The Department of Justice and plaintiff states filed a joint reply brief to Apple’s appeal in the ongoing ebook price fixing case Tuesday afternoon. Much of the 117-page document presents the government’s case against Apple all over again, though there are some new bits of information, Most notably it reveals that on Thursday, May 29, when the BEA trade show floor opens, the Appeals Court will hear oral arguments on Apple’s request for an emergency stay of the damages trial. A postponement of the July 14 trial was already a foregone conclusion once the temporary stay was granted, but that hearing may […]
Author’s Note Previews Hillary Clinton’s Forthcoming HARD CHOICES
Simon & Schuster released a four-page author’s note that will accompany Hillary Clinton’s forthcoming memoir HARD CHOICES, publishing on June 10. In the note, Clinton said she wishes “we could go back and revisit certain choices,” as is “usually the case with the benefit of hindsight.” But, she adds, “I’m proud of what we accomplished. This century began traumatically for our country, with the terrorist attacks on 9/11, the long wars that followed, and the Great Recession. We needed to do better, and I believe we did.” In making the major decisions of her life, from accepting the job as Secretary […]
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In agency news, Stephanie Kip Rostan has been made at partner at Levine Greenberg, and the agency has officially changed its name to the Levine Greenberg Rostan Literary Agency. She has been with the agency for 13 years. Jim Levine says in the announcement, “We know why Stephanie’s clients love her. She’s smart as can be, with a sense of strategy that is only equaled by her sense of humor.” Daniel Greenberg adds, “She’s both a leader and a team player, and we’re delighted to have her as our partner.” Their web domain is also changing, to lgrliterary.com, but emails to the previous […]
Harper Requests Over $1.1 Million in Damages From Open Road and Permanent Injunction In JULIE OF THE WOLVES Case
Late Friday, as scheduled, HarperCollins filed its first brief outlining the relief and damages it wants from Open Road Integrated Media for publishing the digital edition of Jean Craighead George’s JULIE OF THE WOLVES, following Judge Naomi Reece Buchwald’s grant of summary judgment in Harper’s favor in March. Harper seeks the maximum statutory damages “of no less than $30,000 for Open Road’s blatant infringement,” attorneys’ fees and costs totaling almost $1.1 million, a permanent injunction barring Open Road’s publication, and “such other and further relief as this Court may deem just and proper.” Harper says in its filing that Open Road’s infringement has continued following Judge Buchwald’s […]
Hachette Promises to “Spare No Effort” In “Exploring All Options” in Dispute with Amazon
Hachette Book Group issued a new statement Friday evening in the wake of Amazon’s removal of pre-order capabilities on forthcoming Hachette titles, which itself stemmed from an ongoing dispute over terms. “We are determined to protect the value of our authors’ books and our own work in editing, distributing, and marketing them,” the publisher said. They add, “We hope this difficult situation will not last a long time, but we are sparing no effort and exploring all options.” But the company is not prepared to say what those options might include yet. Separately, the NYT is last on the beat in […]
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At IPG, Cynthia Murphy has been promoted to library sales manager. In addition, Lara Alexander has been promoted to trade sales manager, and Laura Donnelly moves up to trade sales associate. Audrey Gibbons has joined Simon & Schuster Children’s as associate publicist for the SSBFYR, McElderry, Atheneum and Saga imprints. Previously she was an associate publicist at Black Dog & Leventhal. NBC News will air an hour-long special on Wednesday evening, May 28, featuring Glenn Greenwald — author of the just-released NO PLACE TO HIDE: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance State, and including a recorded interview between […]