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  • 'PW' Hosts Common Core Discussion

    | 04/03/2013 @ 10:00AM

    As part of PW's Discussion Series, an open-ended panel discussion on "Trade Books and the Common Core: Where Do They Meet?" will be held on April 10 at Random House from 8:30-11:00.

  • What’s Up at PubIt!?

    | 04/03/2013 @ 09:00AM

    Barnes & Noble has created a stir in the self-publishing community with the e-mail it sent yesterday to publishers and others who have used PubIt!, alerting them to “stay tuned for an upcoming announcement on our next chapter in self-publishing.” Speculation has ranged from an increase in the royalty to partnering with another company.

  • Struggling Indie SF Press, Night Shade, Pushes Asset Sale

    By Rachel Deahl | 04/03/2013 @ 12:00AM

    After years of financial struggles, the science fiction and fantasy publisher Night Shade Books is preparing to sell its assets to Skyhorse Publishing and Start Publishing. That is, if its authors will sign off on the deal.

  • 'People' Magazine Holds First Book Chat

    | 04/03/2013 @ 12:00AM

    Khaled Hosseini's upcoming And the Mountains Echoed will be the focus of the first ever People magazine book chat, hosted exclusively on people.com. From 2-3 PM ET on Thursday April 11, Hosseini will be taking questions from People readers about The Kite Runner as well as his other two novels, A Thousand Splendid Suns and his forthcoming And the Mountains Echoed.

  • Harlequin Cleared In Royalty Case

    | 04/03/2013 @ 12:00AM

    Harlequin has been cleared by the courts in a case filed by three authors who claimed the publisher did not pay them all the royalties they were due on e-books covered under contracts signed between 1990 and 2004.

  • Gillian Flynn's First Two Novels Get Repackaged

    | 04/03/2013 @ 12:00AM

    Broadway is repackaging Gillian Flynn's Sharp Objects and Dark Places, to be released this month as paperbacks.

  • Tumblr Book Search Turns 'Sh*t Rough Drafts' into Book

    | 04/02/2013 @ 03:00PM

    Chronicle Books announced that it will publish Paul Laudiero and his Sh*t Rough Drafts, a first-time author and the grand-prize winner of The Great Tumblr Book Search. Additionally Chronicle and Tumblr have announced that the contest will be an annual partnership.

  • New Owners for Tilbury House, Publishers

    | 04/01/2013 @ 05:30PM

    Publishing veterans Jon Eaton and Tris Coburn, founders of Cadent Publishing, are expanding their operations with the purchase of a 40-year-old publishing house in Maine.

  • Harvard Common Press Opens San Francisco Office

    | 04/01/2013 @ 02:20PM

    The Harvard Common Press announced that they have completed the process of opening a San Francisco office, which will be headed up by associate publisher, Adam Salomone.

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    Cassandra Clare Tops Bestseller List

    | 03/29/2013 @ 09:00AM

    Nielsen BookScan's top 10 for the week ending March 24 saw five debuts, with Cassandra Clare's Clockwork Princess topping the bestseller list with 68,000 copies sold in its first week.

  • News Briefs: Week of April 1, 2013

    | 03/29/2013 @ 12:00AM

    Amazon Buys Goodreads and more

  • Amber Books Marks 15 Years

    By Diane Patrick | 03/29/2013 @ 12:00AM

    Amber Books, an independent publisher specializing in nonfiction titles for the African-American market, marked its 15th anniversary in February by winning an NAACP Image Award in the Youth/Teen category for publishing Gregory Reed’s book, Obama Talks Back: Global Lessons—A Dialogue with America’s Young Leaders.

  • Podcast: Shades of Grey...And Green

    | 03/29/2013 @ 12:00AM

    Random House parent company Bertelsmann has put a cap on a record year for the global publishing giant with an announcement that worldwide revenue at RH rose almost 23%, while the companies’ profits operating margin jumped almost 76%. Listen here.

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    Herman to Head Up Peanuts Publishing

    By Karen Raugust | 03/28/2013 @ 10:00AM

    Craig Herman joined Peanuts Worldwide on March 18 as executive director of publishing.

  • Miller Stepping Down as NavPress President

    | 03/28/2013 @ 09:00AM

    Dr. Mike Miller, president of NavPress since 2007, has decided to transition out of his role effective May 31, 2013.

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    Penguin Classics and powerHouse Arena Launch New Literary Series

    | 03/27/2013 @ 10:06AM

    Brooklyn bookstore powerHouse Arena and Penguin Classics have teamed up for a new series of salon-style literary events celebrating classic literature.

  • Graywolf Lures McSweeney's Editorial Director

    By Claire Kirch | 03/27/2013 @ 07:30AM

    Ethan Nosowsky, McSweeney's editorial director since late 2011, will return to Graywolf Press on April 15 as editorial director there. Nosowsky was editor-at-large at the Minneapolis literary nonprofit press between 2007-2011.

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    Winton Stepping Down as Counterpoint Publisher

    | 03/26/2013 @ 08:55AM

    After founding the Berkeley, Calif.-based Counterpoint over five years ago, Charlie Winton is handing over the reigns to a new boss.

  • University of Nebraska Press Acquires Potomac Books

    | 03/25/2013 @ 03:00PM

    Potomac Books has been acquired by the University of Nebraska Press, effective March 31, 2013.

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