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The PW Publishing Industry Salary Survey 2015: A Younger Workforce, Still Predominantly White
Our annual salary survey drew responses from a younger group than in years past, though the industry still is very white, with 89% of respondents reporting as caucasian.
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Appeals Court Affirms Google Book Search is Fair Use
The U.S Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has rejected the Authors Guild's appeal and affirmed that Google’s library book scanning project is protected by fair use.
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2015: HarperCollins to Release YA Novel in 16 Languages Next May
As part of the marketing campaign for the new young adult novel by Alyson Noël, 'Unrivaled,' HarperCollins will publish the book simultaneously May 10, 2016 in 16 languages. The novel will feature covers that will be coordinated across the different markets.
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News Briefs: Week of October 12, 2015
Svetlana Alexievich wins the Nobel in literature and more in this week's publishing news briefs.
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Seattle’s Arundel Books Launches Small Press
The bookstore/art gallery is adding a trade imprint, Chatwin Books, focused on literary fiction and poetry.
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Indie Press Rain Taxi Celebrates 20 Years
Minneapolis independent press Rain Taxi is celebrating 20 years of promoting literary fiction and nonfiction, from its quarterly magazine to programs that bring literature into public spaces.
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HarperCollins Unveils Custom House, Geoff Shandler’s New Imprint
The new imprint will publish, HarperCollins said, “Books of lasting significance that inspire conversation."
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Random's Edition of 'Rabbit' Sells 10,000 Copies in Two Days
Random House Children’s Books’ edition of 'The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep' sold just over 10,000 copies in its first two days on sale, according to data from Nielsen BookScan which tracks about 85% of all print sales.
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Keen Communications, Adventure Publications Merge
Keen Communications announced this morning that it has acquired Adventure Publications. Effective immediately, the company will be known as AdventureKEEN.
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Ziccardi Joins Post Hill Books as Publisher
After two years as publisher at Humanix Books, Anthony Ziccardi is taking over as publisher of Post Hill Press and its pop culture imprint Permuted Press.
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Heyday Books Founder to Retire
Malcolm Margolin, founder of Berkeley-based Heyday Books, will step down on December 31 after 41 years.
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News Briefs: Week of October 5, 2015
Suit against Pearson proceeds and more in this week's notable publishing news briefs.
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Suit Against Pearson Education Over Royalties Moves Ahead
A New York court has ruled that two textbook authors can proceed with a class action case against Pearson Education for failing to pay proper royalties.
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HarperCollins Launches HarperCollins Italia
HarperCollins adds Italy to its global publishing strategy, converting Harlequin Mondadori S.p.A. into HarperCollins Italia, a new Italian subsidiary that will be fully owned and operated by HarperCollins.
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News Briefs: Week of September 28, 2015
Scholastic reported a slow first quarter.
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Harlequin Gets Into Wine Business
Vintages by Harlequin includes three wine varietals—chardonnay, cabernet sauvignon, and a red wine blend—and is available to U.S. customers on Amazon for $14.95 per bottle.
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Nardin to Be Succeeded by Mary Gatsch at Springer
Mary E. Gatsch is named CEO at Springer Publishing, succeeding Ted Nardin.
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Behind the Authors Guild's New Proactive Approach
A membership survey, contract initiative, and a dues hike are part of the organization's new program.
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Publishing News Briefs: Week of September 14, 2015
The sale of Perseus Books Group leads this week's publishing news briefs.
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New Guild Survey Reveals Majority of Authors Earn Below Poverty Line
In its first study on author income since 2009, the Authors Guild delivers some jarring, if unsurprising, data.