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Potomac Books Struggles to Pay Writers
Times are tough for small publishers, and their authors. Virginia-based Potomac Books is no exception. The small press is delinquent in paying a number of its authors but told PW it is addressing the problem, and is still open for business.
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Putnam and Riverhead Get New Directors
Alexis Welby has been appointed to director of publicity of G. P. Putnam’s Sons and Jynne Dilling Martin has been appointed to director of publicity for Riverhead Books to begin a new strategic publicity structure that focuses on the editorial strengths of each imprint.
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Central Recovery Press Starts Digital Shorts Line
The Las Vegas-based Central Recovery Press, which specializes in books about addiction (and recovery), has launched a new digital shorts line called CRP Editions.
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Clarification
Clarification: In the story in today’s issue of PW about the upcoming release of the new film, One Day, it should be noted that Random House and Focus Features jointly acquired film rights to One Day.
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Milkweed's First Bestseller Returns Home
In 1993 Milkweed Editions had its first bestseller with Larry Watson's Montana 1948. Now, after years of publishing with bigger houses, Watson has returned to the press for his latest, American Boy, which Milkweed sees not only as an editorial coup, but also as a major homecoming.
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HIV RAP Guide Goes Global to Libraries
Sociometrics Corp. has announced that its newly-released 2011 online resource, HIV RAP Interactive: A Multimedia Guide to Awareness and Prevention, which is a user-friendly collection of interactive, multimedia sexual health resources, is now available in over 700 U.S. Embassy Libraries, Binational Libraries, and Embassy Corners throughout the world. The subscription is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.
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Avon Books Joins Ovarian Cancer Awareness Campaign
Avon has made an initial donation of $25,000 to the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance and has also committed to donating 25 cents from the sale of each book and e-book bearing OCNA’s "K.I.S.S. and Teal" logo and motto.
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Interweave Press Sewing Success
After being named one of Publishers Weekly's fastest-growing small presses in 2005, Colorado-based illustrated DIY art and craft book publisher Interweave is continuing its strong growth.
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News Briefs: Week of August 8, 2011
Children’s Books Exempted from CPSIA and more.
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All Eyes on Amazon Publishing
After Borders’s final collapse in late July, things are slower in the publishing industry. Amid the summer calm, though, many are eyeing Amazon’s new publishing unit, Amazon Publishing, which was unveiled just before BEA and which has quietly, some might say secretively, been staffing up.
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Princeton Review Deal Worth $33 Million
In discussing its second quarter results Friday, The Princeton Review noted that its newest publishing agreement with Random House will guarantee the company at least $33 million in royalties through 2018. The recently inked deal also expands The Princeton Review brand into digital media.
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Melville House Launches HybridBook Project
For all the attention paid to enhanced e-books, Brooklyn-based independent publisher Melville House this week announced the impending launch of the HybridBook project, an initiative to bring “enhanced” features to print books.
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Scholastic Reveals 'Hugo' Companion Book Cover
Scholastic has revealed the cover of The Hugo Movie Companion Book, which releases on November 1 to coincide with the film's theatrical release on November 23. The book will have a first printing of 100,000.
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Key Curriculum Press Sells Textbooks to Focus on “Technology Products”
Key Curriculum Press's decision to sell six high school mathematics textbook programs to Kendall Hunt Publishing may seem like a relatively minor deal. But the sale, Key Curriculum officials say, is part of a larger reorganization that will transform the business from textbooks to “technology products.”
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Wolf Named Publisher for Cool Springs Press
Quayside Publishing Group, the Minneapolis division of Quarto Group, named Ray Wolf publisher of their 12th imprint, Cool Springs Press; he will assume his new responsibilities on August 1.
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Books Down at Donnelley
In its report for the second quarter ended June 30, printing giant R.R. Donnelley said that gains from its acquisition of Bowne and volume increases in commercial, logistics and financial print were partially offset by volume declines in books and directories and continued pricing pressure across the segment. Revenue in the U.S. Print and Related Services segment rose 6.2% in the quarter, to $1.9 billion.
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Distribution: S&S Signs Avatar Press
Simon & Schuster will take over trade sales and distribution for the graphic novel titles of Avatar Press. The agreement covers distribution in the U.S. and export markets.
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Cirque Founder Juggles 3 Editions of First Book
Assouline just released a bilingual (French and English) collection of photographs of the earth, Gaia, “curated” by Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberté in three editions, including one that retails for $7,000.
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Author Solutions Starts Million Dollar Film Fund
Author Solutions, which has over 145,000 self-published titles in its library, has started a film development fund with $1 million of seed money to acquire the film rights to titles by its authors.
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