Durham Stepping Down At Amazon

Daphne Durham, publisher of adult trade and children’s at Amazon Publishing, will leave the company on January 16. She will be succeeded by Mikyla Bruder, current head of global marketing for Amazon Publishing. In addition, David Blum has been named publisher and editor-in-chief of Amazon’s Little A and Two Lions imprints.

Hachette to Try Selling Books Via Twitter

The Hachette Book Group is partnering with Gumroad, a native commerce venture, to sell print books by Amanda Palmer, Chris Hadfield, and the Onion via Twitter. The initiative started on December 11.

Bookstore Sales Dipped In October

The U.S. Census Bureau reported that bookstore sales came in at $728 million in October, down 0.5% compared to the same month last year.

Wiley Quarterly Results Up

Revenue at John Wiley rose to $477 million in the fiscal second quarter, which ended October 31, up from $449 million in the similar period in 2013. Net income jumped 49%, to $53.8 million. The company also released more details about plans to reorganize its research business, which has the goal of putting the focus on managing Wiley’s portfolio of journal-related products and services.

Moonves: Amazon Deal Good for S&S, Authors

In a presentation to analysts at the UBS Media Conference, CBS CEO Leslie Moonves said Simon & Schuster’s new sales agreement with Amazon is “much more reasonable for the publisher” than the previous terms, and is a “better system” in which both S&S and its authors will do better than under the existing sales terms.

Capstone Tests Bundled Kids’ E-books At Indies

Following the October launch of the CapReader app in iTunes, which offers access to 1,100 e-books for kids age 13 and under, Minnesota-based Capstone Young Readers will introduce a pilot e-book bundling program at 10 independent bookstores across the country.