November 7, 2012
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| Orbach Replaced by Chadwick at Quarto At the special meeting of Quarto shareholders held today, company cofounder and CEO Laurence Orbach was removed as a director of the publishing company and replaced by Tim Chadwick. The meeting had been forced by two shareholder groups led by Harwood Capital that hold a 19% stake in the publisher and who have been unhappy with Quarto's performance under the direction of Orbach. Harwood's move to unseat Orbach succeeded despite the fact that Orbach had the backing of the Quarto board. more »  Total revenue dipped and earnings fell in News Corp.'s publishing division in the first quarter ended September 30, but HarperCollins said it had a "solid" quarter boosted by the July purchase of Thomas Nelson which led to a "significant increase" in revenue. Worldwide e-book sales (excluding Nelson) for the first quarter represented 16% of total sales. more » ADVERTISEMENT   Indigo Sales Fell 5.9% in Second Quarter Indigo Books & Music, Canada's largest book retail chain, reported that revenue in the second quarter ended September 29, declined 5.9%, to C$185.6 million. The company attributed the drop to a delay in the planned launch of new Kobo e-reading devices and the fact that it was operating seven fewer Coles bookstores. more »  Surviving Sandy: Stories from the Publishing World Hurricane Sandy touched millions of lives last week, including many in the children's book community. Here a few authors and publishers, including Lois Lowry, Dinah Stevenson, and Laura Vaccaro Seeger, tell their storm stories. more » With its offices at Bellevue Hospital "locked down" because of problems caused by Hurricane Sandy, Bellevue Literary Press has moved to temporary quarters in the offices of its distributor, Perseus Books Group. more » 
 Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival Launches With New Publisher, Transit Concerns A booming year for independent comics and graphic art books winds up on Saturday with the Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival, to be held at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in Williamsburg, NY. Organizers hope lingering transit problems due to Hurricane Sandy will not dampen turnout. more » »  KidLit Community Steps Up for Sandy Victims As media coverage of Superstorm Sandy filled the airwaves, children's author Kate Messner was among the throngs of people who were deeply moved by the plight of those affected by the storm's wrath. But she quickly found a way to turn her concern into action when she pulled together KidLit Cares: Superstorm Sandy Relief Effort, an online talent auction featuring services and items donated by the children's book community and benefitting the Red Cross. more » » At the sold-out November 2 event in Eugene, Oregon's WOW Hall, Portland authors Lidia Yuknavitch, Chelsea Cain, and Chuck Palahniuk gave another raucous performance of their "Bedtime Stories for Grownups," the second such event that gave 400 fans—and the authors—a chance to wear pajamas in public, cuddle with stuffed animals, and listen to spooky stories. more » » World Duty Free Group, a market leader in the U.K. and Spain, will merge with HMSHost, which operates 240 stores including Simply Books and Authors Bookstores, and has annual sales in excess of $2.7 billion. Both companies are part of the group headed by Autogrill S.p.A. The agreement, which was inked last month, will enable WDFG to grow its network of stores by more than 70%, from 325 to 565 retail locations in 21 countries. It will gain 32 new locations in the U.S., including the Empire State Building and the Houston Space Center. more » »  Nominations Open for Pannell Awards The Women's National Book Association is accepting nominations for the 30th annual WNBA Pannell Award for children's bookselling beginning now through January 15. The winners—one general bookstore and one children's specialty bookstore—each receive a $1,000 check and a framed, signed original piece of art by a children's illustrator. The awards will be given at the children's book and author breakfast at the 2013 BookExpo America. more » » Join PW and fellow publishers, developers, editors, and entrepreneurs at Media App Summit, December 3 in New York City. This year's conference has been designed to provide attendees with strategies to build brand awareness, retain an audience, and create valuable content. more » » Patrick O'Connor, former editor-in-chief at Washington Square Press, Pinnacle Books, Popular Library, and Curtis Books, and former senior editor at New American Library and Warner Books, died from complications of pneumonia on Saturday, October 13 in Houston. He was 87. more » » Allison Carroll has been named editorial assistant for Harlequin Desire and Romantic Suspense. She was previously the editorial assistant and website manager for Dorchester Publishing. Charlotte Gill has been promoted to director, retail field sales at Simon & Schuster. At Rittenhouse Book Distributors, Kevin Posey has joined the field sales team. He will manage Southeastern accounts. more » »
Pearson Denies FT Sale: One day after Bloomberg's report, Pearson is denying rumors of a Financial Times sale. Is Horror Dying?: "The status of the crime and SF genres is being raised by great modern writers. Why hasn't horror received the same treatment?" Amazon Already Cuts Japan Kindle Prices: Amazon, a latecomer to Japan's e-reader market, is slashing its Kindle prices in the country before it has shipped a single device. 'Life of Pi' Early Reviews: Including two perfect scores. Sony Brings Reader To iOS: "You can find ebook apps and access bookstores from a number of vendors on iOS and the latest addition comes from Sony."
PWxyz Blog Rose Fox PW Best Books 2012: The Weird, edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer The fascinating evolution of weird fiction. more » Barbara Vey Please Vote Today I know everyone is sick of all the ads and campaigning, but now the ball is in your court. more » Josie Leavitt Literacy in Jammies A community puts on its PJs in celebration of reading. more » Rose Fox PW’s Best Books of 2012 The best romance, SF, fantasy, and horror of the year. more » Adam Boretz Audio Reviews Spotlight: Fully Alive: Lighten Up and Liveâ€"A Journey That Will Change Your Life Ken Davis + Oasis Audio = Starred Review more »
 Seven Stories Launches Triangle SquareSeven Stories Press celebrated the launch of Triangle Square, books for young readers, at Bank Street Books on the Upper West Side with (l-r) James Lecesne, author of Trevor: A Novella, Laurie Rubin, author of Do You Dream in Color: Insights From a Girl Without Sight, Andri Magnason, author of The Story of the Blue Planet, Seven Stories publisher Dan Simon, and Rebecca Stefoff, adaptor of A Different Mirror for Young People: A History of Multicultural America by Ronald Takaki. |    
Tracking Amazon: Patriotic Books Rise, But So Do Christmas Books The morning following Election Day saw, predictably, a rise in patriotic and political books on Amazon. But Christmas books also saw a spike in interest and, oddly enough, the two categories seem to be divided along format lines. more » | |||||||||||||||||||||
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