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Harry popping up on the Internet, especially in countries without official translation, may even help popularize e-books: So far, authors and publishers have mainly stood on the sidelines of the Internet file-swapping frenzy that has shaken the music industry and aroused fear among makers of motion pictures. But the publishing …

Another reason why the DMCA sucks syphilitics in a cesspool: Andrew Huang, an engineer and programmer in San Diego, has written a book called “Hacking the Xbox: An Introduction to Reverse Engineering.” It has also been an introduction to copyright law in the digital age. Wiley Technology Publishing, a unit …

Sen. Clinton’s book sells 1 million copies in one month: “What has been particularly exciting is the speed with which it has achieved such unprecedented sales levels,” Simon & Schuster executive Carolyn Reidy said in a statement. The company ordered 1 million copies for the first printing, an extraordinarily high …

Magnanimous Japanese author forgives Bob Dylan for apparently incorporating some of his text into lyrics: A Japanese writer said Tuesday he was flattered to learn that passages from one of his books apparently found their way into Bob Dylan’s lyrics. In the song “Floater” from his 2001 album, “Love and …

Robinson & Elliot's s-f graphic novel dramedy.

I was thinking about Dolly Parton and gradually it dawned on me how much she has in common with Martha Stewart. Why does this combo seem so absurd? Please see the story on MSNBC.com: Their styles couldn’t be more different, and their stars are currently hurtling in opposite directions. Still, …

Frank Rich finds that the American public’s attention span, sense of quality and critical independence are longer and stronger than the entertainment industry gives it credit for: Here’s what’s wrong with kids in the digital age. They live in front of their TV and PC screens. They steal music online. …

PW Daily has a fun little tidbit on the Potter5 phenomenon: And a PW book reviewer in the Washington, D.C. area noted that a friend of hers got a surprise when she took the book to a doctor’s appointment earlier this week. “My friend told me yesterday that she took …

Adam Mansbach with a treatise on the intellectual state of hip-hop: In ever-evolving forms, hip-hop rules planet Earth, or at least the global entertainment economy from Japan to Cuba. But is there something deeper going on than the flash of 50 Cent’s platinum chains and Eminem’s silver tongue? Where is …

Interesting angle from Publishers Weekly on the overwhelming Harry Potter sales numbers: Sales figures for the opening months of Potter have shot up with each successive book, but they’re going up a lot faster than backlist sales are. Or, put another way, for Harry Potter, the initial release is becoming …