1. CityShelf makes it more difficult to skip Amazon, buy at indie bookstores (Nate Hoffelder / Ink, Bits & Pixels)
2. Self-publishing info sessions for indie authors (Mercy Pilkington / Good e-Reader)
3. IMLS will award $154.8 million to states to improve library services (via Library Journal)
4. How much can a self-publisher make? (David Kudler / Huffington Post Books)
5. BookBub: Groupon for e-books (James Bridle / Guardian)
6. Spotify for books (via The Economist)