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Call for Information: Calling All Audio!
Audiobook publishers are reminded that we are accepting spring audio listings information for our February 6 issue. A letter has already gone out to audio publishers, but if you haven't submitted yet, please do so this week (deadline: Dec. 8).
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Abrams Restructures Editorial Department
Abrams has made changes to its adult editorial and art and design departments, including Steve Tager, senior v-p, publisher for adult trade, who will oversee Abrams' adult editorial and design departments. He will lead the overall program and team.
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Melville House Dropping New Book to a Penny
In honor of the novel's 93-year-old protagonist, the book will start priced at $9.30 and it will drop a penny for each 10 people who tweet #LambertoLambertoLamberto until the price hits $0.01 on mhpbooks.com.
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Sourcebooks EDU Launched
Sourcebooks officially launches new multimedia division, Sourcebooks EDU, targeting the college-bound market.
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Running Press Cooks Web Site Revamped
Running Press has revamped the Running Press Cooks web site at http://www.runningpresscooks.com.
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Book Sales Inc. Launches New Website
Book Sales Inc. has launched a new website for trade customers: www.booksalesusa.com.
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News Briefs: Week of December 5, 2011
Coates Launches E-bookstore, Bilbary and more.
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Melville House Finds Hit for the 99%
Although the staff at Melville House originally envisioned David Graeber’s new book as a short work on the economy, it just kept growing until Debt: The First 5,000 Years, a now 550-page comprehensive work on the impact of financial issues on people, was eventually published this past summer. For Melville House and Graeber, the book couldn’t have come at a better time: Debt was released in July when the words “debt crisis” were headlining every newspaper in the country. Two months later, Zuccotti Park welcomed a few new residents.
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Podcast: PW's Week Ahead for Friday, December 2
Libraries take the spotlight this week, as PW’s upcoming issue is the ALA midwinter preview. “Monday’s issue will have 15 pages dedicated to libraries—and to no one’s surprise, e-books are part of that package,” Andrew Albanese tells CCC’s Chris Kenneally, noting that Penguin’s announcement that it has pulled its frontlist e-book titles from its library lending program is frustrating librarians and their patrons. Rose Fox’s review of the coming week’s reviews looks back to the 1940s with praise for Pogo, Volume 1 of the Complete Syndicated Comic Strips, covering Walt Kelly's denizens of the Okefenokee Swamp. Listen to the podcast here.
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California Booksellers Could Face Fines Under Privacy Law
California booksellers could face civil fines of up to $500 if they improperly disclose customer information under a state law on reader privacy that goes into effect on January 1.
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It’s Getting Late: Spring Announcements Deadline!
Please recall that the title collection for PW’s spring adult and children’s announcements—the Jan. 23 and Feb. 20 issues, respectively, is is under way, and the Dec. 5 deadline for entries fast approaches—that’s next Monday!
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World Book Night U.S. Reveals Advisory Council
World Book Night U.S. has announced an expanded publishing and bookselling advisory council. Several in the group will work with an ABA bookseller task force on in-store materials and community outreach.
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BEA Now Accepting Submissions
BookExpo America is now accepting submissions for the Editors Buzz Forum (deadline January 15, 2012) and the Education Program (deadline February 1, 2012). For more information about the submission process, please contact sdedecker@aol.com.
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Hachette Releases 2011 Environmental Progress Report
Two years after formalizing its environmental program, Hachette has released its 2011 Environmental Progress Report.
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World Book Night U.S. Open House
A World Book Night Open House for Publishers will be held this Wednesday, November 30 from 5:30-6:15 at the AAP offices. Attendees can meet Jamie Byng, founder of World Book Night, and Carl Lennertz, the U.S. executive director for a glass of wine and an informal chat to update publishers in the area on World Book Night US and UK. Space is limited. Please RSVP to carl@worldbooknight.org for address and other info.
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Call for Information: 'PW' December 12 Movie Tie-in Feature
This feature will cover movies being released January 1 through April 30; please send information to Dick Donahue at ddonahue@publishersweekly.com.
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Richard Kane Bolsters Casemate's Spring Lineup
Philadelphia-based military history publisher Casemate has announced its largest and most diverse list of spring titles to date, bolstered by this fall's addition of Richard Kane.
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The ‘Underground’ Drives Sales at Microcosm
Founded in Cleveland 16 years ago in Joe Biel’s bedroom, Microcosm Publishing is a “self-empowerment” and alternative culture publisher and distributor in Portland, Ore., and Lansing, Kansas. Originally a distributor of zines and records, Microcosm has grown into a company with a knack for selling alternative culture books.
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News Briefs: Week of November 28, 2011
Down Quarter For BAM! and more.