The PW Morning Report: Tuesday, May 26, 2009
By Craig Morgan Teicher -- Publishers Weekly, 5/26/2009 5:46:00 AM
A daily roundup of book and publishing news from across the Web: Former eBay CEO at Work on Book; Audible’s Blackberry App; Mein Kampf Publisher Sued; Oxford Po Prof Steps Down; Books at the Forefront.
Former eBay CEO at Work on Book
Meg Whitman, former CEO of eBay, and a potential candidate for California’s governorship, is at work on a book to be published by Crown next February.
Audible Releases Blackberry App
Now users can shop for and download Audible’s catalogue of audiobooks directly on their smartphones.
Mein Kampf Publisher Sued, Convicted
The state of Bavaria, which owns the copyright to Hitler’s book, sued a Polish publisher that printed the book without permission. Bavaria seeks to repress the book throughout the world to prevent its use by extremists.
New Oxford Poetry Prof. Steps Down Amid Scandal
In what is shaping up to be an unusually scandalous proceeding, Ruth Padel, newly elected Oxford Professor of Poetry and the first woman to hold the post in its 300-year history—it’s the second most prestigious position a British poet can attain—announced she is stepping down yesterday after it came to light that she helped taint the reputation of her main rival for the post, Nobel winner Derek Walcott. Who knew poetry could be so exciting?
The New Thing: Books
This is a few days old, but it’s a nice piece from Slate about how books are at the forefront of technology.
