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Great American Bargain Book Show Has Successful Return to Atlanta
GABBS returned to Atlanta this weekend with nearly 70 vendors pushing overstock, remainder, and bargain books, as well as seminars from the ABA and the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance.
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TOC Bologna: Digital Kids' Publishers Try to Chart the Path Ahead
On the eve of the 49th annual Bologna Children’s Book Fair, an international crowd of just under 400 turned out for the second Tools of Change Bologna, an espresso-fueled daylong conference held Sunday at the Palazzo dei Congressi, on the fairgrounds.
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Neil Young To Speak at BEA
BookExpo America has announced that Neil Young will be appearing at the annual book industry trade show where he will discuss his upcoming memoir, Waging Heavy Peace.
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SXSW 2012: Social Media, Mobile Wallets, And Magical Digital Tools
SXSW Interactive remains the premier venue for gauging the biggest and smartest trends in digital innovation. The cold, pouring rain and an utterly erratic shuttle system made the first few days difficult, but the sun finally arrived and the panels, presentations, and parties were jammed as always.
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Piracy, Outreach Twin Themes at AAP Meeting
Longtime--and outgoing--AAP treasurer John Sargent told the members that in the new fiscal year AAP has doubled the amount of funds it is committing to fighting digital piracy.
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PLA Kicks off With Inspiring RFK Jr. Keynote; Uncertainty Over E-books
It was sunny in Philadelphia as the Public Library Association meeting kicked off yesterday, but the forecast, when it comes to e-books, remains cloudy.
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SXSW 2012: What's Been Interesting...So Far
People at SXSW care about music. And movies. But the rumor coming out of the crowds at this year's festival is that it's all about Interactive.
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SXSW 2012: Mini TOC Kicks Off Rainy Show with BookShout and Mobile Content
Neither the pouring rain nor unseasonably chilly weather can put a damper on the opening of this year’s SXSW Interactive festival, which is being held from March 9-13 in Austin, Tex.
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HBG Wins Innovator Award
Hachette Book Group has been named the 2012 Publishing Innovator of the Year by the trade publication Book Business. HBG was cited for “taking action to quickly address—both internally and externally—the changing consumer-content-consumption habits across multiple platforms,” by Noelle Skodzinski, editorial director for Book Business.
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Children's Institute Slated for BEA
As reported last month, BookExpo America, in conjunction with the ABC Group at the American Booksellers Association, is introducing its first children's day for children's booksellers.
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Bologna Briefcase: What the Agents Are Bringing
"Modern Family meets Diary of a Wimpy Kid,” “Heathers meets The Craft,” and “Titanic in outer space” are just some of the intriguing-sounding projects that will be on offer later this month at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair. We asked some American agents to tell us about two projects they have high hopes for.
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PubWest Announces "Publishing's New Model" as 2012 Theme
From acquisitions to marketing, “Publishing’s New Model” will explore through fascinating case studies how publishers big and small are reinventing how they make and sell books.
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San Francisco Bookstore and Chocolate Crawl Set for Sunday
The first San Francisco Bookstore and Chocolate Crawl will be held on Sunday, February 26 and begins at Green Apple Books
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BEA Finalizes Lineup for Children's Breakfast
BookExpo America has announced that Glee's Chris Colfer, author of the forthcoming The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell (Little, Brown), will serve as emcee for the BEA convention's Children’s Book and Author Breakfast.
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IBPA Publishing University Features Chandler and Piersanti Keynotes
Chandler and Piersanti join more than 50 industry experts who will present a day and a half of programs designed to provide publishers of all sizes with the tools to promote, market, and sell more books.
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Technology at The Forefront of Upbeat Toy Fair
The approximately 30 publishers exhibiting at the 2012 New York International Toy Fair, held at the Javits Center, February 11–15, saw full aisles and strong orders for the first time in several years. The Toy Industry Association’s preliminary figures estimated attendance was up 4%, to 34,000. “We’ve been very impressed with the traffic,” said Shannon Roof, director of national accounts, Carson-Dellosa, which was highlighting its expanded Guinness World Records and Crayola licenses and its Summer Bridge workbooks. Meanwhile, attendees’ mood was positive, exhibitors said, despite a 2% decline in retail sales of toys and games in the U.S. last year, to $21.18 billion, according to the NPD Group. “It’s a very good show, very upbeat,” reported John Donofrio, owner of Briarpatch, which makes board games tied to book properties including I Spy. “I think it’s going to be a good year.”
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BEA Adds Children's Day, Could Admit Public in 2013
It’s not just the timing—one week later than usual—that makes this year’s BookExpo stand out. Among the tweaks is a dedicated day for children’s booksellers. And looking ahead to 2013 it could invite the public on the last day.
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WBN Deadline Extended
World Book Night U.S. has extended the deadline for people to sign up to be book givers as well as for bookstores, libraries and other locations to distribute the books until February 6. The deadline had been February 1. For those interested in participating go to www.worldbooknight.org.
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NCIBA Announces New Dates and Location for 2012 Fall Trade Show
The Northern California Independent Booksellers Association will move its annual trade show to South San Francisco and cut one day from the 2012 schedule.
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