The PW Morning Report: Tuesday, October 20, 2009

By Craig Morgan Teicher -- Publishers Weekly, 10/20/2009 5:27:00 AM

Wherever there’s book news (on the Internet), the PW Morning Report will be there: Target Joins Price War; E-Readers; Wyclef’s Memoir; Internet Archive’s BookServer; Book Art.

Target Joins Book Price War
Target announced it will be selling some big holiday hardcovers for $8.99 from its Web site to compete with Amazon and Wal-Mart, which have also announced big discounts. From the Wall Street Journal.

E-Readers Aplenty
Pictures of B&N’s duel-screen E-reader hit the tech blogs this week. Looks pretty cool—a color screen and an e-ink display. From SlashGear.

Wyclef Jean Memoir to Be Published by It Books
Rapper and founding Fugees member Wyclef Jean’s memoir will be coauthored by a Rolling Stone writer and published by HarperCollins imprint It Books. From Reuters.

Internet Archive Enters E-Book Game
The Internet Archive, the nonprofit set on preserving the past and present of the Internet, is now entering the world of e-books with a project called BookServer. From CNET.

An Author on E-Book Pricing
An author breaks down his take from E-books sales. Very interesting.

Books on Paper
Artist Steve Wolfe recreates print books on paper; check him out at the Whitney in New York. From the New York Times.

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