Redigi Ruling and the Rise of Used E-books; Nook Goes After Its Erotica Authors

[PW Daily: Breaking book business, bookselling and author news, bestsellers lists and publishing deals.] [New York Rights Fair 2018]( [Will Ruling in ReDigi Case Open the Door to a Used E-book Market?]( That’s the heart of the question now before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, after a lively hearing on Tuesday in the case of Capitol Records vs. ReDigi, an online service that enabled consumers to resell their legally purchased iTunes files. [more »]( [Nook Terminating Accounts of Erotica Authors]( A new content policy instituted by Nook Press last week has resulted in the termination of the accounts of numerous self-published authors. [more »]( [Beijing Book Fair 2017: Changing with the Times and Market Demands]( Traditionally, the Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF) has focused on educational books, STM titles, and children’s books—in that order. This year’s event, which opens today and runs until August 27, is markedly different with many more categories represented. [more »]( [Win a copy of 'Hello! My Name Is Tasty']( Enter to win one of 15 finished copies of 'Hello! My Name Is Tasty' from Portland chef John Gorham. (Sponsored) [Enter Here! »]( [Celebrate the PW Star Watch Honorees]( For more about these and other great jobs, visit the new [PW JobZone]( now with resume hosting and more! - [Publicist, Revell and Baker Books - Baker Publishing Group - Grand Rapids](. - [Story Development and Production Lead - Episode - San Francisco](. - [ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, PROGRAMS - NYU School of Professional Studies - New York City](. - [Managing Director for Digital Content and Editor HBR.org - Harvard Business Publishing - Brighton, MA](. - [Audience Development Director - One Day University - New York City](. JOB MOVES Noreen Herits, formerly director of marketing and publicity at Workman, is rejoining Random House Children’s Books as executive director. Jillian Vandall is being promoted to senior manager of publicity at Random House Children’s Books. [VIEW ALL »]( Spotlight on Comics and Graphic Novels [Humanoids Adds Graphic Novel Lines for Kids and Adults]( European graphic novel publisher Humanoids is adding Humanoids Kids, a new line of graphic novels for children and young adults, and Slice of Life, a new line of books focused on a variety of material aimed at older readers. [more » »]( [DC Inks Deal to Sell Its Digital Comics via Madefire App]( Madefire, a digital comics retail and publishing platform, is partnering with DC to offer new digital comics releases and thousands of backlist DC Comics for sale via the Madefire app. [More To Come Podcast 275: Netflix buys Millarworld]( In this week's podcast we discuss the Netflix acquisition of comics writer Mark Millar's Millarworld comics publishing house and its relation to Disney’s plans to launch its own streaming service. [Bookstore News: August 23, 2017]( New bookstores for Texas and Missouri; Amazon's bricks-and-mortar bookselling lessons; Hawaii's booming book business; and more. [more » »]( [iBooks Bestsellers: 'Soul Mate' Finds Its #1]( The end of the summer and the beginning of the school year finds a mixed bag of e-books hitting the Apple iBooks store's bestseller list, including Kendall Ryan's self-published romance at #1. [more » »]( News Briefs [Introducing the PW Digital Marketplace]( 'Publishers Weekly' has launched the PW Digital Marketplace, a new online opportunity for vendors and digital servicers. [more » »]( [Behrman House Acquires Remaining Interest in Apples & Honey Press]( Behrman House has become the sole owner of Apples & Honey Press with its acquisition of Jerusalem-based Gefen Books’ 50% interest in the imprint, dissolving their two-year partnership. [more » »]( THE ROUNDUP [Amazon's Bellevue and San Jose Stores]( The e-tailer is opening its ninth and 10th bookstores this week, providing a glimpse into its ultimate bookselling goal. [IPA Urges China to Respect Cambridge UP]( The International Publishers Association has praised the press's decision counter to China’s censorship request. [Germany Condemns Detension of Writer]( Police in Spain have arrested a Turkish-German writer on vacation at Turkey's request, a move that Germany has protested. [Making Dystopian Fiction Great Again]( Independent bookstores are seeing a resurgent dystopian wave—as well as bumps in other genres to which readers are gravitating. [The Secret Life of a Book Manuscript]( A best-selling author submitted a draft to his editor despite warnings that no one would read the book. It was 'Churchill and Orwell.' [VIEW ALL »]( PW Bestsellers [Children's Fiction Bestseller List]( 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two' by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne, and John Tiffany is the #1 title on PW's children's frontlist fiction bestseller list. [See the full list » »]( PW DAILY REVIEW OF THE DAY ['The Room of White Fire' by T. Jefferson Parker]( "Bestseller Parker provides a glimpse into the shadowy, disturbing, and morally indefensible world of outsourced interrogation in this excellent series launch." [more » »]( SHELFTALKER [The Bookseller and the Very Bad Day *]( Cynthia Compton A tired bookseller’s homage to Judith Viorst and her friend Alexander. [more »]( PICTURE OF THE DAY [Total Eclipse of the Book]( DK's U.S. office celebrated the solar eclipse in Hudson River Park in downtown Manhattan on August 21. Outfitted with eclipse sunglasses and the latest DK space-themed titles, including 'The Astronomy Book' from the bestselling Big Ideas Simply Explained series, staffers (pictured here) watched the eclipse as it reached its maximum viewing potential at 2:44 p.m. EST. Courtesy DK E-mail not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser.]( [PW KidsCast: A Conversation with Francisco X. Stork]( [The BookLife Prize - Enter Now]( [Bookworks | The Self Publishers Association]( To submit pictures of the day, email pics@publishersweekly.com Send editorial questions about this e-newsletter to: jmilliot@publishersweekly.com Send advertising questions about this e-newsletter to: cbryerman@publishersweekly.com For additional assistance, contact us by email or at the address below. 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