The PW Morning Report: Thursday, June 11, 2009
By Craig Morgan Teicher -- Publishers Weekly, 6/11/2009 5:40:00 AM
A daily roundup of book and publishing news from across the Web: More Changes at Granta; E-Book Sales Up; One-Millionth Word; Shortcovers for Pre; New NF from Eggers.
Further Changes at Granta
Yesterday, two weeks after editor Alex Clark resigned, managing director David Graham resigned as well, and publisher Sigrid Rausing announced that she would be more involved with the magazines daily goings-on, and that it’s likely John Freeman will become permanent editor of the magazine.
E-Book Sales Up
According to the just-released March sales-report from the AAP, e-book sales were up to $10 million.
“Web 2.0” To Be One-Millionth Word
A group is pushing to make “Web 2.0” the one-millionth word in the English language.
Shortcovers E-Reader Available for Palm Pre
The Shortcovers E-Reader app, already available for iPhone, is now available in the app store for the just-released Palm Pre. Expect similar announcements from other companies soon.
New Nonfiction Book Coming From Eggers
Next month Dave Eggers will publish a new nonfiction book about a Muslim family’s experience in Hurricane Katrina.
