November 8, 2012
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| Third Quarter Sales Down 5% at Simon & Schuster But Earnings Rise Sales for the third quarter ended September 30 fell 5% at Simon & Schuster, to $210 million, but operating income before depreciation and amortization rose to $39 million from $38 million in the 2011 comparable quarter, parent company CBS reported. Digital sales rose 20% in the quarter, but were offset by lower sales of print titles, though the higher percentage of digital sales helped to increase profits. more »  Following the shareholder vote that replaced Quarto Group cofounder and chief executive Laurence Orbach with Tim Chadwick, Quarto president and COO Marcus Leaver sent a letter to employees and other Quarto stakeholders urging all parties to unite behind him and the senior management team "as we seek to put this bruising and very public encounter behind us." His vision for Quarto, Leaver said, is a company "that will focus on the best elements of its businesses and reshape accordingly for the future." more » ADVERTISEMENT   Crown Launching New Religion Imprint Random House's Crown Publishing Group is launching a new religion imprint, Convergent Books, which will be headed by Stephen Cobb. "Convergent will explore the contemporary faith experience for a broad range of Christians who are drawn to an open, inclusive, and culturally engaged exploration of faith," the publisher states. The first list is planned for fall 2013. more »  DC Adds Nook, Kindle and iBookstore for Digital Comics DC Comics has just made their periodical comics available in digital form on the Kindle Store, iBookstore and Nook Store, becoming the first major comics publisher to make their weekly releases available on every major digital platform. more »  Ruckus Reader Adds New Titles Ruckus Media, a multimedia children's entertainment developer, is adding digital titles from five children's publishers to its Ruckus Reader app, a digital bookshelf, retail outlet and early reader learning platform. The company is adding titles from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, All About Kids, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, Thomas Nelson and Charlesbridge Publishing, and also plans to release Ruckus 2.0, a revamped version of the Ruckus Reader App, in late November. more »
World Book Night Names Titles for 2013 Event World Book Night has announced its list of picks for its 2013 World Book Night U.S., as well its new honorary chairpeople, Ann Patchett and James Patterson. The organization, which aims to encourage reading, selected the 30 titles for its annual event through a process relying on the selections of independent booksellers and librarians. Click through to see the list of titles. more » » ADVERTISEMENT   iPad Mini: A Supercharged E-Reader with A Middling Screen and a High Price Apple's new iPad mini is the best small tablet on the market and makes an amazing e-reader; the only problems are its not-so-hi-res screen and it's not-quite-low-enough price tag. more » » The University of Chicago Press has signed two new distribution clients: the American Alliance of Museums Press and the Missouri History Museum. UCP began distributing the Missouri History Museum on November 1, and will begin its relationship with the American Alliance of Museums Press on December 1. more » » Bob Silverstein, president of Quicksilver Books Literary Agency and part of the New York literary world for almost fifty years, died last Saturday at the age of 76. Silverstein's agency, a former book packaging and publishing firm, was behind the bestsellers Last Tango in Paris, Chariots of Fire, Nice Girls Don't Get The Corner Office, and Children Learn What They Live, among many others. more » » Donna Condon has been appointed Harlequin (UK) editorial director. She was previously with Piatkus, Little, Brown Book Group. Abigail Ranger has joined the early childhood group at HarperCollins Children's Books as senior editor. She was previously with Disney-Hyperion. more » »
Obama and Elie Wiesel To Write Book: "Obama and I decided to write a book together, a book of two friends," said Wiesel. Bram Stoker Gets Google Doodle: Celebrating the writer's 165th birthday. Amazon Launches Wine Store: Already more than 1,000 wines from wineries around the country. Crazy? This Guy Bought a Bookstore: Tom Lyons started his latest business venture at an age when many of his colleagues have retired. Northern Manhattan Bookstores: Many are closing, but La Casa Azul has no fear.
 Authors on the Air November 8, 2012: Amy Goodman Amy Goodman will be on Tavis Talks for The Silenced Majority (Haymarket, 978-1608462315). more » »
PWxyz Blog Gabe Habash Who Has the Better Book Covers: U.S. or U.K.? A look at the book covers on both sides of the Atlantic. 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 » Elizabeth Bluemle Designing for Digital: A Conversation with Daniel Nayeri How do publishers design book covers for an increasingly digital marketplace? Daniel Nayeri weighs in. more » Rose Fox The Demise of Horror is Greatly Exaggerated Is horror "literary enough"? That's the wrong question. more » Adam Boretz Audio Reviews Spotlight: Selected Shorts: Poe! Edgar Allen Poe gets a Starred Audio Review. more »
 Down East Books at Harvest on the HarborDown East Books cookbook authors were the highlight of Maine's premiere food event, Harvest on the Harbor, late last month. Pictured are Kathy Gunst (Notes from a Maine Kitchen), Tara Smith and Alison Pray (Standard Baking Co. Pastries), Down East food editor Kathleen Fleury, and Sandy Oliver (Maine Home Cooking). |    
Tracking Amazon: Nate Silver Can't Top Wimpy Kid Despite all of the attention Nate Silver has received since correctly predicting the 2012 election, his book, The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail--but Some Don't, couldn't top Jeff Kinney's The Third Wheel, which is still Amazon's #1 bestseller. Silver's book climbed to #2 two days after the election (#19 on Kindle) and has spent 52 days in the top 100 (and, as of November 8, Amazon's site says the book will be available November 11), but Kinney's new Wimpy Kid book has now spent 144 days in the top 100. It publishes on November 13 from Amulet Books. more » HarperCollins has partnered with children's app developer Loud Crow Interactive to create an app for the classic picture book Goodnight Moon. The app, which is available on iTunes for $4.99, features narration and a soundtrack, as well as over 200 items that can be tapped. more » | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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