Friday morning coffee reads

A regular roundup of interesting stories from the week. If you’re in need of a good book, check out my latest very short reviews of books.

  1. The return of the brick-and-mortar store.
  2. Is Marvel Killing the Movies?
  3. Fake books on Amazon could be used for money laundering.
  4. The gamification of retail.
  5. Pirate radio stations explode on YouTube.
  6. The next  big tech leap that will free us from our phones won’t be here anytime soon.