Hana Kim
A moving family drama and coming-of-age story revealing a dark corner of South Korean history.
The Flower Sisters
by Michelle Collins Anderson
From the new Fannie Flagg of the Ozarks, a richly-woven story of family, forgiveness, and reinvention.
The Funeral Cryer by Wenyan Lu
Debut novelist Wenyan Lu brings us this witty yet profound story about one woman's midlife reawakening in contemporary rural China.
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