Moonwalk Reprint

"Moonwalk," the autobiography penned by Michael Jackson, will soon be hitting the shelves of a bookstore near you. That is, of course, if you live in United States, Canada, England, Germany and France.

On Thursday, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff approved a request by the administrators of the Jackson's estate to enter into new publishing deals. According to the court records, the documents state:

The Special Administrators believe that it is in the best interest of the Estate for all book publishing agreements to be entered as soon as possible, as sales of the book and profits for the estate will be maximized the sooner the book is released due to the notoriety surrounding Michael Jackson's unexpected death and the resulting heightened demand for such products."

The book, which was originally published in 1988 by Doubleday, has been out of print for more than a decade. Publishing rights for the reprint in the United States and Canada will be handled by Shaye Areheart, who was the original editor of "Moonwalk."

Her company is a part of Random House Inc. Other publishers will handle the oversees releases.

"Moonwalk" could be in bookstores in France as early as August. No word yet on when the book will be released in other countries.

Source: MJFC / AP / TMZ