The PW Morning Report, March 5, 2008

By Dermot McEvoy -- Publishers Weekly, 3/5/2008 3:53:00 AM

Wednesday, March 5, 2008

A daily round-up of the latest publishing news: Hoax Fallout; Lucky "7" for Twelve; More on Dutton’s; Octopus to U.S.; European Reference Struggles; Books Rule in Ireland; Penguin U.K. Riding High; and New O.J. Book

Hoax Fallout From Coast to Coast
New York Times and Los Angeles Times look at the publishing story behind Love and Consequences. PW’s editor-in-chief, Sara Nelson, is quoted in the LA Times piece

Will a Book on the Number "7" Be Lucky for Twelve?
New York Observer says Twelve publisher Jonathan Karp has signed up Jackie Leo and Edward Burger to write a history of the lucky digit

More Reflections on the Closing of Dutton’s
Los Angeles Times reflects on the "cultural gap" that the bookstore’s closing will create

Octopus Aims Its Tentacles at the U.S., reports The Bookseller
Hachette Livre U.K. subsidiary plans to launch its U.S. imprint with 150 titles in 2009. Jonathan Stolper will head the operation

European Reference Publishers Continue to Struggle, reports The Bookseller
Danish publisher Gyldendal is the latest to encounter problems as subscriptions decline

Books Reign Supreme in Ireland, reports Irish Independent
Prior to the opening of the first Dublin Book Festival this weekend, all signs are positive

Penguin U.K.’s Profits Up 20% in 2007, reports The Bookseller
Worldwide results showed a 3% sales growth and a 20% increase in profits overall

Cindy Adams "Sick" Over New O.J. Book
Cindy was so sick she couldn’t stop writing about How I Helped O.J. Get Away With Murder by Mike Gilbert, his former sports agent. Regnery, believe it or not, is the publisher