October 15, 2012
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| Trade Sales Rose 13% in January-June Period, AAP Says Trade sales for the first six months of 2012 rose 13.1%, to $2.33 billion, according to figures released this morning by the Association of American Publishers as part of its StatShot program. Total industry sales were up 4.4% in the period, to $5.79 billion. Within adult trade, e-book sales rose 34.4%, while hardcover sales rose 2.1% and trade paperback 5.2%; sales of mass market paperback fell 20.3%. more »  Moving to South San Francisco from Oakland after 25 years turned out to be a positive move for the Northern California Independent Booksellers Association's trade show, held on October 11 and 12 with booksellers and publishers giving the change high marks. Indies expect the strongest holiday season in years, following consistent monthly sales growth in 2012, and ABA's new partnership with Kobo for digital reading devices and e-books was enthusiastically received by the NCIBA membership. more » ADVERTISEMENT   Putting the 'E' in 'Wimpy,' Jeff Kinney Goes Digital The seventh book in Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid series arrives this November, but starting October 30, kids can read the old books in a new way, when they become available for download as e-books for the first time. The books will carry their own Wimp-ebook logo and branding, and the seventh book, The Third Wheel, will be released simultaneously in both hardcover and e-book formats. more » In an e-mail sent over the weekend, Amazon alerted its Kindle customers that they are entitled to e-book credits as a result of the recently settled Department of Justice lawsuit filed against a group of publishers and Apple. In the e-mail, which opens with the sentence "We have good news," Amazon said that customers will not need do anything to receive their credits, which will range between $0.30 and $1.32 on every title covered under the lawsuit, and purchased between April 2010 and May 2012. more »
 Diamond Expands Publisher Programs Amidst a generally jaunty mood over continued strong sales, Diamond Comics Distributors held its retailer appreciation breakfast and announced an expansion of several retailer programs as New York Comic-Con kicked off last week. more » » ADVERTISEMENT  Agate Publishing announced the launch of the Chicago Tribune Ebook Collection, a collaboration with the 165-year-old newspaper. Fifty e-book titles will be available in all digital formats by the end of the year. more » » In the latest example of a publisher going direct to readers, Random House will host a day-long event at its New York City headquarters that it hopes will attract 200 or so readers who are interested in meeting with Random authors and talking publishing with Random executives. Set for November 2, WORD Books will be on hand to sell RH books and authors will sign copies of their titles. more » » Perseus has made a number of changes in its client services department, hiring two new people and restructuring the department and expanding the role of Heidi Sachner. Judy Courtade will step into the role of associate director of backlist sales; Jessica Schmidt will join the department as associate director, client services; Ari Brenman will join as manager, client services. Sachner and Courtade will continue to report to Sabrina McCarthy. more » »
WSJ Recommends Chinese Lit: Following news that Chinese novelist Mo Yan is being awarded the Nobel in literature, the paper lists five other Chinese novelists you should be reading. Amazon May Buy Kindle Chip-Maker : Amazon is in talks to purchase the company that makes the chips for its Kindle devices, Texas Instruments' Inc. Publishing Vet Elizabeth Geiser Dies: Founder of the Denver Publishing Institute, and a 40-year veteran of the New York publishing industry, Elizabeth Geiser was remembered in the Denver Post over the weekend. Amazon Confirms There's No Kindle Profit: In an interview with the BBC on Wednesday, Jeff Bezos admitted that Amazon sells the Kindle Paperwhite and Kindle Fire HD at cost, making the company literally no profit on the devices. Mo Yan Speaks Up for Jailed Writer: Criticised for his closeness to the Chinese authorities, the new laureate has publicly urged the freeing of peace prize winner, Liu Xiaobo.
PWxyz Blog James Grimmelmann HathiTrust: A Landmark Copyright Ruling The Authors Guild’s lawsuit against Google over book scanning is grinding on into its eighth year. After a settlement, an amended settlement, a rejection of the settlement, and a protracted [...] more » Barbara Vey Cookbooks With Stories What about cookbooks that include a story? more » Josie Leavitt Ask And You Shall Receive A computer-savvy customer saves a bookseller. more » Rose Fox The Future of Medicine Where should one look for good medical SF? more » Adam Boretz Neil Patrick Harris to Narrate The Bro Code for Parents Neil Patrick Harris + The Bro Code for Parents = Awesome Audio more »
 Estes Kicks It Old School at PNBA ShowNinety-one-year-old Jim Estes, who started Alpa-Bit Books in Mapleton, Ore., 40 years ago with $600, is pictured here with his wife, Caroline. He continues to use book cards for ordering, which he brought to the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Fall show (Oct. 13-15), held in Tacoma, Wash. The Bit, as it's known, supports Alpha Farm, an intentional community begun in 1972. |     | ||||||||||||||||||
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