Older books get second life as e-publications

New York Times reports that the publishing industry is slowly moving toward more daring e-publishing projects. Even Catch 22 is slated to be published as an e-book…

Sixteen months after stepping down as president and chief executive of HarperCollins Publishers Worldwide, Jane Friedman has formed a new company that will republish old titles by big-name authors including William Styron, Iris Murdoch and Pat Conroy in electronic form.

via Jane Friedman Starts Open Road Integrated Media, an E-Book Company – NYTimes.com.

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