And, Now, A Case Totally Destined For Appeal

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We find our attention diverted by a rather interesting little pieces from BBC News where we are told the John Steinbeck’s children from a first marriage have been awarded rights to his novels and — apparently — two pictures produced by Paramount. Something about: US District Judge Richard Owen said US copyright laws now recognised young writers like Steinbeck could not “predict the high stature they would attain” when they signed early contracts. The law permits authors or their heirs to terminate contracts or renegotiate deals “allowing creators or their heirs appropriate rewards for their artistic gifts to our culture,” […]

Our Continuing Fascination With Copyright

On Cluelessness

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Booksellers believe Mr. Child may have tapped into the same audience that has devoured romance novels over the past 20 years, a genre that in recent years has increasingly included more violence and suspense. They say the 9/11 terrorist attacks, coupled with the war in Iraq, have changed what women are willing to read. From the Wall Street Journal, via Publisher’s Lunch. Article is locked behind the WSJ wall, alas.

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The Trouble With Eyeliner

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Here is what we worry about: name-dropping in novels is so prevalent that readers, those poor, innocent readers, might not be able to discern between legitimate product placement and legitimate characterization. That is unfair to marketers who might pay big bucks for a fleeting mention in a 100,000 word novel. We feel sorry for them, we really do. After all, how carefully must a reader read to make this type of intellectual leap?

Marketing For Introverts

The Gabe Kaplan Demographic: Now Younger Than Ever

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This week, MediaBistro turns it fine eye to Tricia Boczkowski of Simon Spotlight Entertainment — one of those imprints we’ve never fully grasped, so we do appreciate the additional information. Spotlight is specifically geared to capture the attention of the ever-lucrative 18-to-34 demographic. All that slacking and lounging could be spent reading you know. Now, we think it’s fair to say that even when we were officially part of the 18-to-34 generation, we didn’t have a clue about our peers. Now that we edged (ha!) past that group, we feel our elder statesman-like viewpoint serves us well. Meaning, yeah, we’re

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