Tuesday, June 23, 2015

The Roundup with PW

Summer 2015: Indies See Strong Sales Ahead
It wouldn’t be summer without a big vacation read. This year, two came to the fore in PW’s seasonal survey of indie booksellers: E.L. James’s 'Grey,' published last week, and Pulitzer Prize–winning author Harper Lee’s long-lost novel, 'Go Set a Watchman,' due out July 14. more »


PRH Begins Selling E-books via Twitter
Penguin Random House has begun selling books via Twitter, signing on to a new initiative from the social media service, GoodEReader reports. »

James Salter Dies at 90: Salter, whose intimately detailed novels and short stories kept a small but devoted audience in his thrall for more than half a century, died on June 19 in Sag Harbor, N.Y.

What If Authors Got Paid For Every Page?: Amazon is about to find out.

Trouble with Reynolds' Tell-All: Burt Reynolds has not turned in a complete draft of his memoir, stoking concerns that the actor will miss his publication date.

Tracking Down the Most Banned Book: FiveThirtyEight tried, and failed, to identify the most banned book in America.

PRH Denies 'Grey' Theft Was a Stunt: Penguin Random House has said it is “categorically and absolutely untrue” that it reported a copy of E.L. James' novel Grey stolen as part of a “publicity stunt."


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