December 28, 2012
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| Pearson Takes Stake in Nook Media; B&N Holiday Sales Miss Targets Barnes & Noble released some mixed news Friday morning, announcing an $89.5 million investment in its Nook Media subsidiary, while also reporting that it expects holiday sales to fall below expectations and that results in its Nook business will not meet forecasts for fiscal 2013. more »  Book sales had a strong showing in the week leading up to Christmas with sales rising 24% over the prior week at outlets that report to Nielsen BookScan. The 27.3 million print units sold during the week ended December 23, moreover, was a 5% increase over the last week before Christmas in 2011 when 26.1 million units were sold. Jeff Kinney's The Third Wheel was the top selling title in Christmas week. more » The percentage of adult Americans who read a book this fall fell to 75% from 78% a year ago, according to new survey findings by the Pew Research Center released December 27. The survey of Americans age 16 and older found that 23% of people in the age bracket read e-books in the previous 12 months, up from 16% a year ago, while the percentage who read print books fell to 67% from 72%. more »
Knotts Named COO at R.R. Donnelley Daniel L. Knotts has been named chief operating office of R. R. Donnelley & Sons. Knotts, who has been at the company since 1986 working in a variety of roles, most recently as group president, is succeeding John R. Paloian, who is retiring. Paloian was at Donnelley for over five years. more » » At Harlequin, Rachel Burkot has been named assistant editor of Harlequin Romantic Suspense; Carly Silver has been named editorial assistant of Harlequin Special Edition. more » »
E-books Not Destroying Trad. Publishing: NPR: It turns out that some publishers are doing pretty well despite the piracy problem. Why Book Buying Might Be Stifling: Is it better to be a debut novelist nowadays? 5 Ways to Organize Your Reading Piles: Including spreadsheets and Pinterest. 'Gone Girl' is Most Reviewed of 2012: A handy Goodreads graphic. Denis Lehane's Lost Dog: And his promise to name a character after the person who finds her.
 Authors on the Air December 28, 2012: Maurice Sendak, Nora Ephron, David Rakoff The Leonard Lopate Show will play archived interviews from people who passed away in 2012, including writers David Rakoff, Maurice Sendak, and Nora Ephron. Listen here. more » »
PWxyz Blog Peter Brantley Not excepting our laws In modernizing copyright, Congress should look to the UK. more » Barbara Vey Where in the World is Barbara Vey…2013? Once again I'm amazed at all the wonderful places I visited in 2012 and all the place I plan to go to in 2013. more » Elizabeth Bluemle Under the Tree What booky surprises were found under this bookseller's tree? more » Rose Fox Link Roundup Grand Masters, cover poses, and the Forever War. more » Adam Boretz Behind the Audio: Jackie Collins Jackie Collins takes to the high seas. more »
 Stern Visits Center for ArchitectureLate last month, Nikki Stern, author of Hope in Small Doses (Humanist Press), gave a talk at the Center for Architecture in New York. |  | |||||||||||||||||||||
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