The PW Morning Report: Friday, October 16, 2009
By Craig Morgan Teicher -- Publishers Weekly, 10/16/2009 5:17:00 AM
All the book and publishing news that’s fit to aggregate: Wal-Mart’s $10 Books; Google Editions; Jobs!; B&N’s Investor Conference; Reviewers Reviewed; Friedman’s Open Road; HuffPo on Frankfurt.Wal-Mart sets $10 Price for Hardcovers
Wal-Mart announced yesterday that it would charge $10 for new hardcovers from its online store. Move over, Kindle.
Details on Google Editions
ReadWriteWeb has a detailed report on what Google Editions, the search giant’s e-book store set to debut in 2010, will look like.
Jobs! Jobs! Publishing Jobs!
GalleyCat’s “Job Detective” has found three openings in publishing, one of them for an actual editorial assistant! Quick! Apply!
Tune in to B&N’s Investor Conference
Barnes & Noble is posting its 10/27 investor conference webcast online, for all to see. Fun!
The Kakutani Two-Step
The Millions reviews a couple of famous reviewers.
More on Friedman’s Open Road
The Hollywood Reporter supplies a bit more detail on Jane Friedman and Jeffrey Sharp’s e-book company.
HuffPo on Frankfurt
Obviously you’ve been following Frankfurt via PW, but here’s another perspective…
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