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Archives for April 2010

Even Though Colting's Book "Likely" Infringes Salinger, Appeals Court Tells Judge to Consider Injunction More Thoroughly

April 30, 2010
By Michael Cader

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the injunction from last July banning publication of Frederick Colting’s 60 Years Later: Coming Through the Rye and returned the case to the original District Court, even though the appellate judges agreed that “that Salinger is likely to succeed on the merits of his copyright infringement claim.” […]

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Pearson Assures A "Good Start," Up 7 Percent In Q1

April 30, 2010
By Michael Cader

In a brief first quarter trading update, Pearson reported sales of 1.08 billion pounds, up seven percent driven, as usual, by the education group. They say Penguin “made a good start to the year, particularly in the US, the UK and at Dorling Kindersley. We expect another good competitive performance, with a compelling publishing schedule […]

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eNews: iPad 3G Releases, Agency Books Returning?

April 30, 2010
By Michael Cader

Today marks the next wave of the iPad release, with pre-orders of units with 3G connectivity arriving and new units going on sale in stores (“order limit: two per customer. While supplies last.”) Almost a month after the launch of the agency model in the marketplace, Diesel eBooks reports that they expect to have Penguin […]

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People, Etc.

April 29, 2010
By Michael Cader

Dan Ehrenhaft has joined Harper Children’s fiction team as director of intellectual property development, developing and commissioning original projects primarily for the teen and tween market in both print as well as emerging digital formats. He was a senior editor at Sourcebooks, where he  launched their teen imprint Sourcebooks Fire and acquired for Jabberwocky. Mary […]

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Now, A Major Crown Restructure: Areheart Books Eliminated, and Salvatore Exits

April 29, 2010
By Michael Cader

Random House’s Crown Publishing Group is reorganizing the sprawling division into “three major editorial areas” focused on “core strengths: general interest nonfiction and fiction; branded/category books; and four-color and lifestyle books,” announced yesterday. Crown itself and Broadway will come together to comprise the general interest trade line, with a search for a new executive underway. […]

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Bush In Washington Post, AP, and NYT Review

April 29, 2010
By Michael Cader

The pre-pub Laura Bush coverage continues. The Washington Post bought a copy locally, and shares more samples of the book than yesterday’s NYT report. “There is some startling stuff in here, perhaps more startling to me, who spent much of my time as a reporter covering Bush and as a writer researching her biography, searching […]

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