Riggio to Make Offer for B&N Stores

February 25, 2013

Riggio Wants to Buy B&N's Stores In a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission Monday morning, Barnes & Noble's chairman, founder and largest shareholder, Len Riggio, said he has notified the company board that he plans to make an offer to acquire B&N's retail trade stores. The retail segment includes all bricks-and-mortar stores, barnesandnoble.com, and Sterling Publishing. It excludes the Nook Media group which houses the Nook digital devices and Nook bookstore as well as the college stores. more » Profits Dipped on Small Sales Gain at Penguin Total sales at Penguin Group rose 1% for 2012, to £1.05 billion pounds, although operating profit declined 12%, to £98 million. Figures benefited slightly from currency exchange fluctuations. Penguin chairman John Makinson said a strong second half of 2012, led by a "really good" fourth quarter around the world, helped to overcome a soft first six months. more » Combination of Big Ideas and Small Wows Wi8 Booksellers The theme of the resilience of independent booksellers resounded throughout this year's Winter Institute, with booksellers braving snow storms to gather in Kansas City to share ideas, meet authors, and to be the first to discover next season's best reads. Only about 5% of registered booksellers we unable to get to the event because of the storm. more » In 'Historic' Act, Obama Administration Issues Public Access Directive Just days after Congress introduced The Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act (FASTR), a bill that would mandate public access to publicly-funded federal research, the Obama Administration Friday used its executive power to issue a Policy Memorandum that could finally make public access a reality and the policy drew the backing of the AAP. more » New Picture Book to Honor Newtown, Conn. Community Random House Children's Books has announced the fall 2013 publication of Snowflakes Fall, a picture book written by Newbery Medalist Patricia MacLachlan and illustrated by Steven Kellogg. After the shootings at the Sandy Hook Elementary School last December, the author and illustrator were moved to create a book that would bring a message of hope and renewal to children and families affected by the tragedy. more » Today's Job Georgetown University Press is seeking a Digital Editor, Languages. Maybe it's you! For more about this and other jobs, visit PW JobZone. To post a new job, click here. NACS to Launch Program for Indies In a surprise announcement on Friday morning at the opening mega session of CAMEX in Kansas City, Mo., National Association of College Stores president Mary Ellen Martin, said that organization is establishing a subsidiary to strengthen the independent college store, indiCo. more » » Toni Morrison Does First-Ever Google Plus Hangout Book Signing Nobel Prize-winning novelist Toni Morrison will participate in a first-of-its-kind digital book signing and a Google+ Hangout on Air at the Google New York offices. Using a Wacom tablet, Morrison will sign digital versions of her newest national bestseller, Home on February 27. more » » Hastings Names Van Ongevalle President and COO Alan Van Ongevalle has been promoted to president and chief operating officer for Hastings Entertainment. He previously served as executive v-p of merchandising and held various store management and senior management positions since joining Hastings in November 1992. John Marmaduke remains chairman and CEO. more » » Job Moves: February 25, 2013 At Charlesbridge Publishing, Megan Quinn has added subrights manager to her list of duties. She is also the sales manager of the school and library market as well as handling the subsidiary rights market. Alyssa Mito Pusey has been promoted to senior editor from editor. Julie Ham will be adding the title of contracts coordinator to her existing duties of associate editor. Donna Spurlock has been promoted to director of marketing from associate director of marketing. more » » THE ROUNDUP Asperger's Bestseller Earns Huge Advance: International publishers and movie producers rush to sign up Graeme Simsion's "The Rosie Project." Amazon Squashes Affiliates...: ...who promote free Kindle books. Anti-Feminism in YA Romances?: "Teenage girls are being told that romantic desirability is the proof of, and the reward for, individual worth." Short Story Shortlist: Junot Díaz, Sarah Hall, Ali Smith and Mark Haddon contend for £30,000 Sunday Times EFG Private Bank short story prize. Designer Told to Make Covers Worse: Inside the Penguin Popular Classics story. VIEW ALL » Authors on the Air Authors on the Air February 25, 2013: Simon Garfield, Meir Schneider Simon Garfield, author of PW Pick On the Map: A Mind-Expanding Exploration of the Way the World Looks (Gotham, 978-1592407798), will be on The Leonard Lopate Show. After the segment airs, listen here. Meir Schneider will be on "To Heal D.C." on WPFW-FM Pacifica for his book Vision of Life: Ten Steps to Natural Eyesight Improvement (North Atlantic Books, 978-1583944943). more » » BLOGS PWxyz Blog Gabe Habash 100 Years, 94 Books: ‘The Turmoil’ by Booth Tarkington Tarkington was the first author to win two Pulitzer prizes for fiction, a feat that has only been duplicated by John Updike and William Faulkner. more » Beyond Her Book Barbara Vey A Memory of Light Hi There. joysann here. Have you experienced this? This morning I’m looking at a huge audiobook case with 33 disks in it. I have been dying to get this book, and I’m certain I’m going to love it. Yet I’m looking at the box here with trepidation and hesitate to get started. What I’m looking [...] more » ShelfTalker Elizabeth Bluemle Our Successors I love it when particularly avid young readers come to the bookstore, the kind about whose parents say desperately, "She's read everything. EVERYTHING. Do you have anything good she hasn't read?" more » Genreville Rose Fox 2012 Nebula Award Finalists Nebula-nominated authors are diverse; their publishers are not. more » PICTURE OF THE DAY Biggest Sales Day Ever Though delayed one week because of the snow storm that hit the U.S., the release of Nada que perder exceeded estimates of 65,000 copies sold in one day and finished with 72,169 copies sold, giving the first volume in Edir Macedo's autobiography the biggest sales day for a Spanish-language book in the U.S. Here, the line for the book's release at McNally Jackson in NYC extends around the block.	Of Note World Book Night To Showcase Books on April 9 World Book Night will present awards, as well as its new books for 2013 at AAP's offices at 71 Fifth Avenue, 2nd Floor, on Tuesday, April 9, at 6 p.m. In attendance will be the book printing vendors and Hillary Jordan, author of 2013 WBN pick, Mudbound. World Book Night will be held on April 23, 2013. more » Rakoff Named Judge Jed. S. Rakoff has been assigned as judge for the Independent lawsuit against Amazon and the Big Six.

To submit pictures of the day, email pics@publishersweekly.com Send editorial questions about this eNewsletter to: jmilliot@publishersweekly.com Send advertising questions about this eNewsletter to: cbryerman@publishersweekly.com For additional assistance, contact us by email or at the address below. Publishers Weekly, 71 West 23 St. #1608 New York, NY 10010 Phone 212-377-5500 Copyright 2013, PWxyz LLC Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. You are receiving this email because you subscribed to a Publishers Weekly e-newsletter. To unsubscribe, click the link below.

Sent to 56652.1234@blogger.com — why did I get this? unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences Publishers Weekly · Publishers Weekly · 71 West 23rd Street, Suite 1608 · New York, NY 10010