As you can see from the illustration on this page, as of tomorrow, November 25, PublishersWeekly.com and our daily e-mail newsletters are sporting a new look. Publishers Weekly's mission, as always, is to facilitate the commercial exchange of books. And we reach all the critical areas of the book market, from agents to publishers to booksellers and librarians. Now, we are more consciously using the unique capabilities of new formats to enhance that mission. Essentially, the magazine, the Web site and the newsletters are now different aspects of the whole PW.
To facilitate book buying, marketing and publishing decisions, we are now making available all of our reviews, dating back to 1987, on PublishersWeekly.com. The reviews from each new weekly issue will be posted each Monday. Electronic access to the week's reviews will enable publishers to more easily incorporate them into their marketing materials, while booksellers and librarians may find electronic access a convenient adjunct to the print product. Access to older reviews provides publishers with critical information for backlist marketing programs and for making decisions about republishing out-of-print titles.
We also have made the archives of PW articles easier to search, and added articles from our e-mail "PW Daily for Booksellers" and "PW NewsLine" to the mix. These archives contain valuable information for critical business decisions, such as background for mergers and acquisitions.
We will also offer more Web-exclusive material. Currently, our site features an in-depth calendar of worldwide publishing events, with links for more information. Reports from countries around the world by our international correspondent Sally Taylor appear only on the site, and provide valuable news for those buying and selling rights and manufacturing abroad. We are creating "Hot Topics" sections to bring together in one convenient place all of our articles about an issue currently making news.
A new jobs section, created in association with Vault.com, gives those looking for employment in book publishing and those looking for talent a quick and easy way to connect.
Also, effective November 25, with the relaunch of PublishersWeekly.com, "PW NewsLine" will expand to include a daily "News Digest" of publishing and bookselling stories appearing in the consumer media. Both "PW Daily for Booksellers" and "NewsLine" have been redesigned, using HTML, allowing us to add photographs.
So, what's the catch? In order to get all of these new features, you must go to the site and register. We know we've hit you at your busiest time of year, so we promise it won't take long. All you need is the account number from your PW mailing label.
The efforts of many people on staff have brought all of this to fruition, but I want to particularly thank our new (as of July) Web editor, Karin Bilich. Even though the numerous details sometimes made her "brain hurt," she carried it all off with remarkable good nature and enthusiasm.
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