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Book on atom bomb horrors halted over false stories

Reuters, Wednesday, March 03, 2010

Reuters - A book about a handful of Japanese who survived both the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atom bombs has been pulled from U.S. book shelves amid reports it is based on false accounts and with doubts over the author's past. [More...]

Macmillan Stacking Sandbags Against e-Book Flood

Salon.com, Wednesday, March 03, 2010

If you want to see someone frantically struggling to defend an existing analog business model against the disruption that comes from digital, look no further than a blog post today from John Sargent, CEO of book publisher Macmillan. [More...]

Pearson profits rise by 13% as FT publisher embraces digital future

Independent, Tuesday, March 02, 2010

Shares in Pearson hit an eight-year high yesterday after the publisher of the Financial Times and Penguin books announced a 13 per cent increase in pre-tax profits. [More...]

Zuckerman says he's not running for NY Senate

AP via Yahoo! News, Wednesday, March 03, 2010

Real estate tycoon and newspaper publisher Mortimer Zuckerman won't run for the U.S. Senate in New York, his newspaper reported Tuesday. [More...]

Barry Hannah dies at 67; award-winning Southern author

Los Angeles Times, Wednesday, March 03, 2010

His first novel, 'Geronimo Rex,' received the William Faulkner prize for writing. His short story collection, 'High Lonesome,' was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. Author Barry Hannah, whose fiction was laced with dark humor and populated by hard-drinking Southerners, died Monday at his home in Oxford, Miss. He was 67. [More...]

Hindus urge Penguin USA to withdraw book on them

NDTV, Wednesday, March 03, 2010

Hindus living in the United States have urged the Penguin Group to "immediately" withdraw noted scholar Wendy Doniger's book on the community, alleging that it has numerous errors in its historical facts and Sanskrit translations. [More...]

Chinese writer under house arrest in Chengdu

ABC Radio Australia, Wednesday, March 03, 2010

Chinese writer Liao Yiwu is under house arrest in the south western city of Chengdu. [More...]

Wall Street Journal's New York Section To Launch In April

The Huffington Post, Tuesday, March 02, 2010

What's Your Reaction? NEW YORK — News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch said Tuesday that The Wall Street Journal will launch its New York metro section in April. [More...]

Publisher killed in south Nepal

BBC News, Tuesday, March 02, 2010

Unidentified gunmen shoot dead a newpaper publisher in southern Nepal, in the latest attack on journalists in the country. [More...]

Canon says still short of target in Oce bid

Reuters, Tuesday, March 02, 2010

TOKYO/AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Japan's Canon Inc said it had acquired or been tendered 71 percent of Oce's shares in a takeover bid of the Dutch printer maker that closed Monday, short of its target of 85 percent. [More...]

Supreme Court Upholds Settlement Between Publishers, Freelancers

Editor And Publisher, Tuesday, March 02, 2010

The Supreme Court has revived an $18 million settlement of a dispute involving payment to freelance writers for online use of their work. The proposed settlement covers freelancers who registered the copyright to their works as well as those who didn't. [More...]

Publisher to Halt Printing of Disputed Hiroshima Book

New York Times, Tuesday, March 02, 2010

The publisher of a book about the atomic bombing of Hiroshima whose author relied on a fraudulent source has said it will stop printing and shipping copies. [More...]

Debunked atom bomb book selling

USA Today, Tuesday, March 02, 2010

The debunking of a book about the atomic bombing of Japan seems to have made it more popular. [More...]

Murder Arrest in Philippines Follows 'Stars and Stripes' Investigation

Editor And Publisher, Tuesday, March 02, 2010

The arrest Tuesday of a Filipino man in an alleged murder plot that went awry could be traced back to a Stars and Stripes investigation first published last September. [More...]

Iran closes newspaper and magazine critical of government

Washington Post, Tuesday, March 02, 2010

TEHRAN -- Iran closed a leading newspaper and magazine critical of the government on Monday, further silencing dissenting voices in the Islamic republic after months of anti-government demonstrations. [More...]

Top court sides with publishers on $18 million deal

Reuters, Tuesday, March 02, 2010

Reuters - The U.S. Supreme Court overturned a ruling that threw out an $18 million settlement between publishers and freelance writers in a copyright case about work included in online databases. [More...]

Violence in India over Bangladesh writer

AFP via Yahoo! News, Tuesday, March 02, 2010

Police imposed a curfew Tuesday in a town in the southern Indian state of Karnataka after two people were killed in protests over an article by the exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen. [More...]

Dow Jones Buys Hearst’s Stake in SmartMoney

Folio Mag, Tuesday, March 02, 2010

News Corp. subsidiary Dow Jones & Company Tuesday officially acquired Hearst’s 50 percent stake in SmartMoney magazine, making Dow the brand’s sole owner. The SmartMoney franchise includes the print magazine, SmartMoney.com and a custom publishing division. [More...]

Murdoch Confirms 'Wall Street Journal' Getting NYC Edition

Editor And Publisher, Tuesday, March 02, 2010

News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch (left) confirmed the worst-kept secret in the newspaper industry Tuesday afternoon: The Wall Street Journal is launching a New York Edition next month. The section takes dead aim at The New York Times. [More...]

Morris Publishing out from bankruptcy protection

AP via Yahoo! News, Tuesday, March 02, 2010

Morris Publishing Group said Tuesday that it has emerged from under bankruptcy protection. [More...]

 

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Book on atom bomb horrors halted over false stories : Reuters - A book about a handful of Japanese who survived both the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atom bomb... [More...]

Macmillan Stacking Sandbags Against e-Book Flood : If you want to see someone frantically struggling to defend an existing analog business model again... [More...]

Pearson profits rise by 13% as FT publisher embraces digital future : Shares in Pearson hit an eight-year high yesterday after the publisher of the Financial Times and P... [More...]

Zuckerman says he's not running for NY Senate : Real estate tycoon and newspaper publisher Mortimer Zuckerman won't run for the U.S. Senate in New... [More...]

Barry Hannah dies at 67; award-winning Southern author : His first novel, 'Geronimo Rex,' received the William Faulkner prize for writing. His short story c... [More...]

 

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