October 11, 2012
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 Google Scanning is Fair Use Says Judge In a major ruling, Federal judge Harold Baer this week tossed the Authors Guild case against the HathiTrust. In granting the HathiTrust's motion for summary judgment, Baer ruled that that the scan program was a clear fair use under the the copyright law. more »  At a Wednesday afternoon Liberty Media investor conference Barnes & Noble CEO William Lynch said that pre-orders for the new Nook HD and Nook HD+ tablets were running 240% higher than previous Nook launches. He also said that the Nook Bookstore would be in 10 countries by next June. As for its retail stores, Lynch said a study found that B&N accounts for 64% of all shelf space in the country for print books. more » ADVERTISEMENT  A literary French novel and, just possibly, a new E.L. James, were headlining conversations at this year's Frankfurt Book Fair. The book that might soon earn the tagline the 'Canadian Fifty Shades of Grey' is called S.E.C.R.E.T., written (pseudonomously, of course) by a Canadian TV producer and bestselling novelist going by the name E.M. Adeline. Molly Stern and Alexis Washam at Crown preempted U.S. rights in a two-book deal for Crown's Broadway imprint. more » At the "Global 50" CEO panel at the Frankfurt Book Fair Wednesday executives from some of the world's major digital and retail platforms delivered the message that e-books are a global game-changer for the book business. more »  Riordan, O'Reilly Post Huge Debuts Rick Riordan's The Mark of Athena was the #1 bestseller by a wide margin for the week ending October 7, according to Nielsen BookScan. The book sold 240,000 copies, more than double the #2 bestseller, Killing Kennedy by Bill O'Reilly, which sold 118,000 copies in its first week. more »
 Mo Yan Wins Nobel for Literature Chinese writer Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize for Literature today. Yan's work, which has been banned in China, was praised by the awarding committee for its "hallucinatory realism." PW has reviewed five of his novels (two were awarded stars) and said that "If China has a Kafka, it may be Mo Yan" and called Yan "one of China's most important contemporary writers." Click through to read our reviews of his books. more » » HarperCollins is to roll out a new global publishing system, which it claims is "one of the largest undertakings of its kind to be implemented by a trade publisher." more » » Amazon has launched a new "Author Rank" feature on its site. The new ranking is based on cumulative sales of all books by each author and like its ranking of bestselling books will be updated hourly. Amazon is breaking down author rankings by bestselling authors overall and within major genres and the top 100 authors in those areas will appear on Amazon.com more » » Publishers Weekly has relaunched its Web site, www.publishersweekly.com, using state-of-the-art technology, a more accessible design and easier access to related content throughout the site. The new Publishersweekly.com has been built using "responsive design," meaning the site senses the screen-size and device on which it's being viewed and presents an optimized version of the site for full-size PC screens, laptops, tablets and mobile phones, offering readers an ideal experience on whatever screen they're viewing. more » » Jennifer Klonsky joins HarperCollins Childrens Books as editorial director, effective October 15. She moves to HC from Simon & Schuster, where she was an editorial director. The World Book Night U.S. board has approved the first additions to the WBN U.S. staff: Laura Peraza will manage all social media platforms and Erin Cox will be in charge of fundraising. more » »
Cengage, Bain, Apollo Eye McGraw-Hill: McGraw-Hill's education unit is expected to draw final bids from private equity firms Bain Capital and Apollo Global Management as well as rival Cengage in a deal that could fetch around $3 billion. Genre Fiction Dissed Again: Salon: The National Book Awards name five worthy finalists but ignore "Gone Girl" and 2012's top crime, sci-fi and fantasy. Royals Ban Pippa Middleton Book Promo: Pippa has chosen to pass up big money interviews with Oprah, Ellen de Generes and Anderson Cooper rather than risk being accused of cashing in on her royal connections. Unlimited Subscription Service for Books: "You can call Oyster the Netflix for books, but founders Eric Stromberg, Andrew Brown and Willem Van Lancker want to bring something more to e-book reading. The startup aims to be the first real subscription service for books." B&N Closing Jenkintown Store: The store had been around for 20 years.
 Authors on the Air October 11, 2012: Susan Biali, Jewel Dr. Susan Biali, author of Live a Life You Love (Beaufort, 978-082530599-3), will be on The Ricki Lake Show. Jewel will be appearing on The View this Friday, October 12th for her children's book, That's What I'd Do (Simon & Schuster, 978-1442458130). more » »
PWxyz Blog Gabe Habash The Most Underrated Book of 2012: We Learn Nothing If I could recommend one book to you this year, this is it. more » Barbara Vey WW Ladies Book Club The WW Ladies offer up the books they've been reading this week. more » Elizabeth Bluemle To Be a Better Parent, A Little Duct Tape This woman is TED Talk gold; someone please get her booked. more » Rose Fox The Future of Medicine Where should one look for good medical SF? more » Adam Boretz Behind The Audio: Black Fire We go inside the studios of Tantor Media for the recording of Black Fire. more »
 Robles on 'The 700 Club'Gotham Books author Anthony Robles poses with Pat Robertson, host of the Christian Broadcasting Network's The 700 Club. Robles appeared on the show to promote his new book Unstoppable: From Underdog to Undefeated: How I Became a Champion. |     | |||||||||||||||||||||
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