A daily roundup of book and publishing news from across the Web: Guns N' Roses Releases a Vook; Amazon to Publish Translations of Foreign-Language Books; NBA Ref-Turned-Felon Tim Donaghy Splits with Publisher; A Review of the Kobo; Pinter Wonders About "the Konrath Effect."
Guns N’ Roses Gets Its Own Vook
The NYT says a video-enhanced digital book chronicling the exploits of the rock band Guns N’ Roses will be released on Wednesday by Vook, the multimedia company.
Amazon Branches Out into Publishing Translations
Amazon said it plans to launch a publishing imprint that will produce English-language translations of foreign-language books, reports the Wall Street Journal.
Messy End for Tim Donaghy and His Publisher
Former NBA referee-turned-felon-turned-author Tim Donaghy and VTi-Media, the small publishing company that stepped in to release Donaghy's post-prison confessional, Personal Foul, after an earlier incarnation was scrapped by Triumph Books, are no longer doing business together. Yahoo Sports has the story.
Borders Kobo eBook Hits Stores In June
Skatter Tech takes a look at the Borders ebook reader, which ships June 17. The verdict: it's a low-end reader, but low-priced, too.
The Konrath Effect: Will New Technology Ruin Talented Authors?
Thriller writer Jason Pinter looks at J.A. Konrath's recent decision to publish with Amazon Encore, and wonders if new technology will stifle budding talent.
