![]() ![]() ![]() Recently Barnes & Noble withdrew 100 DC graphic novels from the shelves of its physical stores after Amazon secured an exclusive deal to offer the digital versions only on the Kindle. The brutally honest, heartbreaking tale includes her recent struggle with (and victory over) cancer. Now she tells all with memoir My Mother Was Nuts. ![]() “It was a decision whether to go with old school or new school,” said Strone.Īmazon has been aggressively expanding its publishing operations of late, drawing concern from traditional booksellers about its dual role as seller and publisher. Penny Marshall charmed America in Laverne & Shirley and gave her comedic and director’s touch to films such as Big and A League of Their Own. Strone declined to reveal the financial terms of the deal, but he did hint that Amazon offered an eBook royalty rate above the standard 25 percent. ![]() Strone told the Associated Press that several publishers bid but Amazon “won the auction.” Her book agent, Dan Strone, the CEO of Trident Media Group, announced the deal Tuesday in Frankfurt in advance of the Frankfurt Book Fair, one of the most important events on the publishing industry calendar.Īmazon Publishing won the rights to the book and will issue both a traditional print and a digital edition. I have had many lives (not in the Shirley MacLaine sense) and you will hear about them all…just don’t expect any recipes…I don’t cook.” “People have always asked me how I got from the Bronx to Hollywood, so I thought it was time to tell how it all happened. “I can’t say I’m excited about the Yankees losing, or there not being a basketball season yet, but I am excited about writing this book,” Marshall said in a statement. ![]()
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