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| Harlequin First Quarter Revenues Drop Blaming the "unfavourable effect" of a transition to higher digital royalty rates for authors as well as the tough overall global economy, Harlequin reported revenues of $102.5 million for the first quarter of 2013, down $4.1 million from the same period in 2012. more »  In collaboration with Cengage Learning, Macmillan Higher Education, SAGE, and other publishers, Chegg will provide free eTextbooks and supplemental digital content to students taking classes on Coursera, the MOOC (massive open online course) platform developed by Stanford professors Daphne Koller and Andrew Ng. more »  After a nearly eight-month delay, lawyers for Google and the Authors Guild were back in court this morning. In oral arguments scheduled before a panel of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, Google was set to argue that Judge Denny Chin's 2012 order granting the Authors Guild's motion for class certification should be reversed. more » The struggling flagship print publication of the Gannett Co., USA Today, offered buyouts and early retirement packages that a number of the paper's book coverage staffers have taken, including Carol Memmott and Deirdre Donahue. A spokesperson from the paper told PW, though, that it remains committed to book coverage moving forward. more »
Advertisement: Earn Top Dollar With Your Writing Skills… and Finish Your Novel, Too! It's true – you CAN actually make a living as a writer. And a week ago I sent you note about the program that showed me how. It's called AWAI's Accelerated Program for Six-Figure Copywriting and until May 8th you can get a special risk-free test-drive. Learn more here. more » » The numbers are in from World Book Night U.S., which took place on April 23 and aims to promote reading across the country. This year's campaign, which marked WBN's second effort throughout the U.S., sparked a 32% sales increase on WBN editions year-to-date, according to data provided by Nielsen BookScan. more » »  Changes Afoot for Whale of a Tale Children's Bookstore Citing the economy, the size of her current store, and the challenge of managing a business six days a week for the last 25 years, Whale of a Tale Children's Bookshop founder and owner Alexandra Uhl has announced that she will close her store's current location in Irvine, Calif., and reopen nearby this summer in a smaller space and on a reduced schedule. more » »  Keeping Readers in 'The Dark': On Tour with Lemony Snicket and Jon Klassen In Lemony Snicket (aka Daniel Handler) and Jon Klassen's new picture book, The Dark, a boy named Laszlo has an up close and personal encounter with the dark in his house one night. But during the duo's recent tour, they were the ones "in the dark" thanks to blindfolds that factored prominently into the skit they put together. Here, we share a few photos from their tour. more » » Joe Wikert, formerly of O'Reilly, can be reached at jwikert@gmail.com. At Knopf, Jordan Pavlin is now v-p, executive editor; Robin Desser is now v-p, editorial director. more » »
'Ender's Game' Teaser: Releasing November 1. Bookstores' Pricing Hell: Over Dan Brown's "Inferno." The Book Nook Closes: A business that has been a staple in this region for 45 years is closing the book on its service to the community at the end of this month. Candace Bushnell's Novel Leaked: Opening 50 pages of Sex and the City author's new novel made available online, along with her agonized emails to publisher. Crime Novel Soundtracks: "In an average book of mine I'll probably name check Warren Zevon, Band of Horses, Wintersleep, Tom Waits, Midlake, Gillian Welch and plenty of others."
 Authors on the Air May 8, 2013: Teresa Giudice, Famous Dave Teresa Giudice will be on The Wendy Williams Show for Fabulicious! On the Grill (Running Press, 978-0762449774). Famous Dave Anderson, author of Famous Dave's Barbeque Party Cookbook: Secrets of a BBQ Legend (Famous Dave Anderson, 978-0989286817). more » »
PWxyz Blog Adam Boretz Kennedy’s Last Days Comes to Audio Bill O'Reilly offers up another audiobook -- but this one's just for kids. more » Barbara Vey Young Adults Rule at RT Teen Day Since I didn't get a chance to attend Teen Day at RT, YA author Liz Czukas has gracious offered to fill us in. more » Josie Leavitt “Is He Reading?” Why do we feel the need to rush kids into reading? A look at the challenges in book buying for the five-to-seven-year-olds. more »
 Mothers at DieselOn May 5, Diesel's Santa Monica store celebrated Mother's Day with a conversation between three moms: Diane Leslie, Leslie Lehr, and Hope Edelman (pictured left-right). To celebrate the publication of Lehr's new novel, What a Mother Knows, they discussed motherhood in Hollywood and how all three of their books tackle the complex relationships between mother and daughter. |  Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   
'American Dream Machine' Gets Showtime Series Matthew Spektor's American Dream Machine (Tin House) is being adapted for a Showtime series by Dexter star Michael C. Hall. Spektor will write the script; Dexter showrunner Scott Buck will supervise. The project is set in Hollywood in the 1970s and centers on the titular talent agency. more » | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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