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The PW Morning Report: Tuesday, April 6, 2010

By Craig Teicher | 04/06/2010 @ 12:00AM

A daily roundup of book and publishing news from across
the Web: 'PW' Sale in the News; Marvel's Promising App; A Writer Fights to
Get Paid; 'The Bridge' Reviewed; Get Drunk for National Poetry Review.
News Briefs

| 04/05/2010 @ 12:00AM

Bloomsbury USA Up; Solid Quarter for Scholastic; Streisand to Headline BEA; more.
Feminist Press at 40: Changing Definitions

by Judith Rosen | 04/05/2010 @ 12:00AM

If there were any doubt that the Feminist Press of the City University of New York is changing, one need look no further than its 40th anniversary celebration earlier this month at Joe's Pub in New York City with Push author Sapphire, performance artist Karen Finley, PopAction choreographer Elizabeth Streb, hip-hop performer Toni Blackman, and singer/songwriter Justin Bond.
The PW Morning Report: Thursday, April 1, 2010

By Craig Teicher | 04/01/2010 @ 12:00AM

A daily roundup of
80s hairband reunion news from across the Web. April fools!
Just kidding, it's book and publishing news: Amazon flinches on bestseller discounting; It's National Poetry Month;
iPad Reviews; Book Smell.
Author Solutions Strikes Kindle Distribution Deal

Publishers Weekly Staff | 03/29/2010 @ 02:03PM

Vanity publishing company Author Solutions has struck a deal with Amazon to make its titles available on the Kindle.
News Briefs

| 03/29/2010 @ 12:00AM

Books Flat at Hastings; New Prez for Langenscheidt; Yale Launching Publishing Course; more.
L.A.'s Arundel Books Moves to Washington State

Wendy Werris | 03/23/2010 @ 02:52PM

Although L.A.'s Arundel Books ended its 25-year run in Los Angeles this past Saturday, the store is being reborn on Vashon Island in Washington State as part of the new Center for Sustainable Book Arts, a unique organization that will provide workshops and classes in book arts and literature and a retail space set to open in July 2010.
News Briefs

| 03/22/2010 @ 04:00AM

Borders Bonuses Approved; Glick Closes Seven-Figure YA Deal; more
Startup Loudmouth Press Offers Chance to Lay Blame

Calvin Reid | 03/16/2010 @ 01:16PM

If you've ever surveyed the long list of social problems in the morning paper and wanted to blame someone or something for them, then Loudmouth Press, a nonprofit startup focusing on books on social justice and politics by artists and writers, is the press for you.
Quirk Serializes Latest Mash-Up

Publishers Weekly Staff | 03/15/2010 @ 01:49PM

Quirk Books is offereing its newest mash-up, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls, in free downloads.
London Briefcase: What the Big Six Are Bringing to the Fair

By Rachel Deahl | 03/15/2010 @ 12:00AM

Glenn Beck rants about conspiracy theories (this time in fiction), Steve Martin explores the art world, Gary Shteyngart gets romantic, Jimmy Carter unlocks his diary, Laura Bush unlocks her life, and Drs. Oz and Roizen tackle parenting. These are just a few of the highlights you'll find among the books the “big six” are selling at the 2010 London Book Fair.
Earnings Up on Sales Decline at Books-A-Million; Preps E-book Plans

Jim Milliot | 03/11/2010 @ 09:49PM

Despite a 1.3% decline in sales for the year ended January 30, net income at Books-A-Million rose 30.1% to $13.8 million.
Penguin Launches Science Imprint

Publishers Weekly Staff | 03/10/2010 @ 03:12PM

Penguin is launching a new imprint called Current that will publish science books for a general audience. Adrian Zackheim, president and publisher of Penguin's Portfolio and Sentinel imprints, will oversee Current. The new imprint will also rely on the existing editorial, marketing and publicity staff of Portfolio and Sentinel.
Random House Adds Beacon and PowerHouse for Distribution

Publishers Weekly Staff | 03/10/2010 @ 01:49PM

Beacon Press and powerHouse Books are switching sales representation and distribution to Random House Publisher Services.
Borders Makes Store Layoffs in What Employees Dub 'Black Thursday'

Jim Milliot | 03/08/2010 @ 03:19PM

It took a little longer than employees thought, but the expected cuts in the store workforce at Borders began last week in what employees on various blogs are calling "Black Thursday."
Pear Press Teams With Airline for Book Promotion

Wendy Werris | 03/08/2010 @ 03:10PM

In a marketing move to overcome the challenges facing publishers in search of an ever-elusive customer base, Seattle's Pear Press has teamed with Alaska Airlines to promote its bestselling Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home and School (2009) by molecular biologist John Medina.
John Edgar Wideman to Self-Publish New Book via Lulu.com

Calvin Reid | 03/05/2010 @ 01:35PM

In an unusual move for an established author, critically acclaimed novelist, memoirist and National Book Award finalist John Edgar Wideman is teaming up with self-publishing and print-on-demand service Lulu.com to release, Briefs, Stories for the Palm of the Mind, a new collection of his short stories.
Candlewick Launches Marketing Program for Indies

By Judith Rosen | 03/04/2010 @ 09:45PM

Candlewick Press in Somerville, Mass., affirmed its commitment to independent bookstores with the launch of a new marketing program aimed specifically at frontline indie booksellers, CHIRP. In a bit of double entendre, "CHIRP," short for Candlewick's Handselling Indie Recognition Program, also refers to a short, lively, high-pitched sound, the kind someone makes when they're excited about a book.
Barnes & Noble to Test Bundling e-Books, p-Books

Jim Milliot | 03/04/2010 @ 03:30PM

Barnes & Noble will begin testing the sale of bundled print books and e-books in the next 60 to 90 days, Barnes & Noble.com president William Lynch said at yesterday's AAP annual meeting.
Triumph Forced to Cancel Instant Olympic Hockey Book

Claire Kirch | 03/03/2010 @ 10:01PM

Due to a last-minute intervention by the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Winter Olympics, Chicago publisher Triumph Books (an imprint of Random House) was forced last week to cancel publication of an instant book commemorating Team Canada's recapturing the 2010 Olympic gold medals in men and women's ice hockey, leaving Toronto publisher Key Porter Books (an imprint of Fenn Publishing) the first -- and perhaps the only -- publisher to release a book celebrating the historic victory of Team Canada over Team USA during this year's Olympic Winter Games.

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