March 19, 2013
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| Supreme Court Upholds First Sale In Landmark Kirtsaeng Ruling In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court, by a 6-3 margin, today held that the doctrine of first sale, which allows for legally acquired copyrighted works to be resold by their owners, does apply to works made overseas. more »  In a letter sent to agents from Jeff Belle, v-p of Amazon Publishing, the division said it now intends to pay its authors on a monthly basis instead of every six months. more »  As free speech advocates from six national organizations weigh in on Chicago Public Schools' restricting access to Persepolis, hundreds of students wanting to participate in a sit-in inside one high school library were locked out. more » Hudson Booksellers, the largest airport bookseller in the U.S., is the latest bricks-and-mortar bookstore to launch an online store, HudsonBooksellers.com. Hudson v-p of book buying and promotions Sara Hinckley says, the site "will allow us to offer more value to our customers, whether they are traveling or not. We can offer [Kobo] e-books (of huge importance to the traveling public), flash sales, pre-orders, bulk orders, and other promotions that are not possible without a Web site." more » John Wiley is teaming with the American Graphics Institute to launch the Digital Classroom, an online educational resource offering a comprehensive library of video training and e-book reference works. more » Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers is releasing e-book versions of a dozen young adult novels by Robert Cormier, who died in 2000 and was known for his unflinching portrayal of adolescence. The titles are going on sale today for $7.99. more »
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'Persepolis' Sees Sales Spike: Amid its controversy. Publishers Scramble to Rewrite Future: "Of all the worries in the publishing world these days, the king of them is cultural irrelevance." What Makes 'Gone Girl' So Popular?: Guardian: "A tale of marital meltdown has Hollywood hot under the collar and is up for its first literary award – and deservedly so." Harry Potter Coming to Playstation: Pottermore will be integrated into PlayStation Home in April. 'Once Upon a Time' Novel Coming: The first title in what may be a series of books is titled Reawakened and it's novelization of the show's first season and promises to give "fans of the show a whole new look at their favorite characters and stories." 
 Authors on the Air March 19, 2013: John Green, Jeremy Kingsley John Green, author of The Fault in Our Stars (Dutton, 9780525478812), will be a guest on CBS' The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. Jeremy Kingsley, author of Inspired People Produce Results (McGraw Hill, 9780071809115) will be on Fox & Friends on March 20th. more » »
PWxyz Blog Gabe Habash This Is the Worst Book Cover Ever Where Stephen King and hairspray meet. more » Barbara Vey The Wisdom of Hair Today's guest blogger won this spot with a winning bid in the Brenda Novak Auction for Diabetes, Kim Boykin. more » Elizabeth Bluemle Diversity Merit Badge: Eeboo Brown fairies, tan princesses, olive-skinned knights.... One company that excels at creating items featuring inclusive characters with broad appeal. more » Rose Fox Respectful Submission Putting your best foot forward when writing to editors. more »
 'Bobby's Book' at B&NDan Simon, publisher of Seven Stories Press, introduces a panel discussion at Barnes & Noble on the Upper East Side for Bobby's Book on March 12th. Simon was with former Brooklyn gang member Bobby Powers, moderator and photographer Brian Hamill, author Emily Davidson, and acclaimed photographer Bruce Davidson, who took photos of Powers in 1959 while he was in a street gang called The Jokers.
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Bibliomotion Launches Speakers Web Site Independent book publisher Bibliomotion has announced the launch of its new Web site, BiblioSpeakers.com. The site will provide an interactive portfolio where readers can browse through author profiles, engage with and ask questions on their areas of expertise, and book them to speak at their next event. more » | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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