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Publishers Win Copyright Infringement Suit
By Calvin Reid
A U.S. District Court has ruled in favor of four college educational publishers, ruling that two foreign online booksellers are guilty of copyright infringement for illegally importing into the U.S. textbook editions that were produced only for distribution in overseas markets. Judge Sidney H. Stein of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District fo New York awarded the four publishers—McGraw-Hill Education, Pearson Education, Inc., John Wiley & Sons Inc. and Cengage Learning—$125,000 in damages, and permanently enjoined Jun Liao and Zhengshu Go, the two online booksellers, from further infringing actions on the plaintiffs' copyrights. Read on »

Touchstone Signs Ivanka Trump
By Matthew Thornton
Touchstone senior editor Zachary Schisgal has acquired world rights to Ivanka Trump's first book, described as a motivational title for women of her generation, in a deal with Mel Berger at William Morris. The yet to be titled work will be based on Trump's personal experiences in life and business, and will include lessons learned from her father as well as other business luminaries. Read on »

PowerHouse Sells Out First Printing of Obama Book
By Lynn Andriani
PowerHouse Books sold out its first 55,000-copy first edition of Yes We Can: Barack Obama’s History-Making Presidential Campaign, featuring photographs by Scout Tufankjian, nearly a month before its scheduled mid-December release date. The house has ordered a second printing of 25,000 copies to arrive at the same time.

Yes We Can includes more than 200 color photographs by Tufankjian, the only independent photographer to cover Obama’s entire campaign from before he announced his run through the Election Night celebration in Chicago’s Grant Park.

Tufankjian largely financed the project himself, using credit cards, so the sold out first printing will certainly be a boon to the photographer.

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AUTHORS ON THE AIR

Authors on the Air: American Lion; Why We Suck; Manifold Destiny
Tonight, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart chats with bestseller Jon Meacham, whose new book is American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House (Random House, 978-1400063253, $30; RH Audio abridged CD, $39.95). After the jump: Denis Leary, Maureen McCormick, Malcolm Gladwell and Toni Morrison. Read on »

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Bookspan Goes Black Tie
Book folk alike were out on Monday night for the gala Bookspan Literary Celebration at the Pierre Hotel in New York City. Pictured here at the party (l. to r.) are: authors Daniel Silva , Harlan Coben and Nelson DeMille; Direct Brands president and CEO Stuart Goldfarb; and G.P. Putnam’s Sons president Ivan Held. Submit your photos here »

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