The PW Morning Report: Thursday, May 28, 2009

By Craig Morgan Teicher -- Publishers Weekly, 5/28/2009 5:22:00 AM

A daily roundup of book and publishing news from across the Web: EU Begins Google Probe; Book Biz ‘Worried’; Obamas’ Book Fest.’ Murakami’s Big Book; New E-Reader.

EU Begins Google Books Probe
The German government called Google’s approach “irreconcilable with European copyright law.”

AP Calls Book Biz ‘Worried’
In this piece about BEA plans, AP highlights the industry’s anxiety, and the centrality of e-books to this year’s convention.

Obamas to Preside Over Book Festival
On September 26, the Obamas will preside over the National Book Festival on the National Mall in D.C.

Next Murakami Book Will Be a Biggie
The new novel by Japanese literary sensation Haruki Murakami comes out in Japan on Friday. It’s over 1,000 pages in Japanese, meaning it should be about 1.5 times longer when it comes out in English.

Cool-er E-Reader Ships This Week
USA Today says this sleek new E-reader “is no Kindle.”