November 28, 2012
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| Bottom Line Improves at Barnes & Noble With sales from its retail trade stores off 2.9% in the second quarter ended October 27, total revenue at Barnes & Noble dipped 0.4%, to $1.88 billion, but EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) increased 15.6%, to $64.8 million. more »  In a letter from Jeff Belle, v-p of books and the head of Amazon Publishing, organizational changes at the publisher were announced, including a larger presence in Europe with Vicky Griffith relocating to the publisher's EU headquarters in Luxembourg and Larry Kirshbaum now assuming editorial leadership for the Seattle and New York groups, as well as Amazon Children's Publishing. more »  Random House moved to expand its digital publishing program with plans to launch three new digital-only imprints: Alibi, a mystery-thriller line, Flirt, a YA/New Adult list and Hydra, a new digital-only science fiction line; in addition to expanding the reach of the Loveswept digital romance imprint. The digital-only imprints will be directed by Allison Dodson, v-p, digital publishing director, Scott Shannon, senior v-p, publisher, digital content, and Matt Schwartz, v-p, director of digital strategy. more »  Autobiographical Suzanne Collins Picture Book Slated for Fall 2013 Bestselling author Suzanne Collins will examine the effects of war for a much younger readership than that of her Hunger Games series with the autobiographical picture book Year of the Jungle, which Scholastic will publish on September 10, 2013. The book, to be illustrated by Collins's longtime friend (and Hunger Games dedicatee) James Proimos, follows the struggles of a girl named Suzy while her father is serving in Vietnam. more »
ICM Forms Partnership With Sagalyn Agency Through an agreement that will expand ICM's client list, the agency has struck a partnership with the Washington, D.C.-based firm, Sagalyn Agency. The deal, which is not an acquisition, will see Sagalyn renamed ICM/Sagalyn and its clients, which number over 100 authors, will now have their film/TV/media rights handled by ICM. Moving forward, agents from both firms will co-sign clients. more » »   Brian Kenney Joins 'PW' as Contributing Editor Deepening its commitment to library issues, Publishers Weekly is pleased to announce the addition of Brian Kenney, formerly editorial director of Library Journal, SLJ, and The Horn Book as a contributing editor, and blogger. In his new role, Kenney will author a monthly column dedicated to exploring the dynamic relationship between publishers and libraries, as well contribute blog posts, commentary, and reporting from library conferences. more » » Amazon announced that a bonus of $1.5 million has been added to the KDP Select global fund for the holiday season, on top of the regular monthly fund during the December-February period. December's regular monthly fund is $700,000, plus $700,000 of the $1.5 million holiday bonus will be paid out for December, doubling the total amount available to authors in December to $1.4 million. more » » Judy Morse, who retired as director of contracts, copyrights and permissions from Penguin Group (USA) in March after nearly 40 years in the business, died November 28 after a short illness. Judy was a beloved colleague and a mentor to more than a generation of publishing professionals. more » » A memorial service for editor, dance critic, poet, and author Patrick O'Connor will be held in New York City on Saturday, December 15, at 11:00 AM, at the Judson Memorial Church, 55 Washington Square South, with a reception to follow. All who wish to attend are welcome. more » »
Amazon Expands Shipping to 1,000 lbs.: "A business model that defies conventional wisdom and, perhaps, the laws of gravity." Will Supreme Court Kill Used Bookstores?: On October 29, the Supreme Court heard the arguments of a copyright case involving the right to resell imported goods in the United States. The goods in question were college textbooks but the outcome could affect whether copyrighted goods made overseas can be resold in the U.S. without consent from the copyright holder. Hollywood's 25 Most Powerful Authors: Flynn, Meyer, Rowling. Who else made the cut? E.L. James Finds Publicity 'Exposing': James said in an interview that she feels "embarrassed" when men read her books and that the publicity surrounding her success "isn't fun" and is "too exposing." 'The Hobbit' Overcomes Setbacks: 'Frame envy' as Peter Jackson brings first film in latest JRR Tolkien Middle-earth trilogy to screen in Wellington.
 Authors on the Air November 29, 2012: Howard Bloom Howard Bloom will be on The Leonard Lopate Show for The God Problem: How a Godless Cosmos Creates (Prometheus, 978-1616145514). After the segment airs, listen here. more » »
PWxyz Blog Gabe Habash 7 Writers Who Died Young Plath, Keats, Kafka. These are the great writers who died by 40. more » Barbara Vey WW Ladies Book Club Read only holiday books or indulge in a variety of reading pleasures. more » Josie Leavitt Impulse Control During the Holidays As we approach the holiday season I often think of Christmases of my youth. I was raised by a single mom with an impulse control problem. more » Rose Fox More Encyclopedic Digital Goodness The Encyclopedia of Fantasy (1997) is now online. more » Adam Boretz Audio Reviews Spotlight: This Is How You Lose Her Junot Díaz, Superstar Narrator. more »
 The Strand Gets ArtsyArtist Joseph Quintela has indefinitely loaned his sculpture made of books to the Strand in New York. Quintela has done other installations of book-art pieces and has even done pieces that include Strand shopping bags and Strand labels. |     | |||||||||||||||||||||
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