The PW Morning Report: Monday, May 18, 2009
By Craig Morgan Teicher -- Publishers Weekly, 5/18/2009 5:59:00 AM
A daily roundup of book and publishing news from across the web. A very E-Bookish Monday: Color E-Ink; Two Takes on E-Book Pricing; Oxford’s First Lady; E-Book Tipping Point?; Self-E-Publishing; 80 Years of Faber.
Coming Soon to An E-Reader Near You: Color!
E-Ink plans to demonstrate its new color e-paper at the end of this month and expects color E-Ink devices on the market by 2010.
Two Takes on E-Book Pricing
Motoko Rich, Mike Shatzkin
In this weekend’s New York Times, Motoko Rich did a rundown on e-book pricing and Amazon’s $9.99 Kindle book price point. Then, Mike Shatzkin filled in what he thinks is missing from Rich’s article. Two weeks ago, PW had the first take on e-book pricing conundrums.
Oxford Elects First Woman Professor of Poetry
It’s a year of change in England’s poetry world. Poet Ruth Padel has been elected Oxford’s first female Professor of Poetry, joining Carol Anne Duffy, the U.K.’s first woman Poet Laureate.
E-Books At Their Tipping Point?
From Friday, I know, but interesting…
Scribd Becomes E-Vanity Publisher
As of today, the social network and document-sharing site Scribd enables users to upload and charge for a document.
Faber & Faber Turns 80
The U.K. publishing powerhouse is celebrating 80 years; this interesting profile gives a good look at the growth of a publishing house, and publishing.
