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HMH Launches New One-Stop Shop
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt has introduced its new Web site, HMHCo.com.
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Bantam Sets Pub Date for New Hawking Memoir
Ballantine Bantam Dell has set September 10 as the release date for Stephen Hawking's new memoir, My Brief History.
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Westview Reconfigures Editorial, Expands Marketing
The Perseus Books Group has made some changes at its academic publishing arm, Westview Press, reconfiguring the editorial department and expanding the marketing department.
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Ted Dekker Signs Multi-Book Deal with Worthy Publishing
Eyes Wide Open, the first book in a series of three, will be published in January 2014.
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News Briefs: Week of July 19, 2013
Sales, Earnings Drop at Scholastic and more
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Tyrus Books Moves Beyond Crime
Tyrus Books, best known for publishing award-winning hard-boiled crime fiction, is expanding beyond its niche, looking to balance its crime titles with other fiction.
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More On 37 Ink's Debut Title, 'The Butler'
The first title acquired by publisher Dawn Davis for her new Atria imprint 37 Ink is Wil Haygood’s The Butler: A Witness to History, a tie-in to the forthcoming Weinstein Company film of the same name.
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More on the Demise of Robert Kennedy Publishing
A report offers new details on the bankruptcy of Robert Kennedy Publishing's parent company Canusa.
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Chapman Made Publisher of S&S UK; MacRae Resigns
Carolyn Reidy announced today that Ian Chapman has been promoted to chief executive and publisher, S&S UK and International.
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Anfuso to Join Crown Archetype as Executive Editor
Dominick Anfuso, former editorial director at Free Press, will join Crown Archetype.
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Autography Partners with HarperCollins
Tech firm Autography announced today it has signed an agreement with HarperCollins.
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'Cuckoo's Calling' Gets 300K Print Run as Booksellers, Fans Scramble for Copies
The Cuckoo's Calling, a mystery by an unknown British author, which became one of the most talked-about novels of the moment over the weekend, is getting a hefty new print run.
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She Writes Press Now Distributed by Ingram Publisher Services
Berkeley-based She Writes Press has 30 titles in print after its first year and a unique distribution deal with IPS.
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J.K. Rowling's Pseudonymous Book Hits Number One on Amazon
Fewer than 24 hours after it was revealed that J.K. Rowling used the pseudonym Robert Galbraith for the crime novel The Cuckoo's Calling, the book was #1 on Amazon and backordered for 10-14 days. It was #20 in the Kindle store and #1 overall in print on Barnes & Noble.
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News Briefs: Week of July 15, 2013
B&T Buys Bookmasters and more
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Podcast: E-books Case 'Not Even Close' For Apple
The verdict, as both the government and the defendants had wanted, came swiftly.
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AcademicPub Launches Low Cost 'Intro Books' Textbooks
AcademicPub, an automated coursepack service, is launching a line of “Intro Books,” low cost textbooks designed for introductory seminars for basic college courses.
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Rivera Memoir a Multiple Hit
The memoir by the late singer and actress Jenni Rivera scored a couple of unusual achievements last week, placing three different editions of the book among the top 25 adult nonfiction titles on Nielsen BookScan for the week ended July 7.
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Amazon Adds Comics, Graphic Novel Imprint
Amazon Publishing has added another imprint, this one focused on comics and graphic novels. Jet City Comics starts today and by the end of 2013 will have new comics from George R.R. Martin, Hugh Howey, and Neal Stephenson.
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News Briefs: Week of July 8, 2013
Redmayne to Head Harper U.K. and more