The PW Morning Report: Thursday May 7, 2009

By Craig Morgan Teicher -- Publishers Weekly, 5/7/2009 4:46:00 AM

A daily roundup of book and publishing news from across the Web: Some Takes on the New Kindle; Bloomsbury’s Coup; Delayed Decision in Australia.

A few Takes on Kindle DX
Since yesterday’s Kindle DX unveiling, technology and publishing people are weighing in, and the opinions are varied.  Here’s a look at a few from The New York Times, The Millions, and Engadget.

Bloomsbury Gets World English Rights to Spanish Coup Novel
The Anatomy of a Moment by Spanish writer Javier Cercas recounts the attempted coup in Spain in 1981. The book will be published simultaneously in the UK and US in September 2011.

Delayed Decision on Australian Parallel Imports
The deadline for the Australian Productivity Commission’s report about the parallel importation into Australia of books published elsewhere has been extended to June 30.