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HarperOne Takes A Healthy Turn
As HarperOne (the imprint formerly known as Harper San Francisco) approaches its 35th anniversary in 2012, the publisher that seeks to inspire transformation is in the middle of a transformation itself. "The first catalogue of Harper & Row San Francisco, said, ‘Philosophy, Religion and Issues of the Day,' " observed Mark Tauber, senior v-p and publisher of HarperOne. While spirituality/religion remains the imprint's top category, Tauber said, the company has been focused on ramping up its healthy living category.
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News Briefs: Week of September 26, 2011
Kindle Library Lending Goes Live and more.
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Podcast: PW’s Week Ahead for Friday, Sept. 23
This week, Publishers Weekly launches a new podcast series in partnership with the Copyright Clearance Center's “Beyond the Book.” Each Friday, editors from PW will join host Chris Kenneally for a quick look back at the week the week that was, and an early look at the forthcoming issue of PW.
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Vonnegut Library Says 'Slaughterhouse-Five' Repealed Ban Not Enough
Though the ban on Slaughterhouse-Five has been lifted in Republic, Mo., copies of the book are being held at a location that forces students to go get it.
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New Leaf Launches Two New Services
The Atlanta-based specialty wholesaler and small press distributor, New Leaf, has two new services: Easy eBooks and Total Inventory Management.
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Sourcebooks Announces New Education Division
Sourcebooks, publisher of the Fiske Guide to Colleges and The Naked Roommate, is creating an education division responsible for managing the company’s biggest existing initiatives.
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Fodor's and TripAdvisor Announce Partnership
Fodor’s and TripAdvisor have announced a collaboration giving travelers never-before access to the best in both professional and community-generated advice and reviews from each of their hallmark websites and guidebooks.
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Lost James M. Cain Novel to Be Published by Hard Crime in 2012
Hard Case Crime, the award-winning line of mystery novels published by Titan Books, has announced the discovery of a lost crime novel written by James M. Cain, author of such classics as Double Indemnity, Mildred Pierce, and The Postman Always Rings Twice. The new novel, The Cocktail Waitress, has never before been published. Hard Case Crime will bring the book out in Fall 2012. The Cocktail Waitress was the final book written by Cain, who died in 1977.
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News Briefs: Week of September 19, 2011
July Sales Drop 4% and more.
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‘PW’ Adds Peter Brantley
Publishers Weekly has made two additions in our commitment to covering library issues—the launch of a dedicated library landing page at PublishersWeekly.com, and the addition of Peter Brantley, who joins PW as a contributing editor and blogger.
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McGraw-Hill Education Ready To Go Solo
When McGraw-Hill Education becomes a stand-alone business some time in 2012 it will look toward global expansion and more digital sales for growth, executives stressed in promoting the plan to divide the current McGraw-Hill Companies into two distinct operations.
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The History of Books Chronicled in ‘Books’
Although book historian Martyn Lyons has already published a half-dozen titles about books and reading, he still uncovered surprises about the subject while researching his forthcoming Books: A Living History, an illustrated overview of books in every form as well as the growth of the publishing industry.
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Banned Books Read Out Launched Online
A virtual read-out is the centerpiece of an expanded Banned Books Week, which focuses attention on the censorship of books in schools and libraries.
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Edwards Brothers Opens Digital Print Center in California
Edwards Brothers has opened a new digital print center in Oxnard, Calif., making it the tenth digital print center owned or operated by the Michigan printer.
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Odedina Unveils Hot Key Books as Her New Publishing Company
Hot Key Books has today been unveiled as the name for Sarah Odedina’s new children’s publishing company, which will be part of the Bonnier group.
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Larson's 'Beasts' Passes 500k Sold Mark
Erik Larson's May release, In the Garden of Beasts, has hit a sales milestone. The Crown title has sold just over 500,000 copies.
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LB Reveals 'Untitled' Book Is About Madoff
In July, word spread through the industry about a book Little, Brown was selling to accounts without a title. The book, known known as Untitled by Anonymous and scheduled for a fall release, was presumed to be a book about Bernie Madoff.
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