More Work, Less Pay & No Free Newspapers
• Hachette is cutting salaries and asking staff to work overtime. Fun! [Gawker]
• Amazon is blaming an "embarrassing and ham-fisted cataloging error" for the dropping the sales rankings of thousands of gay and lesbian books. [AFP]
• Bravo has picked up four new shows, including one produced by Sarah Jessica Parker and another by Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher. [THR, THR]
• NBC's Boston affiliate, WHDH, has backed down from its threat to skip Jay Leno's new 10pm show when it debuts this fall. [B&C]
• Marriott will no longer automatically provide guests with a free copy of USA Today or the Journal. You're gonna have to ask for it from now on. [E&P]
• The Chicago Tribune is making more staff cuts. [E&P]
• Disney has a team of anthropologists charged with figuring out how to get young boys to tune into its shows and consume its cultural detritus. [NYT]
• Current TV isn't planning to go public, after all. [NYP]
• Christopher Hitchens will not be hosting a party for this year's White House Correspondents Dinner, in case you were wondering. [NYO]