Friday, June 12, 2015

The Roundup with PW

European Commission Opens Amazon E-book Probe
The European Commission announced that it has opened a formal investigation into some if the e-book practices of Amazon. Specifically, the EC said, it will look into the so-called Most Favored Nation clauses that require publishers to inform Amazon if they are offering better or alternative e-book terms to the retailer. more »

Next Robert Galbraith Novel Gets Pub Date
'Career of Evil,' the third book in the Cormoran Strike series from Robert Galbraith (the pen name of J.K. Rowling), will be released by Mulholland Books on October 20. »


No New Discworld, Says Daughter: Terry Pratchett’s daughter has said she does not intend to write any Discworld novels, or give “anyone else permission to do so."

'Catch-22' Designer Dies at 91: Paul Bacon, the influential designer known for creating radical, eye-catching book jackets for major literary works like Joseph Heller’s 'Catch-22' and Philip Roth’s 'Portnoy’s Complaint,' died on Monday.

Paul Coelho Goes 'Pay as You Wish': The bestselling author of 'The Alchemist' put free e-copies of two of his books on his blog this week, and asked readers to decide later whether the works were worth purchasing, and if so, to name their price.

No Men Allowed: Publisher Small press And Other Stories will produce no books by men in 2018 in answer to novelist Kamila Shamsie’s call for direct action to beat gender bias in publishing.

Piece of Gutenberg Bible on the Block: An eight-page fragment from the Gutenberg Bible will go up for sale at Sotheby’s in New York next week, and is expected to fetch at least half a million dollars.


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