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| Bookstore Sales Up Again in July Bookstore sales rose 1.2% in July to $981 million, according to estimates released Friday morning by the U.S. Census Bureau. The July increase followed a 3.8% gain in June and resulted in a 0.6% increase in bookstore sales for the first seven months of 2012. In the January-July period, bookstore sales hit $7.96 billion. For the entire retail segment, July sales rose 3.0% and sales for the first seven months of 2012 were up 5.9%. more »  Alistair Burtenshaw is stepping down from his position as director of books and publishing at Reed Business Information, a job which includes the post of director of the London Book Fair. A representative at the British public relations firm Midas Public Relations said he is leaving to "pursue opportunities in the wider creative industries." The Midas rep said that they intend to announce a successor to Burtenshaw "soon." more » ADVERTISEMENT  While a number of companies are retreating from print books, Tantor Media will begin using the format for the first time this fall and will also expand its e-book business (Tantor did a soft e-book launch about a year ago). The large independent audiobook publisher will do 12 to 15 print books a year, using Ingram's Lightning Source print-on-demand service. Kevin Colebank, Tantor CEO, said the decision to enter the print field and to expand its e-book capabilities is part of a strategy to offer authors the opportunity to be published by Tantor in all three formats. more » More than half the consumers of books classified for young adults aren't all that young. According to a new study, fully 55% of buyers of works that publishers designate for kids aged 12 to 17 -- nicknamed YA books -- are 18 or older, with the largest segment aged 30 to 44. Accounting for 28% of sales, these adults aren't just purchasing for others -- when asked about the intended recipient, they report that 78% of the time they are purchasing books for their own reading. The insights are courtesy of Understanding the Children's Book Consumer in the Digital Age, an ongoing biannual study from Bowker Market Research that explores the changing nature of publishing for kids. more »
 Kindle Fire HD Brings Amazon's Tablet Offerings Up to Speed Everything about the new Kindle Fire HD 7" tablet from Amazon makes it a superior device to the original Kindle Fire, which was released about a year ago. That may be more a comment on the faults of the original Kindle Fire than on the features of the new one, because the new Kindle Fire brings Amazon up to speed with the current tablet market. more » »  Merrymakers Turns Agent with Pete the Cat Licensing Program Since it was founded in 1994, Merrymakers has been known as a licensee. Now it is moving to the other side of the negotiating table for the first time. The company will represent pop artist and children's book illustrator James Dean for a global licensing program based on Pete the Cat. more » »  The Return of Captain Underpants He may not have worn his character's signature red cape – or visible underwear – but for the more than 500 fans who flocked to the Vernon Area Public Library in Lincolnshire, Ill., on September 10 to meet Dav Pilkey, the author was every inch the superhero. more » »  YA Authors Dare to Promote a Colleague's Debut In celebration of Jeanne Ryan's September 13 YA debut, Nerve, about a dangerous game of dares that are broadcast online, one community of first-time authors officially challenged another to a Dare-Off, the video results of which will be unveiled on the two communities' blogs. more » » Elke Villa has been named director, marketing for Disney Book Group. Previously, Villa was associate director, marketing of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing. more » »
Amazon Shares Sales Numbers With Agents: Paid Content shares a letter Amazon Publishing sent to some agents about strong sales. A Sweet Prospect: Confectionary lockers, notebooks, and more for kids heading back to school. Parental Discretion Advised: Illustrator Bob Staake's twisted covers for classic children's books. Author Rae Carson: An interview on the publication of the second book in her Fire and Thorns trilogy. Literacy Advocate: In an open letter, U.K. children's laureate Julia Donaldson urged the new culture secretary to prevent cuts to libraries.
 Authors on the Air September 14, 2012: Gary Lincoff Gary Lincoff, author of The Audobon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms (Knopf, 978-0394519920 ), will be on NPR's "Science Friday." more » »
PWxyz Blog Gabe Habash 9 Unfinished Novels by Great Writers These are the books that could've been. more » Barbara Vey Debbie Macomber Listens to Her Readers PW now has its own YouTube channel. New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber talks to PW about the importance of listening to readers, and why her latest novel, The [...] more » Elizabeth Bluemle The Stars So Far (as of 9/10/12) Start your medal handicapping engines, folks! Here's the updated list of the year's starred reviews for children's and YA books from Booklist, The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, the Horn Book, Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, and VOYA. more » Rose Fox PW Is Hiring! We're looking for a copy editor. Are you the one? more » Adam Boretz Audio Bestsellers: Week of 09.10.12 Shaking up this week's Audio Bestseller List from Publishers Weekly, Kathy Reichs's newly released Bones Are Forever (narrated by Linda Emond) grabbed the #1 spot. more »
 Underpants World RecordIn conjunction with a visit from Captain Underpants creator Dav Pilkey, Anderson's Bookshop hosted a special event to attempt to set a world record of people wearing underpants on their heads. Hundreds gathered on a beautiful September Saturday afternoon. And Pilkey played along, dressed likewise, with SpongeBob Squarepants briefs on his head. |   
Tracking Amazon: Kindle Charts Not Affected by New DoJ Pricing After HarperCollins announced this week that they've reached new agreements with e-tailers as part of the DoJ settlement, the top of the Kindle bestsellers chart still has lots of agency-priced books, with four frontlist e-books priced $12.99 and up landing in the top 10 as of September 13. The four titles were No Easy Day, A Wanted Man by Lee Child, Gone Girl, and Delusion in Death by J.D. Robb. more » | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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