The PW Morning Report, July 24, 2008

By Dermot McEvoy -- Publishers Weekly, 7/24/2008 5:26:00 AM

Thursday, July 24, 2008

A daily round-up of the latest publishing news: Sony Updates E-Book Reader; Chasing Holly Golightly; Master Forger’s Memoir; Raymond Chandler is 120; and Lamenting the LA Times Book Review

Sony Updates E-Book Reader, reports AP
Device will allow users to buy electronic books from sources other than Sony. "This upgrade," said Steve Haber, senior v-p of consumer product marketing for Sony Electronics, "opens the door to a whole host of paid and free content from third-party e-book stores, Web sites and even public libraries"

Chasing Holly Golightly
Truman Capote’s classic Breakfast at Tiffany's is 50, and this summer chick-lit imitators abound, says the New York Times. The heroines are different from Holly too. Everyone remembers Holly’s ramshackle rent-controlled apartment from the Audrey Hepburn movie. Clare Ferraro, the president of Viking, said, "It’s almost as if real estate has become an accessory," adding, "It says something about who you are." Yeah, it says you’re stuck in a bubble and worth about 20% less than you were last year

Master Forger of Coward, Hellman, Parker Seeks Forgiveness, reports New York Times
Can You Ever Forgive Me? (S&S, August) by Lee Israel tells tawdry tales of counterfeiting letters—"a big hoot" she calls it—but is she telling the truth now?

Raymond Chandler Is 120, reports Jacket Copy in the Los Angeles Times
What would the author of The Big Sleep and the screenwriter of Double Indemnity want for his birthday? Here are some suggestions

Lamenting the Demise of the Stand-Alone LA Times Book Review
Jon Robin Baitz in the HuffingtonPost wonders where it all will end