The PW Morning Report: Tuesday, November 24, 2009
By Craig Morgan Teicher -- Publishers Weekly, 11/24/2009 4:56:00 AM
A daily roundup of book and publishing news from across the Web: Borders U.K. Closing? Zondervan Pulls Controversial Book; Amazon Not Committed to Kindle; ‘The Road: The Movie’ Reviewed; Palin Book Mix-Up; HuffPo on Google; Fancy MJ Book; Darwin First Edition Found in Bathroom.Borders U.K. Inspires Closure Fears
Borders U.K. has stopped taking advance orders on its Web site and sent other bad signals, inspiring fears the chain might be going under. From the London Evening Standard.
Zondervan Pulls Asian-Themed Business Book After Backlash
Zondervan has pulled Deadly Viper Character Assassins: A Kung Fu Survival Guide for Life and Leadership by Mike Foster and Jud Wilhite, after complaints surfaced about the book’s insensitive use of Asian themes.
Amazon Not Committed to Kindle, Says Wikert
Publisher and industry blogger Joe Wikert predicts Amazon will exit the hardware business in terms of the Kindle, and he’s got some good reasons.
‘The Road’ Proves Hard to Adapt
Hit Fix says the film adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s The Road got away from its screenwriter in this review of the film.
Palin Books Get Mixed Up
MSNBC reports that consumers are mixing up Sarah Palin’s Going Rogue with the critical essay collection Going Rouge, a fact which the latter book’s authors are probably very pleased about, though Palin is likely furious.
HuffPo Rounds Up Google Settlement Comments
Here’s a piece from the Huffington Post rounding up various perspectives on the evolution of the Google Books settlement.
Fancy Jackson Photo Book Coming Soon
A new book of rare Michael Jackson images is coming on December 7, called The Official Michael Jackson Opus.
Rare Darwin First Edition Found on Toilet Bookshelf
An original copy of The Origin of Species was found on the bookshelf of an Oxford family’s guest bathroom, and now it’s going up for sale at Christie’s, where it’s expected to fetch about $100,000.
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