A daily round-up of publishing news from across the Web: Amazon.com to Acquire Shopping Site Woot; W. S. Merwin to Be Named Poet Laureate; Writing for the Kindle: 'Like a Fast-Paced Rock and Roll Album'; Hitchens Undergoing Chemo; Is Glenn Beck The Publishing Industry's Biggest Hope?
Amazon.com to Acquire Shopping Site Woot
Amazon.com plans to acquire online discount retailer Woot.com, the smaller site announced Wednesday. Woot, which offers one item for sale each day, didn't disclose the terms of the deal. The company will continue to operate independently from its Carrollton, Texas, headquarters, Woot CEO Matt Rutledge said in a letter to employees published on the site.
W. S. Merwin to Be Named Poet Laureate
W. S. Merwin acknowledges that his relatively reclusive life on a former pineapple plantation built atop a dormant volcano in Maui, Hawaii, will be disturbed by the Library of Congress’s announcement on Thursday naming him the country’s poet laureate.
Writing for the Kindle: 'Like a Fast-Paced Rock and Roll Album'
Adam Langer's forthcoming novel The Thieves of Manhattan tells the story of a James Frey-ish memoirist. But the book isn't just about deception and jealousy, Langer told The Wall Street Journal. It also involves another source of publishing angst: ebooks!
Christopher Hitchens Undergoing Chemo
British author, essayist and literary critic Christopher Hitchens announced on Wednesday that he is undergoing chemotherapy for his esophagus.
Is Glenn Beck The Publishing Industry's Biggest Hope?
Earlier this month, Glenn Beck did what precious few authors have tried and failed to do over the past four weeks: unseat Stieg Larsson from the top of the New York Times bestseller list.
