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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...]