In Monday’s issue of PW, we share AAP figures on print declines offsetting digital gains, a selective chart listing some of the e-reading devices—from tablet computers to dedicated e-readers and smartphones—likely to be popular during the holiday season; and notes from PubWest’s annual convention. Publishers' growing involvement with apps is the lead article in the News section. There’s a piece on QMCodes, a startup company that has been working with HarperCollins to develop and refine a method to help publishers use mobile devices to connect with readers; and the retailing page takes a look at the family-run Book World, which is steadily expanding in the Midwes. Our international coverage includes a summary of the annual meeting of the International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organizations and the 29th annual Sharjah International Book Fair. There is a romance feature with a “Why I Write” column by Courtney Milan, author of Trial by Desire; and a profile of Elmore Leonard.