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  1. Kakutani's Pre-Embargo Review of Palin's "Erratic New Memoir" http://bit.ly/1Sqr6b #plnws
  2. Burkle Doubles Barnes & Noble Stake; May Agitate for Change http://bit.ly/4DePxu
  3. Meyer Remains Vague On Whether She'll Write Another Twilight Book http://bit.ly/kXtZl #plnws
  4. New Google Settlement Drops Foreign-Language Works http://bit.ly/10UeiU
  5. Sarnoff: "The settlement is not about setting up the digital future of publishing; it's about not leaving old books behind." #gbs
  6. possible new revenue models now limited to print-on-demand, file download, and consumer subscription only #gbs
  7. "clarifies that rightsholders can make their books available for free or allow re-use under Creative Commons or other licenses" #gbs
  8. British, Australian, and Canadian rightsholders gain BRR representation #gbs
  9. "removes the non-discrimination ("Most Favored Nation") clause that pertained to the Registry licensing of unclaimed works" #gbs
  10. "Registry will now also include a Court-approved fiduciary who will represent rightsholders of unclaimed books" #gbs
  11. now "requires the BRR to search for rightsholders who have not yet come forward"; no unclaimed funds go to BRR or rightsholders #gbs
  12. "Google will not share any private information with the Registry without valid legal process" #gbs
  13. "After hearing feedback from foreign rightsholders, the plaintiffs decided to narrow the class"--yes, English-language only #gbs
  14. New publisher plaintiffs added: Harlequin Enterprises, Macmillan Publishers, Melbourne University Publishing, Text Publishing #gbs
  15. New author plaintiffs added: Maureen Duffy, Daniel Jay Baum, Margaret Drabble and Robert Pullan #gbs
  16. Fast read: New settlement may be limited to English-language works only #gbs
  17. For PM members, we have the redlined new GBS settlement at http://bit.ly/2C0GX4 #gbs
  18. Atlantic's Top 5 Books, and 20 More--with Women http://bit.ly/1tNZtH #plnws
  19. People http://bit.ly/3xPDui
  20. Swede Offers "A Mountain of Dirty Laundry" In Rare Tell-All About Ikea http://bit.ly/33Jz9k