Friday, September 06, 2013

THE ROUNDUP from PW


Bezos a Hit in 'Post' Newsroom Visit : Amazon’s founder and the prospective new owner of The Washington Post assured newsroom employees on Wednesday that he was committed to preserving quality journalism, investing in news and making sure the Post adhered to his underlying philosophy about content: “Don’t be boring.”

'Salon': What was Salinger's Problem?: A new book and film argue that the trauma of war forged the author of The Catcher in the Rye.

New Mich. Bookstore Fosters Indie Scene: With the closing of Borders, the space for a general bookstore in Ann Arbor opened back up. On April 3, 2013, Literati opened its doors to fill that gap in the downtown community. But as an independent bookstore, Literati brings its own unique opportunities.

B&N Wins Dismissal of PIN Code Suit: Barnes & Noble won the dismissal of a suit over the “skimming” of customers’s PIN codes from credit card readers at stores in New York, California and seven other states.


Wattpad and Sourcebooks Partner: Online writing platform Wattpad and independent publisher Sourcebooks are forming a new partnership that will see the publisher releasing popular Wattpad titles.

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