The PW Morning Report: Tuesday, May 19, 2009

By Craig Morgan Teicher -- Publishers Weekly, 5/19/2009 6:43:00 AM

A daily roundup of book and publishing news from around the Web: Amazon’s Textbook Play; Steinbeck Appeal Rejected; Kindle Self-Publishing; Save the New England Review.

Amazon’s Play for the Textbook E-Reader Market
An opinion from The Bookseller as to why Amazon got the buzz going on Kindle DX so early.

Steinbeck Appeal Rejected
The Supreme Court rejected an appeal form John Steinbeck’s son over who owns the copyright to The Grapes of Wrath and other books.

A Story of Self-Publishing on the Kindle
This self-published author had surprising success with his mystery novel in the Kindle store.

An Imperiled Literary Journal
This story is a couple of days old, but it’s worth passing around. New England Review is one of the most respected literary journals in America, and it might not last the next two years.