Online Sales Tax Moves Closer

April 23, 2013

Senate Votes to Bring Marketplace Fairness Act to the Floor Following last month's Senate vote of 75-24 to attach the Marketplace Fairness Act amendment to the FY 2014 Budget Resolution, the Senate is continuing to push forward with online sales tax legislation. Last night the Senate voted 74-20 to bring the Marketplace Fairness Act to the floor for debate. more » Book Sales Slipped at Hastings in 2012 Books, along with video, remained the largest product category at Hastings Entertainment in 2012, but with total sales at the retailer falling about 7% in the year, book sales fell by a like amount, dropping to approximately $101 million. Books and video, each accounted for 22% of Hastings' sales last year, the retailer reported in its 10-K filing. more » Knopf Buys Thatcher Bio Knopf has acquired an authorized biography of Margaret Thatcher by British journalist Charles Moore. The book, which in the U.S. will be called Margaret Thatcher: From Grantham to the Falklands, was published in the U.K., today, by Allen Lane. Knopf plans on publishing the book on May 21. more » Celebration of Southern Literature Proves Serendipitous Fifty-three authors and 700 attendees gathered at Tivoli Theatre in downtown Chattanooga this past weekend for the 17th biennial Celebration of Southern Literature. This year marked a change in name as celebration took the place of conference in the title, and a celebration it proved to be. This year's theme echoed the Southern Lit Alliance's tagline, "Great Story Lives Here. more » Touchstone Signs 'Forks Over Knives' Books Simon & Schuster's Touchstone imprint has struck a two-book deal with the doctors whose work was featured in the 2011 documentary, about the health benefits of a plant-based diet, Forks Over Knives. The first book in the deal, not yet titled and set for spring 2014, will offer a 21-day guide to transitioning to whole-food, plant-based diet. The second book, scheduled for spring 2015, will be a family cookbook. more » Today's Job Pearson is seeking a Permissions Editor. Maybe it's you! For more about this and other jobs, visit PW JobZone. To post a new job, click here. ALA Unveils 2013 Finalists for Andrew Carnegie Medals The American Library Association has announced six books as finalists for the 2013 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction, awarded for the previous year's best fiction and nonfiction books written for adult readers and published in the U.S. more » » Job Moves: April 23, 2013 Kristin Dwyer has been promoted to associate director of publicity for Gallery Books. Isaac Fitzgerald, formerly managing editor with The Rumpus, is now publicity director at McSweeney's. more » » THE ROUNDUP Does Boozing Help or Hinder Writers?: "One of the problems for Bacon, Hemingway, and numerous other artists was that they could really only work for a few hours a day; after that, they needed to do something to get away from the work and out of their own heads." In a Future with One Last Bookstore: A boy falls in love with reading. Brooklyn's New Bookstores: Dominate TimeOut NY's list. Sebald: Reveries of a Solitary Walker: James Wood, Iain Sinclair, Robert Macfarlane and Will Self reflect on what his work means to them. Thatcher's Biography Distilled: Down to 600 words. VIEW ALL » Authors on the Air April 23, 2013: Salman Rushdie, Laura Bates Salman Rushdie will be on The Daily Show to talk about the film adaptation of his book Midnight's Children (Random House, 978-0812976533). Laura Bates, author of Shakespeare Saved My Life (Sourcebooks, 978-1-4022-7314-8) will be appearing on NPR's Tell Me More. more » » BLOGS PWxyz Blog Adam Boretz Behind the Audio: Eve Ensler In the Body of the World comes to audio. more » Beyond Her Book Barbara Vey World Book Night US "World Book Night is an annual celebration dedicated to spreading the love of reading, person to person. more » ShelfTalker Josie Leavitt Balance During a Hard Day A fourth-grader reminds a bookseller that there is still lots of humanity in the world. more » PICTURE OF THE DAY WBN Eve Author Michael Lewis helped to kick off World Book Night Monday evening with an appearance at Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore. As part of WBN, 25,000 "givers" today will hand out free copies of books in over 6,200 towns and cities across the country with the goal of distributing 500,000 copies.	Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.

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