September 18, 2012
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| Appeals Court Grants Stay of Google Proceedings In an order filed Monday morning, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals granted a stay, with the consent of the parties, in the Authors Guild vs. Google case until after it issues its decision on Judge Denny Chin's May 31 ruling granting the case class action status. The stay comes just a month after Chin expressly denied a stay to Google, noting that the procedural issue would not affect the merits of the case. Google, however, filed a motion with the Second Circuit again asking for the stay, which this time was consented to by the Authors Guild, and was thus granted by the Court. The order means that the current schedule, which had oral arguments set for December 4, is now postponed indefinitely. The Authors Guild had recently won a delay in the proceedings due to a serious medical emergency among their counsel. more »   Salman Rushdie Writes Thank You to Indie Booksellers Salman Rushdie's memoir Joseph Anton comes out today (see review below), and in it Rushdie discusses what it was like to live under the fatwa issued following the 1989 publication of The Satanic Verses. This week he's written a Thank You letter to independent booksellers for their support during that trying period. "I have never ceased to be grateful for what the independent booksellers of America did in 1989 and, now that I have finally been able to tell the full story of that battle, I'm glad to be able to honor your courage and give you all your due, both in the pages of my book and in what I will say about it when it is published," Rusdie wrote in the letter, which has been printed for posters to be used in displays at bookstores. more » ADVERTISEMENT   Review: 'Joseph Anton' by Salman Rushdie Hailed as a literary martyr and derided as a prima donna, Rushdie emerges as both inspiring and insufferable in this memoir of his life following the 1989 fatwa issued against him by Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini. MORE »  SPX Smashes Sales Records The biggest Small Press Expo ever was hailed as one of the most profitable as well, with sales of indie and literary comics smashing records across the board. Held this past weekend in North Bethesda, MD, the 2012 edition of SPX was billed as a never before seen meeting of six of literary comics' greatest figures. more » The Midwest Independent Booksellers Association announced Monday that bookseller Chris Livingston has been appointed interim president of its board after the unexpected resignation of Lanora Haradon. MIBA will appoint a new president after the Heartland Fall Forum in early October. more » 
Markham Out at Books-A-Million In a tersely worded filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, Books-A-Million disclosed Tuesday morning that executive v-p/chief administrative officer and company secretary Douglas Markham "was terminated" September 12. No reason was given for the dismissal. more » » In its motion opposing attorney and RoyaltyShare founder Bob Kohn's motion to intervene in the deal between the government and three publishers, the U.S. Department of Justice urged the court to reject his motion, arguing that Kohn doesn't share a common defense with the publishers, and therefore lacks standing. The three publishers made the same argument in a separate filing. more » » The Kepler's Transition Team has been created to launch "Kepler's 2020" and transform the historic bookstore into a community-owned-and-operated indie business model. Under the leadership of Booksmith's Praveen Madan it will include a non-profit element to focus on literary and cultural events. Clark Kepler will retire but remain as board chair. more » »  Tracking Amazon: The Rise of High-Priced E-books Though the publishing world waits to see how e-book pricing will be affected in the long-run by th DoJ's ruling, the current climate of higher-priced e-books is perhaps being overlooked: six of the 10 Kindle bestsellers (as of September 18) are priced $9.99 or higher. The titles are frontlist (the Fifty Shades trilogy, Gone Girl, No Easy Day, and A Wanted Man) that are priced only slightly lower in e than p: the Fifty Shades books are actually more expensive as e-books, and Gone Girl is only $0.95 cheaper for Kindle. more » » Simon & Schuster has entered into agreements with Tuttle Publishing and Inner Traditions for the distribution and fulfillment in the U.S. of all frontlist and backlist titles. The agreement is effective January 1, 2013. Tuttle has done fulfillment for Inner Traditions. more » » Michael P. Kelley, currently executive editor of news and features for Library Journal, has been named editor-in-chief. He replaces long-time LJ EIC Francine Fialkoff. Kelly has nine years of experience as staff editor at the New York Times and has been with LJ since 2010. more » »
Why Books are the New Business Card: Books are no longer simply books, they are branding devices and credibility signals--not to mention the reason their authors command large speaking or consulting fees. Watch Author Write a Book in Real-Time: Silvia Hartmann is writing a novel, and is welcoming you to watch her progress. Live and in real-time. Has Amazon Left Money on the Table?: According to Wells Fargo analyst Matt Nemer, consumers in Texas haven't changed their purchasing behavior with Amazon since the retailer began collecting sales tax there in July. Kobo Signs Deal with U.K. Indies: Kobo has secured a deal to sell its recently revamped eReader range through 1,000 independents UK bookstores. Fiction E-book Sales Up 188%: Sales of digital fiction books increased by 188% in value terms in the first half of the year, compared to the same January to June period in 2011, according to statistics released by the Publishers Association.
 Authors on the Air September 18, 2012: Harlan Coben, Joel Osteen, Robert Schoch Harlan Coben will be on CBS This Morning on September 19 for Seconds Away (Putnam, 978-0399256516). Joel Osteen, author of I Declare (Faithwords, 978-1455516780), will be on Piers Morgan and, on September 19, on Fox & Friends. Robert Schoch will be on Coast to Coast with George Noory for his book Forgotten Civilization (Inner Traditions, 978-1594774973). more » »
PWxyz Blog Peter Brantley Moving Up a Level Days after Douglas County Libraries published a worksheet on consumer vs. library ebook pricing, the library community is reeling with news broken by Infodocket in Library Journal that Hachette USA [...] more » Barbara Vey SYTYCW Contest from Harlequin Today kicks off the So You Think You Can Write (SYTYCW) Online Conference offered by Harlequin. This whole week they will be offering 24/7 advice by over 50 Harlequin/Mills & [...] more » Josie Leavitt Are Things This Bad? There is a publisher, that shall remain nameless, that has a new habit of sending out invoices, statements and delinquency notices every Saturday morning. I find this a curious time [...] more » Rose Fox PW Is Hiring! We're looking for a copy editor. Are you the one? more » Adam Boretz Audio Bestsellers: Week of 09.17.12 This week, Publishers Weekly's Audio Bestseller list features four brand spanking new titles claiming the top four spots. more »
 Teicher and Shaughnessy Take the StagePW digital director and poetry reviews editor Craig Morgan Teicher and his wife, Brenda Shaughnessy, read from their new books of poems, To Keep Love Blurry (BOA Editions) and Our Andromeda (Copper Canyon), at a book party last week held at the Asian-American Writers' Workshop in Manhattan. |   
Maria Campbell Named Scout for Danish House, People's Press Maria B. Campbell Associates has been retained as the literary scouting firm for Denmark publisher People's Press. The house, which is ten years old, publishes nonfiction and literary and commercial fiction. Maria B. Campbell Assosicates said it is known for having "one of the strongest crime lists in the country." more » | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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