Friday, February 06, 2015

The Roundup with PW

Publisher Sherry Arden Dies at 91: Arden was a force in the industry as publicity director, president and publisher of William Morrow & Company.

Trust Fund Awaits Detainee: 'Guantanamo Diary,' the first account published by a current detainee at America’s infamous prison in Cuba, is also unique in the way it will compensate its author, Mohamedou Ould Slahi.

Rare Book Sells for $191K: A rare book sold via AbeBooks for $191,000, smashing all the online bookseller's records. The largest previous sale was for $65,000.

A Book Cover that Judges You: A Dutch artist has created a book that uses facial recognition to decide whether you are worthy of reading it.

Hotfile to Settle Piracy Suit: Hotfile and several major book publishers have agreed to an out-of-court settlement of their piracy dispute. Last year the publishers filed a complaint with a Florida District Court, demanding up to $7.5 million from the defunct file-hosting service.


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