Weak Nook Sales Spoil B&N Holiday

January 3, 2013

Weak Nook Sales Lead to Disappointing B&N Holiday With sales of its Nook digital devices falling short of expectations for the holiday season, Barnes & Noble reported that sales for the nine week period ended December 29 fell at both its retail stores and in its Nook segment. In the retail trade segment sales declined 10.9 percent, to $1.2 billion, which the company attributed to an 8.2 percent decline in comparable store sales, store closures and lower online sales. more » Enhanced E-books from TED Books Launched in 2011 by TED, the nonprofit organization that sponsors conferences on technology, entertainment, design and much else, TED Books is a book imprint devoted to short nonfiction works designed for digital distribution. more » HEP Marks First Decade Part university press and part professional publisher, Harvard Education Press, an imprint of the Harvard Education Publishing Group in Cambridge, Mass., may be one of the best kept secrets in the Boston area's vibrant publishing scene. Over the past decade HEP has added to its list, starting with three books in fall 2002, and over 20 books in each of the past few years, with 13 books slated for the spring 2013 list. more » DC Comics Promotes Harras and Kanalz DC Entertainment has promoted Bob Harras to senior v-p, editor-in-chief, DC Comics and he will continue to over see all editorial operations at the comics house. In addition, Hank Kanalz, formerly senior v-p of digital at DC Comics, has been promoted to senior v-p of Vertigo and integrated publishing and will oversee the publishing operations of DC's Vertigo imprint in addition to continuing to manage DC Comics' digital publishing program. more » Today's Job Verso Books is seeking a Production and Editorial Assistant. Maybe it's you! For more about this and other jobs, visit PW JobZone. To post a new job, click here. Tracking Amazon: Dieting, Robert Jordan Battle for Number One A Memory of Light, the last book in Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series, is set to be released on January 8 from Tor. On January 2, a week before the book's publication, it reached Amazon's #1 bestselling spot. On January 3, however, it seems new year's resolutions to lose weight overpowered Jordan's millions of fans: Shred: The Revolutionary Diet: 6 Weeks 4 Inches 2 Sizes by Ian K. Smith (St. Martin's Press) jumped to #1, and is currently listed as available in 11 to 14 days. more » » Job Moves: January 3, 2013 Jennifer Musico has joined Kaye Publicity as publicist and head of the nonfiction division. She was previously publicity manager at Media Connect and senior publicist at Hachette. Justin Hargett has joined Basic Books as publicist. He was most recently a publicist at Picador. Jackie Thompson is content acquisition business development manager for Ingram Content Group. A twenty year veteran of the book and content business, she has worked for Wiley, Timber Press, and New Harbinger Publications. more » » THE ROUNDUP Kirsten Dunst, Cover Girl: The actress, who once posed for a Baby-Sitters Club cover, is among the celebrities who have modeled for book cover photos. HC Eyes Downtown Office Space: The publisher is in negotiations to take a roughly 200,000-square-foot lease at 195 Broadway, between Dey and Fulton streets. An Argument for Reading Fewer Books: "What is so bizarre about my little obsession: I'm competing with no one." 2013 Sci-Fi Predictions: Mainstream recognition, acknowledgement of the genius of M John Harrison and a rekindled fascination with the final frontier. Judge Tosses Apple's False Adver. Claim: Part of Apple's App Store court case has been tossed out of the courtroom, a judge ruling that 'false advertising' cannot be used as a claim against online retailer Amazon. VIEW ALL » BLOGS PWxyz Blog Peter Brantley Design for Communites: United Steps, Big Impact As we start a new year, it might appear that the hurdles facing public libraries have never been greater. But there are signs of hope. more » Beyond Her Book Barbara Vey Goodreads I joined Goodreads several years ago with good intentions. I wanted to keep an accurate record of all the books I read. more » ShelfTalker Elizabeth Bluemle Clap Your Paws! A Visit to Liza Woodruff’s Studio A visit to Liza Woodruff's bright and cheery studio. more » Genreville Rose Fox Books I Loved in 2012 Fun, deep, tasty SF/F and YA published in 2012. more » ListenUp Adam Boretz Audio Reviews Spotlight: Kicking and Dreaming Ann and Nancy Wilson go crazy on audio. more » PICTURE OF THE DAY Road to Amazon Publishing Author Jim Fusili signed copies of his new crime novel, Road To Nowhere (Thomas & Mercer) at the Mysterious Bookshop in New York City. Pictured (l. to r.) are Larry Kirshbaum, publisher, Amazon Publishing, literary agent Ann Rittenberg, Fusilli, and Otto Penzler, acclaimed mystery editor and owner of The Mysterious Bookshop.

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