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Request for 2011 Sales Figures: Children's
Publishers Weekly is once again compiling its yearly bestseller lists, based on publishers’ sales reports. This list will be printed in the 2011 Facts & Figures feature in our March 19 issue. We need your responses by Friday, February 22.
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Gibbs Smith CEO Resigns
Christopher Robbins, CEO of Gibbs Smith, resigns after 17 years.
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Crown Reorganizes On Heels of Pohlman's Departure
With the departure of Tina Pohlman from Crown, the Random House division is reorganizing once again.
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The Unchained Tour Rides Again
In its second time around, the Unchained Tour of Georgia became The Unchained Tour, as a stop in Jacksonville, Fla. officially made the band of traveling storytellers into an interstate phenomenon.
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Dutton Relaunches Guilt-Edged Mysteries as a Digital Imprint
This summer Dutton will relaunch pulp noir publisher Guilt-Edged Mysteries (1947-1956) as a digital imprint under the direction of Dutton editor-in-chief Ben Sevier.
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Ingram Inks Three Digital Deals
Ingram has signed two digital support deals, coming to terms with SAGE and Bilbary. Additionally, Ingram has announced access to its e-textbook platform through Blackboard Learn.
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Tracking Amazon: No Love for Valentine's Day?
Valentine's Day is one holiday that doesn't drive Amazon buyers, as no titles with a romantic theme or story made any big leaps leading up to the holiday.
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Eventful Year For NBN
In December 2010, National Book Network CEO Jed Lyons made the decision to cut back on the number of distribution clients NBN represented while also realigning its sales and marketing teams. The changes led to the departure of some NBN executives including NBN president Rich Freese, who moved to Recorded Books
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News Briefs: Week of February 13, 2012
No Penguin E-books to and more.
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Paravion Press: Hand-making Books from a Cave in Greece
In a time when digital and print-on-demand technology are streamlining how books are created and delivered, Paravion Press believes there still is a market for well-crafted, hand-made books. “Paravion hopes to keep hold of a patch of turf for the old guard of the printed book—the realm of the social experience of shared reading,” said Craig Walzer, copublisher of Paravion. “The future of digital publishing is awesome, but when we give the gift of a story and bellow ‘Read this!’ we absolutely need beautiful bound paper to make the moment holy.“
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Frankfurt Fellows To Hold NY Panel Discussion
On February 15 there will be a Frankfurt Fellows Alumni panel discussion, in which panelists will talk about the program, their experiences, and how it relates to New York book professionals.
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Distribution: HarperCollins Canada Signs ChiZine
HarperCollins Canada has signed with ChiZine Publications as a sales and distribution client.
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Gonzalez Moves to Macmillan as Part of Sales Reorg
Macmillan’s children’s reorganization got underway with the hiring of Jennifer Gonzalez to the newly created position of v-p of children’s sales.
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Tracking Amazon: Rare Overlap at the Top of the Charts
On February 9 two titles were in the top 10 on both lists: Kill Shot by Vince Flynn (#5 hardcover; #4 Kindle) and Once Upon a Secret: My Affair with President John F. Kennedy and Its Aftermath by Mimi Alford (#8 on both lists).
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ABPA Session Gets Digital Update
On February 7, the American Book Producers sponsored a session on “The Business of E-readers” with Lisa Faith Phillips, director of digital strategy and development at Hachette Book Group.
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New Team In Place at Weinstein Books
Weinstein Books, which has been in limbo since publisher Judy Hottensen decamped in August 2011 for a position at Grove/Atlantic, finally has a new editorial team in place.
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Penguin Launches Read for the Heart Program
Penguin Group (USA) will feature six mass market paperback titles from authors Mary Balogh, Catherine Coulter, Wynonna Judd, Lynn Kurland, Nora Roberts, and Beatrice Small.
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Tracking Amazon: Nonfiction Dominates Most Wished For List
Six of the top 10 Most Wished For titles on Amazon are nonfiction, and of the four fiction titles, three of them are the Hunger Games trilogy.
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Tracking Amazon: February's Best Books Get Boost
Amazon's editors have selected their 10 titles as Top Picks in February, and the titles are seeing varying levels of success.
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