The PW Morning Report: Monday, June 1, 2009

By Craig Morgan Teicher -- Publishers Weekly, 6/1/2009 5:50:00 AM

A daily roundup of book and publishing news from across the Web: A BEA Rundown; Google Gets into E-Books.

A Few Takes on BEA:

N.Y. Times Says BEA Went Digital
Motoko Rich says the book biz jumped on the digital bandwagon at BEA this year.

L.A. Times Says BEA Was About Indies
David Ulin notes that while the big houses scaled back, indies like Grove and Two Dollar Radio were making a big push.

Washington Post Says BEA Gave Headaches to Late Adopters
Bob Thompson saw publishers at BEA trying to catch up on new tech.

USA Today Says BEA Looks Forward to Fall
USA Today runs down big fall books, including the new Dan Brown.

Google: E-Book Dealer
At BEA, Google outlined plans to begin allowing publishers to sell e-books directly through Google.