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August 7, 2008By Michael Cader

More from Author of Cancelled Novel

August 7, 2008By Michael Cader

We’ve heard from Sherry Jones, author of THE JEWEL OF MEDINA, the novel cancelled by Ballantine covered in yesterday’s Lunch. Jones tells us that “because of my termination agreement with Random House, I am prohibited from commenting on the circumstances surrounding that termination.” But from her perspective, “Despite Random House’s statement, I’m not aware of any warnings of possible terrorist attack from any other source than Denise Spellberg. I know that Shahed Amanullah’s email had nothing to do with any of this, because I was the one who discovered it, and the resulting discussion, on the Husaini Youths website. “Although […]

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August 7, 2008By Michael Cader

Buzz for Selden Edwards' Debut

August 7, 2008By Michael Cader

The Santa Barbara Independent has a long piece on Selden Edwards in advance of the release of his debut novel THE LITTLE BOOK on August 14. The paper says “the buzz in the publishing world is that this impeccably crafted and suspenseful tale of a world-famous American rock star who wakes up one day in Vienna, Austria, in 1897, will be the hottest fiction title of the fall.” Edwards began the book back in 1974 “and submitted the first of many final drafts as part of the requirements for a master’s degree at Stanford…. More than six supposedly final drafts […]

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August 7, 2008By Michael Cader

DailyLit Ads Sponsored Model

August 7, 2008By Michael Cader

DailyLit has announced the first entry in a new model that allows for the sponsored distribution of serialized digital books for free to readers. GreetingCards.com is sponsoring distribution through September 30 of College Knowledge: 101 Tips, from the University of Michigan Press, originally sold in Daily Lit form for $4.95.Release

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August 7, 2008By Michael Cader

How the Press Gets eReaders Wrong Every Day

August 7, 2008By Michael Cader

There’s an FT column today by John Gapper that crystallizes some thoughts I’ve had recently about how poorly the press handles coverage and analysis of the budding market for e-readers. His thesis is that when it comes to e-reading devices, “The danger for Sony is that it is already too late. Amazon has grabbed the market-leading position from Sony and established a stronger brand, which is what happened with the iPod and the Walkman. Sony never managed to recover, despite trying repeatedly to match Apple.” His analysis is based on the rumor of 240,000 Kindles having sold so far (ultimately […]

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August 6, 2008By Michael Cader

Jane Friedman Gets Her Party

August 6, 2008By Michael Cader

Steve Rubin and Maria Campbell threw a party last night for former HarperCollins ceo Jane Friedman on the roof Rubin’s apartment building, attended by longtime publishing colleagues and, apparently, a few publishing reporters. The guests surprised Friedman by wearing printed Jane Friedman masks. She called it her “transition party” and noted: “What I’m going to say –and this is it– is I am not done, and I am not done by a long shot.” But there’s no report on what she is transitioning to yet.Observer

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August 6, 2008By Michael Cader

Harper Finishes with Strong Quarter

August 6, 2008By Michael Cader

HarperCollins reported fourth quarter sales of $350 million, up nearly 18 percent from $295 million a year ago, with operating income of $28 million up a third from a year ago. In the release the company says the quarter was “led by strong sales of Bright Shiny Morning by James Frey [which has sales as tracked by Nielsen Bookscan of under 60,000 copies], Stolen Innocence by Elissa Wall, an updated edition of YOU:The Owner’s Manual by Michael F. Roizen and Mehmet Oz” and bestsellers like Read All About It! by Laura and Jenna Bush–leaving unresolved the question of what actually […]

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