I didn’t realize Pete Hamill was the “patriarch of print,” but so says the paper of record in getting the first look at the announcement that at Little, Brown’s suggestion he will publish a short book on immigration in an ebook edition only this fall. Hamill has a September 16 deadline for the 40,000 to 50,000 word manusript for THEY ARE US. Little, Brown did not indicate pricing or a release date.NYT Separately, Open Road has released Jospehine Hart‘s DAMAGE and SIN as ebooks, and will follow shortly with on-demand paperbacks as well.