The PW Morning Report: Friday May 1, 2009
By Craig Morgan Teicher -- Publishers Weekly, 5/1/2009 6:48:00 AM
A daily roundup of book and publishing news from across the web: O’Reilly Reinvents the Book; U.K. Confirms New Poet Laureate; Buy Indie Day; When Book Reviews Get Ugly; Poetry Month Ends.
O’Reilly Reinvents the Book
Or at least Tim O’Reilly thinks about what the book of the future might do differently than today’s paper and e-books, and he gives an example.
U.K. Confirms First Female Poet Laureate
Carol Ann Duffy was confirmed today as the new U.K. Poet Laureate; she the first woman to hold the post.
Today is “Buy Indie Day”
The ABA and indie booksellers have declared today “Buy Indie Day,” urging everyone to buy something, anything, at their local indie bookseller.
Why Book Reviews Get Ugly
The Wall Street Journal’s Cynthia Crossen explains negative book reviews.
National Poetry Month Ends, Poets Return to Cave
April, National Poetry Month, is over. Poets are heading back to where they belong.
