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Publishing News: Amazon and the sub-$300 tabletAmazon tablet rumors, Stephen King offers early access, and the "email" copyright turns 29.Here's what caught my eye in publishing news this week. Can Amazon's tablet crack the $300 barrier?Editor's note: Shortly after we posted "Publishing News," TechCrunch published an exclusive about the Amazon tablet. The big news: it's called "Amazon Kindle," it's 7-inches wide, it's scheduled for release in late November, and — most notable — it will sell for $250.
In a blog post, Forrester declares that "[if] Amazon launches a tablet at a sub-$300 price point — assuming it has enough supply to meet demand — we see Amazon selling 3-5 million tablets in Q4 alone." Perhaps spurred by HP's repeated "last runs" and $99 fire sale, "unnamed sources" at Amazon told the NY Post "[the] device will sell for hundreds less than the entry-point $499 iPad." PC World notes: "[it] seems as if Amazon wants to sell more hardware first, and then hope to make up the difference in the sales of content later." It wouldn't be the first time Amazon bit the bullet to gain market share.  TOC Frankfurt 2011 — Being held on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011, TOC Frankfurt will feature a full day of cutting-edge keynotes and panel discussions by key figures in the worlds of publishing and technology.Save 100€ off the regular admission price with code TOC2011OR The "EMAIL" copyright turns 29The copyright associated with "EMAIL" turned 29 this week (the copyright holder, V.A. Shiva, was 14 when he submitted the paperwork, which might explain the use of all caps.). As you might expect, Shiva takes issue with declarations and predictions about email's demise:
Even with IM and texting on the rise, email won't be delegated to a retirement home anytime soon. We are, after all, in the Information Age and the Age of Social Media — and so far, email has been the tie that binds it all together. Stephen King turns to Klout for pre-release marketing
King is no stranger to experimentation, but this latest promotion may have left something on the table. The early release copies, for instance, were made available just a few days before the actual release date. That's not all that impressive when compared to something like Pottermore, which is granting two months' worth of advanced access to early members. That said, "Mile 81" is a step in the right direction, and it'll be something to watch if King embraces a similar marketing strategy for his next full-price bestseller. Related:
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A couple interesting things happened on the ereader/tablet front this week. Sony 
In the wake of an author