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Goodall Book Postponed Due to Plagiarism Claims
Grand Central has delayed publication of Jane Goodall's Seeds of Hope: Wisdom and Wonder From the World of Plants after it was found that multiple passages in the book were borrowed without attribution from Web sites including Wikipedia.
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Fodor's Committed to Print
In light of last week's news that Google has pulled the plug on print editions of Frommer's guidebooks, Amanda D'Acierno, senior v-p and publisher of Fodor's Travel, made a few comments about her company's commitment to print guidebooks.
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TheWriteDeal, State of New Mexico Team Up for Bilingual E-Books
A joint initiative with the state of New Mexico to publish a series of free bilingual e-books for children adds momentum to the one-year old electronic-only publisher TheWriteDeal
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B&N, S&S Term Dispute Continues
On Friday, the Wall Street Journal provided an update on the standoff between Simon & Schuster and Barnes & Noble that has resulted in the chain cutting the number of titles it is carrying from the house and the amount of promotion support the books are getting.
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News Briefs: Week of March 25, 2013
Scholastic Quarter Down and more
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What Went Wrong for Canada’s D&M Publishers
Veteran Canadian publisher Scott McIntyre described the dismantling of D&M Publishers, the iconic Canadian independent publishing house he cofounded 40 years ago, as the result of an unfortunate confluence of circumstances.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Continues To Evolve
In 2012—a year when it went through a prepackaged bankruptcy, brought in a number of new top corporate executives, and restructured the sales organization of its education group—total revenue at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt was relatively flat at $1.29 billion, while adjusted EBITDA rose 34.4% to $320 million.
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What Does Kirtsaeng v. Wiley Mean For the Industry?
Last week’s landmark Supreme Court decision is a major development, both for the industry and for the broader debate over copyright in the digital age.
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Melville House U.K. Announced
Dennis Johnson and Valerie Merians, founders of U.S. independent publishing house Melville House, have announced they’re opening a British publishing company, Melville House UK, to be headquartered in London.
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Podcast: Copyright Reform Next?
Publishers prepare to pack for London, while the Supreme Court sends John Wiley & Sons packing with a copyright-related ruling that the First Sale doctrine applies as well in Bangkok as it does in Berkeley. Listen here.
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Sandberg's 'Lean In' Tops Bestseller Chart
Sheryl Sandberg's Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead (Knopf) was the #1 overall bestseller for the week ending March 17, according to Nielsen BookScan. The book sold 74,000 copies, more than double the #2 book, David Baldacci's The Innocent.
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Robinson Has More on Storia, Hunger Games
During Thursday’s conference call with analysts, Scholastic chairman Dick Robinson talked about how Storia is progressing. He also said the steepest decline in Hunger Games sales in the quarter was of the e-book editions.
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S&S Updates Piracy Reports for Authors
Simon & Schuster is making available to authors information about infringement and unauthorized copies of their works that the publisher receives from Attributor, its service engaged to help fight piracy.
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Einhorn Wrapping Up Multi-Author ‘Summer Soiree' Tour
Editor/publisher Amy Einhorn travels with four of her authors on the "Summer Soiree" tour for booksellers in Seattle,San Francisco, Los Angeles, Boston, and New York.
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St. Martin's Reorganizes Marketing and Publicity Departments
St. Martin's Press has announced changes in its marketing and publicity departments, moving from a "format-driven orientation to an audience-and-category-focused orientation."
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Ecco, MLB Team Up for E-book Series
Ecco and Major League Baseball Advanced Media have created a new series of enhanced e-books for the Kindle, Nook, and iPad. Called MLB.com PLAY BALL Books, each enhanced e-book will feature 20 minutes of video, plus photos and interactive sections with stats and other elements.
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Amazon Publishing Speeds Up Royalty Payments
Amazon has come forward announcing it intends to pay its author more efficiently.
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Bibliomotion Launches New Web Site
Independent book publisher Bibliomotion has announced the launch of its new Web site, BiblioSpeakers.com.
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Bestselling Authors Help Promote Straw Paper
An environmental group has produced collector's editions of books by Yann Martel and Alice Munro to promote the use of straw-based paper.
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More Pope Books Coming
Two more books about newly elected Pope Francis have been announced, one releasing next week in Spanish. El Papa Francisco: Conversaciones con Jorge Bergoglio by Sergio Rubin and Francesca Ambrogetti (Ediciones B/Spanish Publishers) will publish Mar. 27.
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