The PW Morning Report, August 19, 2008
By Dermot McEvoy -- Publishers Weekly, 8/19/2008 5:44:00 AM
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
A daily
round-up of the latest publishing news: Woodward’s 900,000-Copy Title: The War Within; Michael Moore: Don’t Read My Book; Third Place Rowling; Fox Prevails in Watchman Lawsuit; Julius to Mandalay Pictures; and Ebook Gossip Girl
Bob Woodward Gets 900,000-Copy Title: The War Within: A Secret White House History 2006-2008
AP reports first printing will be 900,000-copies for the September 8 S&S publication
Michael Moore: Don’t Read My New Book, reports AP
Mike’s Election Guide 2008 is coming from Grand Central, but Moore says: "I would rather you go and work for a local candidate than read my book." After recovering from Moore-shock, GC publisher Jamie Raab says au contraire: "But I don’t agree about reading his book. If people are going to vote wisely, they need to understand what’s at stake."
J.K. Rowling Places Third Among Britain’s Best Loved Writers, reports The Guardian
Take that, Harry Potter! And Shakespeare and Jane Austen too. Enid Blyton and Roald Dahl run one-two
Judge Rules Against Warner Bros. in Fox Watchman Lawsuit, reports Variety
Suit over the movie based on the graphic novel could be a cash bonanza for Fox
Julius to Mandalay Pictures, reports Variety
Graphic novel adaptation will be directed by F. Gary Gray. The Oni Press title is based on Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar
Gossip Girl DVD Plugs the Book—Electronic Version Only, reports New York Times
This season the ebook is getting the first laugh
