The PW Morning Report, June 2, 2008

By Dermot McEvoy -- Publishers Weekly, 6/2/2008 5:32:00 AM

Monday, June 2, 2008

A daily round-up of the latest publishing news: Bertelsmann’s "Cultural Makeover"; Beware the Kindle!; The Return of JT Leroy; Immortal James Bond; Carnie Wilson’s Heavy Read; David Carr Investigates Self; New Memoir By Hunter Thompson’s Wife; Novelist George Garrett Dead; and Google Remains Committed to Book Search

Bertelsmann’s "Cultural Makeover" Investigated by New York Times
The promotion of Markus Dohle to chief executive of Random House may only be the beginning of changes for the German publishing giant

Beware the Kindle! Only 1-in-20 Prefer Ebook to Hard Copy, reports Timesonline.com
But New York Times sees a threat to mainline publishers

Can’t Get Enough of the JT Leroy Hoax? Seven Stories Has the Book for You, reports Page Six in the New York Post
Girl Boy Girl: How I Became JT LeRoy by Savannah Knoop will be published in October

Lung and Liver Still Intact, James Bond Marches On
New York Times reports on the ageless Mr. Bond as the publishing world celebrates Ian Fleming 100th Birthday

Carnie Wilson’s Heavy Read
There’s a new memoir coming from the Wilson Phillips diva and Cindy Adams of the New York Post can’t wait to tell you about it

New York Times Reporter David Carr Investigates His Drug Past in New Book, reports Keith Kelly in the New York Post
The Night of the Gun is coming from S&S in August with a 90,000-copy first printing

New Memoir By Hunter Thompson’s Wife, reports Page 6 of the New York Post
Anita Thompson will pen Ancient Gonzo Wisdom about her late husband who she describes as a "treacherous bastard." Publication is in February 2009

Novelist George Garrett Dead at 78, reports New York Times
Southern writer was known best for his trilogy of Elizabethan England

Google Remains Committed to Book Search, reports Eweek.com
Microsoft’s decision to abandon its Live Search Books will have no effect on Google