A daily round-up of publishing news from across the Web: Many Views on Karp Replacing Rosenthal; Blair Underwood Involved in Vook; Bookrenter Scores $10 Million in Financing; Barefoot Books Opens New Flagship; Evangeline Lilly Wants to Write Kids' Books; Bloomberg's Favorite Business Books; Amazon "Re-Kindles" Challenge to Bring E-Readers Into the Fold; Cronin's Vampire Novel.
Many Views on Karp Replacing Rosenthal
The media was all over Karp's takeover of S&S. Slate's Big Money blog wonders "Can the new guy save S&S?" The LA Times' Jacket Copy blog muses, "It will be interesting to see how Karp applies [a boutique] sensibility to Simon & Schuster. Its eponymous imprint publishes more than 100 books each year." The NYT says Karp "and executives at Hachette" promise it will be "business as usual at Twelve." And the NY Post quotes a source as saying Rosenthal had ""no big failures, but he hasn't come up with a lot of hits lately."
Blair Underwood Aspires to Book Stardom
After conquering film and television, Underwood hopes to make it big in books. But he's not looking to write them. Instead, his latest project has the actor starring in a series of scenes for Vook projects.
Bookrenter Binds Up $10M More as Textbook Rentals Spread
Bookrenter.com has raised $10 million in Series B financing led by Norwest Venture Partners.
Barefoot Books Opens New Flagship Store
Barefoot Books, the independent children's publisher with offices in Cambridge, Mass., and Bath, England, has moved its flagship bookstore in Cambridge to a new location in Concord, Mass.
Evangeline Lilly Wants to Write Kids' Books
Lost star Evangeline Lilly wants to break into the children's book business, she told Craig Ferguson Wednesday night on The Late Late Show.
Bloomberg shares 50 of its favorite titles published since Jan. 1, 2009.
Amazon Re-Kindles Challenge to Bring E-Book Readers Into the Fold
Amazon is preparing a new version of the Kindle, its bestselling electronic reading device, as it challenges the Apple iPad for the e-book market.
Justin Cronin had won a lot of literary prizes, but it’s his vampire novel that has raised the stakes, says the Boston Globe.
