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• Joanna Cotler Resigning From Children's Imprint
1 May 2008 at 7:00pm
Joanna Cotler is stepping down
from her eponymous imprint at HarperCollins. She will remain as editor at large and will do a few book projects a year. Her children's books made quite a mark in the publishing world.
Longtime children's book editor and publisher Joanna Cotler is stepping down from her position at HarperCollins Children's Books. Cotler, who has spent the last 13 years as publisher of her eponymous imprint, Joanna Cotler Books, will become editor-at-large at the publisher as of May 13.
Cotler, whose current title is senior v-p and publisher, is leaving to focus on her sideline passion, painting. She will continue to edit select titles after her de... ( cont'd )
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Film Release Date Set
30 Apr 2008 at 10:00am
Warner Bros. has confirmed
a release date for the feature film of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part I.
The first instalment of the series finale will open on November 19, 2010, with the second released the following summer. Earlier reports indicated that Part II would premiere in May 2011.
The studio announced the decision to split J.K. Rowling's final book in the popular wizard series into two films last month.
David Yates will return to direct the Deathly Hallows films, making him the series's most prolific helmer, steering four of the eight Potter movies.
The sixth Potter film, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, opens in cinemas this November.
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• Starbucks Keeping Books, Reshuffling Entertainment Division
29 Apr 2008 at 7:00pm
Publisher's Weekly reports
that as part of its current restructuring Starbucks is firing the head of its entertainment division, but will keep selling books.
Starbucks is restructuring its entertainment operation with Ken Lombard leaving as head of the group and being replaced by Chris Bruzzo, chief technology officer. It was under Lombard's direction that the giant coffee chain began selling selected books, and Starbucks said it will "continue its relationship with the William Morris Agency to identify book projects that it can offer in its stores." The most recent Starbuck book selection, chosen earlier this week, was Garth Stein's The Art of Racing (Harper).
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• Rosetta Launches NetGalley
28 Apr 2008 at 7:00pm
Publisher's Weekly reports
that Rosetta Solutions has formally announced its new product and service, NetGalley.
The online initiative will launch at BEA, with the mission of connecting publishers and "professional readers," and streamlining the galley distribution process. NetGalley will enable book publishers, reviewers, media, librarians, booksellers, bloggers, educators and others to access and share content and information about new titles. Publishers that have already signed on to a pilot program include St. Martin's, Hachette Book Group, Bloomsbury USA and Sourcebooks. Those houses will submit their advance fall titles to PW through NetGalley.
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• Google's Book Scanning Project Continues
26 Apr 2008 at 4:00pm
The Google bookscanning project hasn't been in the news much lately (there are still lawsuits going on), but the scanning of millions of books
continues.
Google, the Internet's leader in search and advertising, says the process it developed and is using for scanning the majority of the books in Book Search is proprietary. Employees will not discuss it except to say it is much faster than what Mitchel is doing and it's not destructive.
"It took us quite a while to develop it so we do keep that confidential," said a library manager for Book Search, Ben Bunnell, who declined even to say where Google does the scanning.
Many libraries began digitizing books a decade... ( cont'd )
• Mike Huckabee Signs New Book Deal
24 Apr 2008 at 4:00pm
Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee is writing
a book about his run for the Republican presidential nomination. The book will be released in November, 2008 and will discuss his failed bid for the presidency and his ideas for the future of the conservative movement. Sentinel, an imprint of Penguin Group will publish the former governor's book.
"There's going to be a lot of untold stories and untold anecdotes," said Will Weisser, Sentinel's associate publisher. "But the other part is the governor's vision for the future of American politics and society and what should we be working towards? How does the (Republican) party become more unified?"
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• Viking to Publish Cindy McCain Memoir
23 Apr 2008 at 1:00pm
Viking will publish
a memoir by Cindy McCain, wife of Republican presidential candidate John McCain. The book is due out in September, 2008, and will be co-written by journalist Beth Brophy. The rumors are that the advance paid was close to one million dollars. Hey, she might be the next first lady: that will sell.
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• Miley Cyrus is Writing Her Memoirs
22 Apr 2008 at 4:00pm
 Young pop star Miley Cyrus is writing
her memoirs. She is 15 years old.
Disney said the book will focus particularly on the guidance of Cyrus' mother, Leticia.
"I am so excited to let fans in on how important my relationship with my family is to me," the 15-year-old singer-actress said in a statement. "I hope to motivate mothers and daughters to build lifetimes of memories together and inspire kids around the world to live their dreams."
The Disney Book Group, in a clear bit of synergy for the Walt Disney Co., has world rights to the book. Disney said Cyrus' book will feature previously unseen photos, family stories and "a look at her inner circle of loved ones... ( cont'd )
• Bush Plans to Eliminate RIF Program
21 Apr 2008 at 4:00pm
President Bush's 2009 budget will eliminate
funding for RIF, the Reading is Fundamental program which provides books and encourages reading for impoverished children.
President Bush's proposed 2009 budget eliminates all the funding for Reading Is Fundamental's book distribution program that has, since 1966, provided more than 325 million books to more than 30 million underprivileged children.
"With 13 million children living in poverty in this country, the need for RIF has never been greater," said RIF CEO/president Carol Rasco. The annually funded RIF program is currently approved through September 2009, but if Bush's budget is approved, 4.6 million children w... ( cont'd )
• Marvel and Del Rey Announce Wolverine Manga Series
19 Apr 2008 at 4:00pm
Marvel Entertainment and Del Rey Manga, which is part of Random House, have announced choice of a creative team who will create a manga based on Wolverine, the popular character from the X-Men franchise. The new series will be penned by Antony Johnston, author of the Alex Rider graphic novels Stormbreaker and Point Blanc. The illustrations will be created by Wilson Tortosa, artist of Tomb Raider and Battle of the Planets.
The new series will focus on the history of the Wolverine character, which is portrayed by Hugh Jackman in the live action movies. There is also a Wolverine film in the works. In the first book Logan, a rebellious teen training in a remote sch... ( cont'd )
• A Birthday Book For the Prince of Wales
16 Apr 2008 at 6:00am
Prince Charles is getting a fabulous gift: a book will be published in honor of his 60th birthday which will be contributed to by some of the top authors of today. J.K. Rowling will be contributing to the project.
Reps for JKR have now confirmed to TLC that there will indeed be an extract of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows contained in this new book, along with two new illustrations of the story from author and artist Quentin Blake. Along with the contribution from Jo, others such as Philip Pullman and Jacqueline Wilson are contributing to the birthday book for The Prince of Wales, with new material due from Philip Ardagh and Anthony Horowitz. In addition t... ( cont'd )
• Courtroom Drama For J.K. Rowling
15 Apr 2008 at 7:00pm
The trial over the fan who wants to publish a Harry Potter lexicon, which J.K. Rowling says is an outright theft of her hard work, continues in New York. It's been quite dramatic. Yesterday, J.K. Rowling nearly came to
tears as she described how much Harry Potter and the books meant to her. Today the fan testified and he broke down in tears.
Vander Ark wiped away tears when he was asked to reflect on what the case has done to his relationship with the community of Harry Potter fans.
The former middle school librarian, who fell in love with the books in the late 90s and has devoted years to studying them and indexing their content online, could barely speak.
"It'... ( cont'd )
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