The PW Morning Report: Monday, November 2, 2009
By Craig Morgan Teicher -- Publishers Weekly, 11/2/2009 5:35:00 AM
A daily roundup of book and publishing news from across the Web: BN.com to Expand Overseas; Lone Star Book Festival; More on BookServer; Books Top App Store; Palin’s Literary Wake.BN.com Considers Overseas Expansion
According to the Bookseller, B&N is looking to expand its online business beyond the U.S., and is even scouting executives.
At the Texas Book Festival
This weekend was the Texas Book Festival, which featured more than 200 authors. Here’s some reporting from the scene. From News 8 Austin.
More on BookServer from the Internet Archive
The Internet Archive recently announced its e-book project, BookServer. Here are some details about the plans. From InfoToday.
Books Top the App Store
According to the analytics firm Flurry, books beat games as the top category of apps—meaning more were released—in September in the Apple App store. From VentureBeat.
Books in the Wake of ‘Going Rogue’
Other authors and publishers are gearing up to capitalize on the publicity Sarah Palin’s memoir is likely to generate. Other books on Palin will follow hot on its heels. From the Kansas City Star.
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