Saturday, January 11, 2014

Trade News from PW


THE ROUNDUP

'Mein Kampf': E-Book Bestseller: Salon explores why Hitler's memoir/manifesto has become a bestseller in digital.

Bay Area Gets New Children's Bookstore: The Berkeley store, called Mr. Mopps' Children Books, marks the third children's bookstore to open in the California city in recent months.

The Judy Blume/Lena Dunham Reading List: Books by Rachel Kushner and Vladimir Nabokov are some of the ones that made it onto a recommended reading list by Judy Blume and Lena Dunham. The list comes from a free e-book published by "The Believer."

What's Next in Digital Publishing: U.K. publishing execs talked to "The Guardian" about how they think the book business will transform in 2014.

French Gov't Challenges Amazon: On Wednesday, a group of French senators, in a bid to protect the country's independent bookstores, put forth a bill that would block Amazon from offering free shipping in France

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