November 19, 2012
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| Book Comps Fell 1.4% at Hastings in Quarter Book comp sales fell 1.4% at Hastings Entertainment for the third quarter ended October 31, while total store revenue declined 6.7%, to $101.3 million, and the net loss increased to $8.0 million from $5.5 million in the comparable period in 2011. "Our revenues continue to be impacted by the increasing popularity of digital delivery, rental kiosks and subscription-based services," said CEO John Marmaduke in a statement. more »   How is Digital Changing Cookbooks? The different purposes of digital vs. print kept coming up during a panel on adapting cookbooks for the digital age, held as part of PW's Discussion Series. Panelist Doris Cooper of Clarkson Potter and Potter Style stated that people go to cookbook apps to "solve problems," whereas a physical cookbook is more of a reading experience. more » ADVERTISEMENT  Sourcebooks has developed an app that will create customized picture books on the iPad. The Put Me in the Story book platform, which has a patent pending, personalizes interactive picture books for children by allowing consumers to insert a child's name and photographed image into the app, thus fully integrating the child into the story line. more » It's not just the owners of brick-and-mortar bookstores who are retiring. Sharon Preiss, who founded Mobile Libris in New York City seven years ago to sell books for publishers and authors at events, is the latest to put her business on the market. Currently, Mobile Libris handles 50 or more events a week. In an e-mail blast to clients, Preiss noted that she will handle all December events and all events that were postponed by Hurricane Sandy that were rescheduled for this year. However, if a buyer doesn't come forward, she intends to close Mobile Libris at the end of the year. more » Minneapolis booksellers are celebrating two of their own winning two of the four National Book Awards last week, as well as the launch of a new bookstore, Moon Palace. more »
Distribution: O'Reilly and Wiley Agree O'Reilly has signed a deal with John Wiley & Sons to become an online distributor for their technology e-books. O'Reilly's Website offers over 3,000 Wiley tech titles, all of which are DRM-free and available in multiple formats. The agreement includes nine Wiley imprints, including the Wrox, Sybex, and For Dummies brands. more » » David Highfill has been named v-p and executive editor at William Morrow. He's been at the HarperCollins imprint for seven years. more » » The week after the 2012 National Book Awards, the fiction and nonfiction categories saw the biggest increases on Amazon. Fiction winner The Round House was up to #11 over the weekend, before settling back to #15 as of November 19 (#19 on Kindle). Fellow fiction nominee The Yellow Birds was #82 (#331 on Kindle). Nonfiction winner Behind the Beautiful Forevers was #95 (#460 on Kindle) a few days after its big win; Goblin Secrets, Young People's Literature winner, was backordered and ranked #149 (#2,019 for Kindle); Poetry winner Bewilderment was #668 (#8,500 for Kindle). more » »
Penguin Expands E-book Lending: The Penguin Group plans to announce on Monday that it is expanding its e-book lending program to libraries in Los Angeles and Cleveland and surrounding areas though Baker & Taylor. Bestselling Sci-Fi Books Ever: An infographic. Save the Plain Dealer: Changes could include cutting half the journalists and moving to a 3-day paper. Hollywood Buzz on Wylie Sale: Hollywood was buzzing last week that the Wylie Agency is potentially exploring a hushhush sale and that CAA was interested in joining forces. But agency head Andrew Wylie says he's not selling. Roth: 'Quit While You're Ahead': Philip Roth had some advice for a young writer.
 Authors on the Air November 19, 2012: David Murrow, Anne Lamott David Murrow, author of What Your Husband Isn't Telling You (Bethany House, 978-0-7642-1011-2) will be interviewed on Chris Fabry Live! Anne Lamott, author of Help, Thanks, Wow: The Three Essential Prayers (Riverhead, 978-1594631290), was on NPR's "Morning Edition." Listen to the segment here. more » »
PWxyz Blog Peter Brantley The Magically Disappearing Copyright Report On Friday, 16 November, the conservative Republican Study Committee (RSC) released an amazingly liberal document proposing deep and substantive reforms in U.S. copyright law. more » Barbara Vey Lunch Hour Love Stories The one thing you'll always hear diehard readers talk about is where they read. more » Josie Leavitt Is It a Husband Book? Let's make gender a non-issue with book purchases for kids and adults. more » Rose Fox Which Future Are We In? How does past futurism influence the present? more » Adam Boretz Audio Bestsellers: Through 11.11.12 Some new titles crack PW's Audio Bestseller List. more »
 Parnassus Celebrates One YearLast week, Parnassus Books celebrated their one-year anniversary. Co-owners Ann Patchett (right) and Karen Hayes (left) opened the doors to all who supported and contributed to their first year's success. A steady stream of authors, readers, and local patrons filled the newly expanded 3,150 sq ft space throughout the night. With a crowd gathered in the main room, Patchett and Hayes addressed attendees to thank them for believing in the indie bookstore that could. Photo Credit: Paige Crutcher |     | |||||||||||||||||||||
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