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P. T. Anderson Wants to Adapt Pynchon Novel, E-Book Bundle Huge Success, and More [1]

by
Evan Smith Rakoff
10.18.12

Every day Poets & Writers Magazine scans the headlines—from publishing reports to academic announcements to literary dispatches—for all the news that creative writers need to know. Here are today's stories:

The Cory Doctorow curated Humble E-book Bundle has garnered $847,000 as of yesterday. Launched October 9, and running through October 23, the promotion allows readers to pay what they choose [2]. (Publishers Weekly)

Meanwhile, AppNewser explains how to publish an e-book using PressBooks [3].

Today marks the anniversary of the publication of Herman Melville's Moby-Dick, and the epic novel has been honored with a Google doodle [4]. (New York Daily News)

On its Tumblr, HarperCollins posted Moby-Dick's original handwritten book contract [5].

The Wall Street Journal reports Amazon is having a tough time [6] breaking into book publishing.

In a study of over one million people, Swedish researchers found "writers had a higher risk of anxiety and bipolar disorders, schizophrenia, unipolar depression, and substance abuse. [7]" (BBC)

Filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson hopes to adapt Thomas Pynchon [8]'s novel Inherent Vice. (Slashfilm)

Deenah Vollmer attended the Frankfurt Book Fair in Germany last week, and details what she gleaned, including a new e-book called Kama Xcitra: a Sexual Position Guide with 3D Hologram Technology [9]. (New Yorker)


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[1] https://www.pw.org/content/paul_thomas_anderson_wants_to_adapt_thomas_pynchon_novel_ebook_bundle_huge_success_and_mor_0 [2] http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/digital/content-and-e-books/article/54401-humble-ebook-bundle-rumbles-along.html [3] http://www.mediabistro.com/appnewser/how-to-publish-your-ebook-online-with-pressbooks_b27800 [4] http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/pageviews/2012/10/google-doodles-moby-dick-a-reporters-search-for-the-great-white-whale [5] http://harpercollins.tumblr.com/post/33837588583/the-original-contract-for-melvilles-moby-dick [6] http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444592704578062631678116120.html [7] http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-19959565 [8] http://www.slashfilm.com/paul-thomas-anderson-talks-adapting-inherent-vice/ [9] http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/2012/10/in-the-land-of-videobooks-a-dispatch-from-the-frankfurt-fair.html