The PW Morning Report: Thursday, November 5, 2009
By Craig Morgan Teicher -- Publishers Weekly, 11/5/2009 7:16:00 AM
Publishing News from Across The Web: Obama Books in U.K.; Holiday E-Book Hopes; McSweeney’s Newspaper; Palin’s Book Tour; Utah Univ. Press Goes Online; Looks at 2010 Books.Obama’s British Publisher
Jamie Byng, publisher of Canongate, which does Obama’s books in the U.K., is enjoying huge success. From the Bookseller.
Holiday Hopes for E-Books
The Washington Post takes a broad look at the ways the fate of e-books may hang on this holiday season.
McSweeney’s: The Newspaper
Dave Eggers publishing empire grows with the addition of a one-time-only newspaper called the San Francisco Panorama.
Sarah Palin Coming to a Town Near the Town Where Your Out-of-Town Cousin Lives
At last, some details on Palin’s book tour. She’s avoiding making appearances in big cities (like New York) and instead favoring out-of-the-way places like Noblesville, Ind.
Utah State Univ. Press to Go Online and Free
The embattled press is solving its problems by putting most of its titles online for free, and by becoming part of the university library. From the Chronicle of Higher Education.
A Subjective Look at 2010 Books
The Bookmunch blog runs down 50 2010 books it thinks you’ll want to read. This link goes to part 4, but you can see the earlier parts by clicking around the blog.
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