December 12, 2012
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| Hachette Updates Environmetal Progress In its annual report on the progress it has made in hitting various environmental goals, Hachette Book Group said today that it is ahead of pace in two key areas but behind in a third. HBG has already surpassed its target for reducing total greenhouse gas emissions as well as for the use of Forest Stewardship Council paper, but is behind its goal in increasing the use of recycled paper. more »  With the David Petraeus-Paula Broadwell debacle as a backdrop, on December 10, The Leon Levy Center for Biography at the CUNY Graduate Center hosted a discussion on the ethics of biography, namely, the multiform ways in which a biographer is morally accountable to his or her subject. more »  With John Wiley having sold the largest, and most valuable, properties of its consumer publishing program to Google and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, the company is likely to close down the remaining businesses by the end of its fiscal year in April if no deals can be reached, executives told analysts in a conference call discussing second quarter results. CEO Steve Smith said that Wiley is still in conversations with potential acquirers, but is "well prepared" to wind down the businesses if no transactions can be completed. more »  Silver Dolphin Enters App Business Baker & Taylor imprint Silver Dolphin Books plans to release six educational apps for the iOS and Android platforms in 2013, including two each based on Mercer Mayer's Little Critter and Richard Scarry's Busytown characters, for which it recently acquired nonexclusive digital rights. It also will release two titles based on an original property, Astro B-1. more » Simon & Schuster has acquired North American rights to Hugh Howey's self-published science fiction series, Wool. Karyn Marcus took North American rights in the deal from Kristin Nelson, at Nelson Literary. Howey gained notoriety for building an audience on his own for the e-books, and initially turned down traditional deals. The series has also been optioned been optioned by 20th Century Fox. Wool was first released in July 2011. more »
Byliner and Ingram Partner Byliner has selected Ingram to print and distribute editions of Byliner's e-books beginning in January 2013. "Byliner's known for digital publishing, but our core mission is to deliver memorable stories to readers, and we increasingly hear from our readers and writers that they would like our stories available in print as well as digital form," said Byliner founder and CEO John Tayman. more » » Firebrand Technologies has agreed with Book2Look for a North American deal, providing Book2Look's widget for reading and sharing book content alongside Firebrand's Content Services solution. more » » When the lights went out during Hurricane Sandy, Bellevue Literary Press began a somewhat nomadic existence. more » » Jennifer Garza has joined the Simon & Schuster publicity department as a publicity manager. She most recently worked at Media Connect. Amber Qureshi is joining Seven Stories as associate publisher and executive editor. She was most recently an executive editor at Viking. Diane Young will join Dundurn Press as editorial director, effective January 16. She was most recently with Lorimer as editorial director. more » »
Wrong War: Publishers vs. Libraries: Atlantic: "Libraries and big six publishers are at war over e-books: how much they should cost, how they can be lent and who owns them. If you don't use your public library and assume that this doesn't affect you, you're wrong." What Your Inbox Count Says About You: The New Yorker's Silvia Killingsworth has embarked on an exploration of what she dubs in her headline as "Zero Dark Inbox," or having absolutely zero unread emails in one's inbox. What We'll See in 2013 Digital Media: GigaOM: What does next year have in store for the digital content business? Our media team offers some predictions, from cord cutting and apps to self publishing and paywalls. Amazon's Generous Shareholders: Slate: "Amazon's zero profit business strategy: It's amazing, but someday we may all get screwed." 'My Bookstore' and the Book-Besotted: "I've never much cared one way or the other about bookstores..I didn't understand why it was such a big deal. More often than not I bought books through Amazon, and for the usual reasons: it was cheap and spared me the trouble of talking to people."
 Authors on the Air December 12, 2012: Orhan Pamuk Orhan Pamuk will be on The Leonard Lopate Show for his early novel Silent House (Knopf, 978-0307700285), which is newly translated into English. more » »
PWxyz Blog Gabe Habash Dark Corners of the Book-Related Internet III Including an exploration of the link between writers and suicide. more » Barbara Vey WW Ladies Book Club Less time to read with a new baby, but try to squeeze in a couple of pages and here's some suggestions for you from the WW Ladies. more » Josie Leavitt He Grew Up Local It's gratifying when a customer moves away and still wants recommendations from his childhood store. more » Rose Fox The Radio Star Announcing Publishers Weekly Radio on SiriusXM! more » Adam Boretz 12 Days of Audio, 12 Days of Listening On the First Day of Audio, my true love game to me... more »
 Book Christmas Tree Season BeginsWeldon Owen's Christmas tree made of books was on display in support of local bookstores. |    
Tracking Amazon: Thomas & Mercer Cracks Top 10 The shift of three publishers to "new e-book agreements" hasn't affected Amazon's bestselling Kindle list since the migration began--in fact, on December 12, it was a Thomas & Mercer title that made the biggest splash. The Shadow Hunter by Michael Prescott jumped to #2 from #2,095. The rest of the top 10 was the same from December 11. The paperback edition of Prescott's novel is #150,632 and is priced at $8.97, compared to the Kindle edition's $4.99 price tag. more » | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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