As a federal government report, the Mueller Report is in the public domain. Anyone can print and sell their own edition of the report.
Catching up with PW's Andrew Albanese
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Ahead of the release of the long-awaited report on Russian interference in the 2016 US election from Special Counsel Robert Mueller, expectations ran high that booksellers and publishers would have a hot title on their lists and on their shelves.
A week since the report appeared, reviews are mixed, according to Andrew Albanese, Publishers Weekly senior writer.
“Book versions are moving, though it’s still unclear how well, as many publishers this week are still fulfilling orders,” he explains. “Because this is a federal government report, the title is in the public domain. Anyone can print and sell their own edition of the report.
“Scribner officials, who have prepared a version with the Washington Post, announced a big first printing, and Skyhorse, which got Alan Dershowitz to write a forward, announced a 200,000 print run that will hit stores on Monday.”
“The e-book edition has been in the Amazon top 100 since its release last week, and the report is in the top 10 on Apple,” Albanese tells CCC’s Chris Kenneally.
Every Friday, CCC’s “Beyond the Book” speaks with the editors and reporters of “Publishers Weekly” for an early look at the news that publishers, editors, authors, agents and librarians will be talking about when they return to work on Monday.
