Suzanne Herz at Knopf Doubleday said this morning, “Now that all of our security and logistical issues surrounding the e-book of THE LOST SYMBOL have been resolved, the e-book will be released simultaneously with the hardcover on September 15th. We will not be issuing any further comment on this.”
People: Borders Hires Norton, Shifts Paperchase US Management
PeopleFormer Simon & Schuster president of sales and distribution Larry Norton is joining as svp, merchandising and distribution on August 31, reporting to evp Anne Kubek. Norton will lead the merchandising team, “which includes the buying and planning organization for all Borders and Waldenbooks stores nationwide as well as the distribution group, which manages the company’s national logistics network.” He has been a consultant for the past two years after leaving S&S. CEO Ron Marshall says “Larry’s depth of experience within publishing and supply chain management is critical to Borders as we address our strategic priorities, including re-engaging with customers […]
Doubleday Calls Plagiarism Charges By Early Facebook Participant Against Mezrich "Mystifying"
Aaron Greenspan dispatched a letter to Ben Mezrich’s publishers asserting approximately 25 alleged similarities between Mezrich’s new book THE ACCIDENTAL BILLIONAIRES and Greenspan’s self-published AUTHORITAS: One Student’s Harvard Admissions and the Founding of the Facebook Era. Greenspan says “he may seek a court injunction,” but at the least he wants attention–“not only to what he called copyright infringement, but also to what Greenspan says is mischaracterization and embellishment of the story behind the founding of Facebook,” the Boston Globe writes. Doubleday says in a statement, “Greenspan’s chief complaint seems to be that Ben Mezrich does not endorse his view that […]
Colleagues Say Cheney's Book Will Air His Disagreements with Bush
The Washington Post’s Barton Gellman runs a high-profile story based on friends and colleagues of former Vice President Dick Cheney who indicate his forthcoming memoir (not expected for publication until 2011) will have plenty of tales to tell. One story has Cheney upset that President Bush developed a mind of his own in his second term: “Cheney’s disappointment with the former president surfaced recently in one of the informal conversations he is holding to discuss the book with authors, diplomats, policy experts and past colleagues. “‘In the second term, he felt Bush was moving away from him,’ said a participant […]
Proposed or Forthcoming
The WSJ reports that recently-free journalist Laura Ling is teaming with her sister, Oprah Winfrey Show correspondent Lisa Ling, for a book proposal “hat will examine the meaning of sisterhood and journalistic ideals. The issue of Laura Ling’s captivity will be discussed, but in a larger context.” They are represented by Suzanne Gluck at William Morris Endeavor.WSJ blog Separately, USA Today has more details on the Michael Jackson coffee table book deal approved the judge overseeing the pop star’s estate. High-end publisher Kraken Opus says they had been negotiating a book deal with Jackson prior to his death and Jackson’s […]
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Jesse Finkelstein has joined Douglas & McIntyre as digital assets and foreign rights director. She had been associate publisher of Raincoast Books.