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The PW Morning Report: Tuesday, May 4, 2010
A daily roundup of book and publishing news from across the Web: Apple Sells One Million iPads; Bill Murray Reads Poetry; 50 Business Books; Rewriting a Bad Novel; Silverman Reviewed.
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Web-Exclusive Reviews: Week of 5/3/10
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Authors on the Air: Rosalynn Carter; Isabel Allende; Ann Hood
Authors on this morning's Today show included former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, whose Within Our Reach: Ending the Mental Health Crisis (Rodale Books, 978-1594868818, $22.99) pubbed last week.
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Aquila Polonica Finds Its Niche
Terry Tegnazian isn't Polish, and as far as she knows, neither is anyone in her family or her husband's family. Yet the former Hollywood lawyer has started what might be the world's only publishing house that specializes in books about the Polish experience during WW2. And if early buzz is any indication, the books Tegnazian publishes could prove quite popular. They've been picked up by Book of the Month clubs, received praise from authors like Alan Furst, been named finalists for independent publishing awards, and prompted the release of DVDs of historic newsreels that had long been forgotten.
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Taschen to Release Lower-Priced Editions of Some Titles
Taschen is celebrating its 30th anniversary by republishing some of its most popular titles as new, lower-priced "Golden Books." Each month, the house will release a new Golden Book, in a slightly different format than the original and wrapped with a removable "30 Taschen Golden Book" label.
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The PW Morning Report: Monday, May 3, 2010
A daily roundup of book and publishing news from across the Web: Free Comic Day; BBC on Salinger; Keeping Tabs on Kindle; iPad 3G Reviewed; Martel Reviewed.
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Refocused: Mavjee Reshapes Crown Publishing
The Crown Publishing Group inherited by Markus Dohle has been completely transformed, from a group that included a widely disparate group of imprints, formats, and technologies run by Jenny Frost to a streamlined operation focused on a still broad range of titles, but that are now housed in more identifiable imprints.
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101 and Counting: Surprise MIT Hit Spawns Series At Grand Central Publishing
When agent Sorche Fairbank was shopping the proposal for a smartly designed little book on the takeaway highlights its author had gleaned from his time in architecture school, she was convinced the book wouldn't work in a standard paperback format. "We had presses interested and only one saw the value in the horizontal format, and that was MIT Press," she said.
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News Briefs: Week of 5/3/10
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Second Circuit Vacates Injunction in Salinger Case
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated a September, 2009 injunction barring publication of Swedish author Fredrik Colting's 60 Years Later: Coming Through the Rye, which lawyers for author J.D. Salinger argued was an illegal, "unauthorized sequel" to The Catcher in the Rye.
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The PW Morning Report: Friday, April 30, 2010
A daily roundup of book and publishing news from across the Web: Philip K. Dick's 8,000 Page Vision Diary; Molly Ringwald's Adult Angst; Rock Star To Kids Author; Turow and Carson Reviewed.
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Crown Restructured Into Distinct Groups; Shaye Areheart Books Closed
The restructuring of Crown Publishing that began with the appointment of Maya Mavjee in December and the moving of its non-trade operations into a new unit continued today with the realignment of the group into three new divisions and shrinking the number of imprints from 16 to 14. As part of the restructuring Shaye Areheart Books will be closed with Areheart becoming editor-at-large and the Crown Business and Broadway Business imprints are being combined under the Crown name.
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Marianne Richmond Studios Joins Sourcebooks
Chicagoland book publisher Sourcebooks announced Thursday morning that it has acquired the book assets of Marianne Richmond Studios, a Minneapolis publisher of gift books, board books, greeting cards, journals, sidelines, and other products.
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The PW Morning Report: Thursday, April 29, 2010
A daily roundup of book and publishing news from across the Web: Mrs. Seinfeld Not A Plagiarizer; No Free Coffee with Book Purchase; Nonagenarian iPad Poet; Lit Mag Goes Online; Meet the Real Marilyn
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Augsburg Fortress Sued Over Pension Termination
Former employees of Augsburg Fortress filed suit earlier this month against the denominational publisher over the publisher's termination of its pension plan. A suit filed April 21 in U.S. District Court in Minnesota is a class action lawsuit covering the 500 people affected by the termination of a defined benefit retirement plan in January. The suit alleges "breaches of duty."
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Religion in Review
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The PW Morning Report: Wednesday, April 28, 2010
A daily roundup of book and publishing news from across the Web: The Future of Reading; Can a Gadget Save Publishing?; Book Trailer Awards; The Novella Lives in Canada; Lit Mags Ranked.
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Ingram Accepting Phoenix Returns Through July
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The PW Morning Report: Tuesday, April 27, 2010
A daily roundup of book and publishing news from across the Web: The Many Covers of George W. Bush; Palin's $12 Million Year; Lapham on Art; Pratchett to Edit SFX.
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Random House Tries New Approach to Asia
In keeping with his philosophy of having executives wear different hats, Random House chairman Markus Dohle has named Random House Australia managing director Margie Seale to explore business opportunities in Southeast and Northern Asia on behalf of Random House worldwide.
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