Penguin Expands B&N Displays

December 18, 2012

Penguin Expands Dedicated Displays at Barnes & Noble Penguin has expanded the number of Barnes & Noble outlets in which it operates the Best of Penguin displays. Measuring about 200 sq. ft. and featuring 150 titles, the first BOP sections were opened in 10 B&N's last September and this fall Penguin added another 25 stores. "We felt very comfortable in rolling out the displays to mores stores," said B&N's Patricia Bostelman. more » Brilliance Audio Enters Print and E-book Market with New Imprint Another audiobook publisher is getting into the print and e-book business. Brilliance Audio will begin publishing hardcover, trade paperbacks and e-book originals next year under the Grand Harbor Press imprint. Grand Harbor will focus on self-help and inspirational categories. more » Ruckus Media Debuts New Ruckus Reader App Children's multimedia developer Ruckus Media is rereleasing its Ruckus Reader app, this time as a universal app for Apple devices—including the iPod Touch, iPad and iPhone—driven by a focus on the growth of mobile computing in the children's market. The new Ruckus Reader app will launch with about 100 interactive titles, readalong e-books and videos and offers publishers a combination distribution channel, retail marketplace and digital reading/consuming software. more » Baker & Taylor Expands Collection Management Team Baker & Taylor this week announced that it has expanded its collection management with new staff and a new facility in Crystal Lake, Ill. The new facility will complement B&T's existing collection management department in Bridgewater, N.J., with the additional librarian staff in Crystal Lake coming from the former Book Wholesalers, Inc. (BWI), which Baker & Taylor partially acquired in September. more » Today's Job Verso Books is seeking a Digital Marketing Manager. Maybe it's you! For more about this and other jobs, visit PW JobZone. Rosetta Releasing Arthur C. Clarke Collection E-book publisher RosettaBooks is publishing digital editions of 35 titles by iconic science fiction author, Arthur C. Clarke. Among the 35 titles is Clarke's 2001: A Space Odyssey, which was developed at the same time as Stanley Kubrick was making his famous film of the same name. Rosetta said all of Clarke's short story volumes are included in the 35-title collection, which is currently on sale at all major retailers; each of the 35 volumes in the Arthur C. Clarke Collection has a list price of $8.99 more » » 2013 BEA Conference Program Now Accepting Submissions BookExpo America is now accepting submissions for the 2013 BEA Conference Program and uPublishU at BEA 2013. If you have an idea for a practical conference session that you feel will meet the education needs of members of the publishing industry, please see below for submission instructions. more » » Distribution: Quayside, Midpoint Sign Deals Quayside will provide American distribution for the Aurum Publishing Group and Jacqui Small from from the start of 2013. The adult titles of Frances Lincoln will be distributed by Quayside as of April 1, 2013. In a separate agreement, Midpoint Trade Books has signed a deal to take over distribution for New Holland UK more » » Job Moves: December 18, 2012 Anne Hoppe will joining Clarion Books as senior executive editor. She was previously executive editor at HarperCollins Children’s Books, where she spent 18 years. Tessa Woodward has been promoted to editor at HarperCollins. She has been with the company since 2005. more » » THE ROUNDUP Indie Booksellers Thriving: Despite not having a smash-hit like Steve Jobs this holiday season, independent booksellers are doing very well. Just How Big is Amazon?: Some graphics to help you picture it. Indie Bookstore Eyes Ann Arbor Location: Literati Bookstore is looking to move into the storefront. James Franco To Publish Poetry Book: Actor and director's debut poetry collection, Directing Herbert White, will deal with "successes and failures within Hollywood" Help Keep Word Up Alive: And listen to Junot Diaz talk about what the bookstore means to him. VIEW ALL » Authors on the Air December 18, 2012: Robert Garnett Charles Dickens in Love author Robert Garnett will be on The Leonard Lopate Show. After the segment airs, listen here. more » » BLOGS PWxyz Blog Peter Brantley Unsubscribing to the Library Thus far, no general trade book subscription effort has broken the market, but that doesn't mean it won't happen. more » Beyond Her Book Barbara Vey January in Florida If there's a book that just must be read, please let me know. more » ShelfTalker Josie Leavitt Wrapping it Up I must confess something. I don't really like wrapping books. more » Genreville Rose Fox Link Roundup Grand Masters, cover poses, and the Forever War. more » ListenUp Adam Boretz AudioGO Hosts Kitchen Round Table Lunch Lunch is on AudioGO... more » PICTURE OF THE DAY Ochse and Krampus at Dark Delicacies Author Weston Ochse closed the signing season at Dark Delicacies Bookshop in Burbank, Calif. by signing his book Seal Team 666 from Thomas Dunne Books with special holiday guest Krampus who was on hand for free photo shoot with all store patrons.

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