February 14, 2013
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| Nook Losses to Exceed 2012 Barnes & Noble has drawn lots of media attention about a Wall Street Journal story that focused on the company's plans to close 15 to 20 stores annually for the next 10 years, but the segment that is likely more of a concern to B&N executives is Nook. After a disappointing holiday season when Nook device sales failed to meet expectations, B&N reported late Wednesday that Nook's EBITDA loss for its fiscal year ending at the end of April will be greater than in fiscal 2012 when the unit had an EBITDA loss of $262 million. more »  For the first time in three years, Tim O'Reilly stood on stage and addressed Tools of Change, the conference he started seven years ago, kicking off the show with a keynote talk that offered attendees some perspective on how far digital publishing has come, along with a healthy dose of optimism for where it's heading. more »  Joe Regal, founder of Zola Books, the much-anticipated e-book retailing startup, title recommendation and social media site, announced plans to start selling e-books from Macmillan by late next week. Macmillan is the first major publisher to begin selling its e-books through the site, and Regal said other publishers will follow over the next three months. more » Chris Kyle's American Sniper was the #1 bestseller on Nielsen BookScan, in the first full week of sales reporting following the author's death. more »  Digital Kids Conference Focuses on Content Creation Computer and mobile device users view 4 billion videos on YouTube every day. That was one of the statistics used by Victor Lee, v-p digital marketing at Hasbro, to illustrate to attendees at the Digital Kids conference held earlier this week the type of competition they face in competing for children's time. more » Penguin's New American Library imprint has acquired a fan fiction hit by Tara Sue Me known as the Submissive Trilogy. Claire Zion, v-p and editorial director of NAL, bought world (and digital) rights to the trilogy in a deal brokered with Australian house, Red Publishing. NAL intends to release the first book in the series, The Submissive, on June 4. more »
Blue Mountain Arts, Inc Out of Print Notice (Advertisement) Blue Mountain Arts, Inc. would like to announce its most recent Discontinued Books List effective December 20, 2012. Returns will be accepted until June 20, 2013. Information can be found at: http://www.sps.com/books/disc.html more » »  New from Andrews McMeel: 'Desmond Pucket,' Big Nate and Downton Parody Andrews McMeel Publishing is expanding the AMP! Comics for Kids line with the launch of Mark Tatulli's Desmond Pucket: Makes Monster Magic, a hardcover illustrated kids' story and activity book, while adding new titles from Lincoln Pierce's bestselling Big Nate series and releasing its first adult graphic novel, Agent Gates and The Secret Adventures of Devonton Abbey, a parody of the popular Downtown Abbey TV series. more » » World Book Night, which will give away half a million free books on April 23, 2013, announced that giver applications for this year closed two weeks ahead of last year's deadline with all targets met for an ideal number of qualified givers around the country. The organization also announced a number of other milestones and planned events. more » » Issue: March 4 Deadline: February 15 Needed: To be considered for inclusion in our annual look at fast-growing small publishers, presses with net sales of between $2 million and $10 million should submit net sales for 2010--2012, number of employees in those years as well as the number of new titles released. Sales will be kept confidential. A brief description on the reasons behind the growth, as well as your e-book experience, should be included. E-mail responses to Jim Milliot at jmilliot@publishersweekly.com; phone 212-377-5705. MORE » » At Ten Speed Press, Hannah Rahill is v-p, associate publisher, reporting to Aaron Wehner. Patricia Kelly, v-p marketing and publicity, is leaving the company. Robert Martin has joined the Midwest Booksellers Association as a part-time executive assistant. Martin is also an editorial assistant at Rain Taxi Review of Books, where he coordinates exhibits for the Twin Cities Book Festival. more » »
Sex in YA: A rising trend? A Startup Takes on Publishing: Net Minds says it can help authors take more control of their work, and Nolan Bushnell has already climbed aboard for his first book. Amazon Shares Climb: Amazon.com Inc shares climbed more than 4 percent on Tuesday after an analyst note fueled optimism about the company's Kindle e-book business. U.K. to Bar Tax-Avoiding Firms: The U.K. government will block companies with a history of breaking tax rules from government contracts, Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander said. Blizzard Destroys Longfellow's Stock: One of the last independent bookstores in Portland, Maine, is getting an outpouring of support in recovering from heavy damage from the blizzard of 2013.
 Authors on the Air February 14, 2013: Gavin Newsom On The Colbert Report, Gavin Newsom will be on for Citizenville: How to Take the Town Square Digital and Reinvent Government (Penguin Press, 978-1594204722). more » »
PWxyz Blog Gabe Habash ’2666′ in Pie Chart Form What's in the center of our '2666' pie? Lemon. more » Barbara Vey Love and Romance Today is the day that symbolizes love and romance. more » Josie Leavitt What Makes a Good Book Buyer Tips on how to be better book buyer. more » Rose Fox Con or Bust Auction Is Open Con or Bust will help send fans of color to SF/F conventions. more »
 The Future of Art Book PublishingAt the New York Public Library on February 12, The Future of Art Book Publishing panel was held in front of over 200 attendees. Pictured, from left: Margaret Chace, Skira-Rizzoli associate publisher; Paul Chan, founder of Badlands Unlimited; Sharon Gallagher, president and publisher of ARTBOOK; Chul R. Kim, MoMA's associate publisher; Arezoo Moseni, NYPL senior art librarian. |     | |||||||||||||||||||||
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