The PW Morning Report: Monday May 4, 2009
By Craig Morgan Teicher -- Publishers Weekly, 5/4/2009 6:30:00 AM
A daily roundup of book and publishing news from across the Web: The Mechanics of Google Books; Marilyn French Dead at 79; Big Screen E-Readers and Newspapers; A Better Book Deal; Indie Bookstore Crawl; E-Books Bound for Texas.
Yeah, But, How Is Google Scanning All Those Books, Anyway?
Never mind all the controversy. In case you’re curious, here’s a very brief explanation of the technology behind Google Books.
Marilyn French, Author and Feminist, Dead at 79
French, a leading feminist and author of novels including The Women’s Room, died on Saturday of heart failure.
Could Big Screen E-Readers Save the Newspaper Biz?
Brad Stone of the New York Times considers whether readers like the forthcoming Plastic Logic e-reader will breathe new life into the ailing newspaper industry.
A Better Book Deal?
Author and talk show host Glen Beck has signed an unusual book deal with Simon & Schuster, giving him profit participation in each new book, something they generally reserve for big authors like Stephen King, and which also reduces the publisher’s risk by paring back Beck’s advances.
A Tour of New York’s Indie Bookstores
Following last week’s “Buy Indie Day,” the writers for the book blog The Millions did a walking tour of New York’s indie booksellers.
E-Books Bound for Texas Schools
The Texas House gave preliminary approval on Saturday to legislation allowing schools to use their textbook budget on e-books.
