Friday, September 17, 2010

Publishers Weekly E-Book Rights Panel Set for September 28

I'm not going. I'm not paying $49.95 to hear Aiken whine about how publishing eBook editions simultaneous with first edition hardcovers, and low eBook prices, constitute a combination that will eventually destroy all life on the planet.  E-Book Rights Panel Set for September 28: "The first event in PW’s fall discussion series is set for September 28 at Random House’s headquarters in New York City. Four panelists will discuss the hot topic of e-book rights—who owns them, who should own them and how they can best be exploited. Set to speak are Authors Guild executive director Paul Aiken, agent Scott Waxman, attorney Lloyd Jassin and Neil de Young, executive director of Hachette Digital. Breakfast begins at 8:30 with the panel discussion running from 9 until 10:30. Admission is $49.95 ... ."