February 6, 2013
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| Najafi Companies Sells Direct Brands Four-and-half years after acquiring Bookspan and Columbia House from Bertelsmann, the Najafi Companies has sold its majority interest in those businesses' parent company, Direct Brands, to Pride Tree Holdings. In its announcement, Najafi Cos. said the deal was done in the fourth quarter of 2012. more »   Indigo Revenue Down 4.9% in Third Quarter Indigo Books & Music, Canada's largest book retailer, reported a 4.9% drop in net revenue in its third quarter, which ended Dec. 29, 2012, to C$335.6 million, compared to the same quarter last year. The company attributed the decrease to lower e-reader revenues and declining sales of print books as its customers shift to digital reading. A lack of big blockbuster books in the season was also noted. more »   Diamond Book Distributors Reports Double-Digit Gains in 2012 Diamond Book Distributors, a graphic novel and pop culture merchandise distributor, reports 2012 sales and revenue rose "in double digits across the board," and that its returns for the year were down. Kuo-Yu Liang, v-p, sales and marketing at DBD, said results were up in every channel including indie bookstores, chains, libraries, online and international markets. more »  For Libraries, the Common Core Presents Extraordinary Opportunity The Common Core State Standards were a hot topic at the ALA midwinter meeting in Seattle, including at a standing-room only "discussion group" organized by the ALA's Young Adult Reference Services Committee, where more than 80 librarians – school, academic, and public – gathered to learn more about the Common Core, and to share their own experiences thus far. "Some of the participants were there to share their successes, and that energized the group. Other participants expressed some concerns, and even frustration," said Amanda Ellington (l.), assistant branch manager at the Lexington Park Library in Maryland. more »  Apple's iBookstore Debuts Breakout Books Category Stepping up its support of self-published and independently published books, the Apple iBookstore has launched a new category called Breakout Books. While the iBookstore has always accepted self-published works, the new iBookstore category gives publishers and authors a new platform for marketing and promoting their books and highlights both the growing sales of self-published titles and the increasing significance of the category. more »
 Rep. John Lewis To Visit BEA, San Diego Comic-Con To Promote 'March' Slated for publication in August 2013 by Top Shelf Productions, March is a three volume graphic autobiography of longtime Congressman and legendary Civil Rights veteran John Lewis, that will be co-produced by Andrew Aydin, Lewis' co-writer, and award-winning cartoonist Nate Powell. In a phone call, Lewis discussed his interest in comics, his desire to reach a new generation of young people with his story and plans to visit BEA and the San Diego Comic-Con to promote the book. more » »   First Book Launches OMG Books Initiative First Book, a nonprofit organization that provides new books to children in need, plans to spend $500,000 on books for at-risk kids through its new OMG (Offering More Great) Books initiative. Publishers have until Wednesday, February 6 at 5 p.m. ET, to submit purchase order proposals. more » »  Peter Pauper Press Enters the Picture Book Market Peter Pauper Press will expand its reach into the children's market in May, when it releases its first hardcover picture book, Hank Finds an Egg by Rebecca Dudley. "Our children's activity books are a significant part of our business now, " says Laurence Beilenson, president and grandson of the press's founder, Peter Beilenson. "Publishing trade picture books is a natural progression for us." more » » Karen Foster will leave BISG as director of standards and practices because of a career move to Germany. She has been with the company for more than five years. Kristen Reach has joined Melville House as an editor. She was previously with Grand Central. At Ingram, Robin Cutler has been named manager, independent publisher program; Pam Dover has been promoted to general account sales manager; Craig Lupinacci is now director of international sales. Bryan Pearce will retire after 22 years as CEO at the University of Washington Book Store. Louise Little will take over, beginning July 1. more » »
Should We Be Crying for B&N?: LA Times wonders. The Loss of Bookstores: The closing of several big chain bookstores has left a wide geographical void in south Broward and northern Miami-Dade counties. Bereft booklovers say e-books and Amazon can't replace paper or the community experience of bricks-and-mortar stores. WH Smith Launches Children's Stores: Retailer WH Smith is to open its first two dedicated children's stores in the UK under the brand Zoodle by WH Smith. Children's Literature: The Movie: Featuring Daniel Day-Lewis as Dr. Seuss. Waterstones Restructures: Head of books Rik McShane is promoted to the newly created role of retail director.
 Authors on the Air February 6, 2013: Ed Whitacre Ed Whitacre, author of American Turnaround: Reinventing AT&T and GM and the Way We Do Business in the USA (Business Plus, 978-1455513017), will be on The Daily Show. more » »
PWxyz Blog Gabe Habash The 10 Most Notorious Parts of Famous Books The most controversial and challenging passages from great books. more » Barbara Vey Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm by Philip Pullman Fortunately, this year award-winning, best-selling author Philip Pullman celebrated the 200th anniversary of an original compilation by publishing Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm, and I'm finding it fascinating. more » Josie Leavitt Thoughts on Barnes and Noble I have been following the recent news of B&N's plan to close 20 stores a year for the next decade and what that could mean to the book business. more » Rose Fox Link Roundup The World SF Travel Fund, nominating for the Hugos, and more. more »
 Tosca Lee Kicks Off 'Iscariot'Tosca Lee (far left), author of Iscariot, greeted fans at the Barnes & Noble in her hometown of Lincoln, Nebraska as part of her book tour. |    
Frankfurt Academy Launches Publishing Management Course The Frankfurt Academy is teaming up with the University of St. Gallen's mcm Institute for Media and Communications Management to launch the International Publishing Management Course. more » | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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