The PW Morning Report, May 20, 2008
By Dermot McEvoy -- Publishers Weekly, 5/20/2008 5:39:00 AM
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
A dai
ly round-up of the latest publishing news: Kiss’ 4,800 Sexual Conquests; Amazon POD Class Action Suit; Resurrected James Frey; and Cindy McCain’s Memoir Postponed
Kiss’ Gene Simmons Claims 4,800 Sexual Conquests in New Book
But who’s counting? Cindy Adams in the New York Post is. Apparently, by the page. Simmons’ Ladies of the Night: A Historical and Personal Perspective on the Oldest Profession in the World will be published by Phoenix Books on July 15, 2008. Of course, basketball great Wilt Chamberlain claimed he bedded 20,000 women. Somewhere in America, someone is saying: Wilt Chamberlain was a friend of mine and you, Gene Simmons, are no Wilt Chamberlain
POD Class Action Suit Filed Against Amazon, reports The Bookseller
Booklocker.com files suit in response to Amazon’s threat to remove the "buy" button for publishers who fail to acquiesce to their demands
LA Times Waxes Poetic Over James Frey
Oprah’s in the rearview mirror and Frey lives to write another day
Cindy McCain’s Memoir Won’t Be Published This Year, reports 236.com
Viking spokesperson: "Due to the demand of the campaign trail and various humanitarian trips she has planned this summer, Mrs. McCain has decided not to complete the book"
