Hachette Book Group’s David Young was all dressed up and ready to testify on Tuesday after Macmillan’s John Sargent (sporting a second, red tie), but a last-minute switch put Apple executive Keith Moerer on the stand instead. Fortunately Young came equipped with a copy of George Pelecanos’s forthcoming October book THE DOUBLE. Among the day’s learnings — though ruled strictly not admissible in court because it is hearsay — is Moerer’s reminder that Steve Jobs “loved iBooks; in particular a book, Winnie the Pooh that was in color.” Jobs made a more meaningful appearance at the end of the day […]
