September 12, 2012
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| Hachette Moves Toward E-Book Agreement Following the new terms on e-book sales reached by HarperCollins, Hachette Book Group said it is also working toward new deals, though no timetable has been announced. In a statement released Tuesday, the company said that, "Hachette Book Group is engaged in productive discussions with e-book distribution agents to conform our agreements to the terms of the settlement, and do not anticipate disruption of sales of our e-books." more »  Lanora Haradon, the owner of The Next Chapter Bookshop north of Milwaukee, abruptly closed her three-year-old store Tuesday morning and resigned as president of MIBA, effective immediately. more » ADVERTISEMENT  Record producer Clive Davis has sold his memoir to Simon & Schuster. Eric Simonoff at William Morris Endeavor brokered the North American rights deal, closing at auction, with S&S publisher Jonathan Karp. Davis will be writing the book (which is his second, after Clive: Inside The Record Business) with music journalist Anthony DeCurtis, and publication is planned for February 2013. more »  HarperCollins Signs Peter Lerangis to Seven-Book Deal HarperCollins Children's Books has bought Seven Wonders, a seven-book middle-grade adventure series by Peter Lerangis, author of three books in Scholastic's bestselling 39 Clues series. The first book, The Colossus Rises, goes on sale February 5, 2013, with six more novels to follow every nine months. In addition, seven journal-style novellas will be published, each arriving seven weeks prior to each novel's publication. The first, The Select, will be released as a free e-book prequel on December 18. more » Joining a growing list of services that offer real-time video chat capabilities, Shindig is a recently launched platform that authors and publishers can use to replicate the book tour experience online. Authors can create an account and then present a talk or reading or show avideo, as in a webinar. However, Shindig also offers the ability to see other participants via their webcams. more » 
Man Booker 2012: Which Finalists Can You Read in the U.S.? The Man Booker Prize shortlist was announced September 11, picking three men and three women; two debut novelists and one former winner. But which books can you read right now if you live in the U.S.? Here's a roundup of the six finalists. more » » ADVERTISEMENT   NBC Publishing Relaunches 'The Message' as E-Book, School Resource Writer, book marketer and social media consultant-turned entrepreneur Felicia Pride has big plans for an updated and revised e-book version of her popular 2007 title The Message: Life Lessons from Hip-Hop's Greatest Songs. Re-released by NBC Publishing, an e-book unit launched by the network earlier this year, the revised e-book will be accompanied by a social media platform with user-generated content and will soon be available as a print-on-demand title. more » » James Meader will become publicist-at-large for Henry Holt, adding to his continuing responsibilities as Picador's executive director of publicity. more » »
Alexandria's Book Market Tragedy: "The attackers did it in style, too; they destroyed the kiosks and threw the books savagely into piles of rubble in the street and then left without even providing an explanation to the distraught owners who depend solely on these kiosks to earn a living." 50 Shades is Most Discarded Book: Fifty Shades of Grey is the book that Britons are most likely to leave behind in their hotel room, according to a new poll. Booker Turns Back on Readability: The Telegraph: "Man Booker Prize shortlist opts for experimental novels in which 'the shock of language is shown in so many different ways.'" Indigo: The Next B&N?: "Indigo, Canada's beloved book store, will most likely face the same fate as its US counterpart Barnes and Noble. It has a monopolistic grasp of the Canadian brick and mortar operations of book retailing, but even a monopoly has its downfall." Harry Potter Prod. Does Shadow and Bone: DreamWorks has picked up the movie rights to Leigh Bardugo's bestseller Shadow and Bone.
 Authors on the Air September 12, 2012: Brian Castner Brian Castner, author of PW Pick The Long Walk: A Story of War and the Life That Follows (Doubleday, 978-0385536202), was on NPR's Morning Edition. Listen here. more » »
PWxyz Blog Gabe Habash First Crowdsourced Dictionary Words Include 'Floordrobe' and 'Shabby Chic' The first words submitted to Collins Dictionary by the public are in. more » Barbara Vey Remembering 9/11 I can't imagine anyone going through today without remembering the tragic events of September 11, 2001. more » Josie Leavitt "Don't Over Moo the Cow" The nature of a bookstore is that merchandise will get played with and looked at. This is a very good thing that most retailers encourage. A problem arises when little ones don't understand the nature of business and can't stop playing with something at the store. more » Rose Fox What Conventions Are and Aren't The convention business model: help people have fun. more » Adam Boretz September Audiobook Release Roundup Let's take a look at the latest releases from some of the industry's major audio publishers. more »
 Read This!Last night, bookseller-cum-author Hans Weyandt celebrated the launch of his book, Read This! Handpicked Favorites from America's Indie Bookstores (Coffee House Press, Sept.) at his bookstore, Micawber's, in St. Paul, Minnesota. The evening included a discussion before a standing-room-only audience about books and hand selling. From left, Coffee House publisher Chris Fischbach, Weyandt, and Jay Peterson, the former manager of Magers & Quinn bookstore in Minneapolis. Photo credit: Carrie Obry |     | |||||||||||||||||||||
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