Tina Engler, the author and founder of Ellora’s Cave, was an early pioneer in erotic fiction with great success. As recently as 2012 the company was netting more than $10 million per year. But since then, things have gone downhill fast.
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I Was an Amazon Chew Toy
An account of what it’s like to work at Amazon’s dog-friendly offices in Seattle.
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‘What If It Comes Out Shaped Like a Fin?’: Mike Albo on His Fears as a Sperm Donor
From The Cut’s excerpt of Mike Albo’s funny, touching, all-around excellent new Kindle Single, Spermhood.
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When Corporate Beer Hits Seattle
In Seattle Met, Allecia Vermillion writes about how three friends grew their craft brewery into a Seattle icon, recognized internationally for the quality of its brews, and what happened when the Elysian Brewing Company was acquired by Anheuser-Busch after two decades of proud independence. The reaction in their home city was not kind: While Elysian’s […]
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The Story Behind Jeff Bezos’s Amazon Fire Phone Debacle
Insider-y account of what went wrong with the Fire phone: Bezos himself served as head of product for the device, which meant teams would be hesitant to question his ideas. The stumble means more questions about whether Amazon is on the right track.
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Revisiting the Ghosts of Attica
A wrenching new book recounts the bloodiest prison battle in our history.
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The Miseducation of John Muir
A close examination of the wilderness icon’s early travels reveal a deep love for trees, and some ugly feelings about people.
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The Strand’s Stand: How It Keeps Going in the Age of Amazon
A look behind the business of the Strand, an independent bookstore in New York City that was founded in 1927.
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The Billion-Dollar E-commerce Company You Know Nothing About
Zulily has defied the conventional wisdom—marketing to moms, sticking with flash sales, evading Amazon. But can it last?
