Profits Rise at Lagardere, But Drop at HBG

March 8, 2013

Profits Up at Lagardere Publishing, But Slip at HBG Earnings before interest and taxes rose slightly in 2012 at Lagardere Publishing, from 221 million euros to 223 million euros, the company's parent company Lagardere said Thursday afternoon. Profits in Lagardere's U.S. subsidiary, Hachette Book Group, fell in the year, due to what Lagardere said was lower sales and the impact of e-book price fixing settlements. In February, HBG reported that sales fell 3.4% last year. more » Publishers Oppose Amazon Bid for '.book' Domain In a filing this week with ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) the Association of American Publishers came out against a bid by Amazon to buy the .book domain name for its exclusive use, saying such an application would be counter to public interest. more » Shortlist for 'PW' Bookstore and Sales Rep Awards 2013 Publishers Weekly released the shortlist for the 2013 PW Bookstore and PW Sales Rep of the Year. The awards, now in their second decade, signify a singular achievement in the book industry for both independent booksellers and sales representatives. "We are very pleased to have so many outstanding bookstores and sales representatives to choose from as we celebrate the twentieth anniversary of PW's awards," said PW president George Slowik Jr. "We received more nominations than ever before." more » Orphan Works Legislation Appears Unlikely When the U.S. Copyright Office asked for comments on the thorny orphan works problem last October, hopes were raised that a legislative solution could be in the offing. But after hundreds of initial comments from both individuals and organizations—including libraries, publishers, visual artist groups, scholars and Internet firms, including Google—it is now looking like meaningful orphan works legislation may not be in the cards. more » Random House, Penguin Merger Approved in Australia The ACCC in Australia will approve the planned combination of Random House and Penguin Group, the book publishing operations of the two international media companies Bertelsmann and Pearson, without any restrictions. Bertelsmann and Pearson welcomed the ruling as an important step on the path towards completing the planned transaction. more » Today's Job Kepler's Arts & Lectures is seeking an Events Director. Maybe it's you! For more about this and other jobs, visit PW JobZone. To post a new job, click here. Thomas Nelson Revives Two Imprints In 2007, Thomas Nelson eliminated all 20 of its imprints. Now it is bringing back Nelson Books and the W Publishing Group, acknowledging the value of the distinct brand identities they express. more » » Sellers Publishing Begins Direct Sales to Canada Maine publisher Sellers Publishing has begun selling its line of books, calendars and greeting cards directly to Canadian retailers. The Canadian initiative is being overseen by Andrew Shapiro who manages a network of 13 independent sales reps in Canada. Previously, Sellers sold its products through the Ontario distributor Jannex. more » » Lambda Finalists Named Finalists for the Lambda Literary Awards were announced this week by the Lambda Literary Foundation in Los Angeles. Books from mainstream publishers, academic presses, and both long-established and new LGBT publishers— as well as from emerging publish-on-demand technologies—make up the 687 submissions for the "Lammys." more » » Job Moves: March 8, 2013 At HMH, Rebecca Springer has been named managing editor, digital cookbooks; Marina Padakis has been promoted to managing editor, cookbooks. At Chronicle Books, Kim Lauber has been promoted to associate director, children's marketing. Liz Rico has been promoted to design director, marketing communication. At Random House Audio, Fodor's and Living Language, Amanda D'Acierno has been promoted to senior v-p, publisher. Sam Daulton has been promoted to v-p, operations. Amy Metsch has been promoted to v-p, associate publisher, Random House Audio and director, subrights, RH Audio, Fodor's and Living Language. Dan Zitt has been named v-p, content production, Random House Audio. At Tor/Forge, Theresa DeLucci has moved from ad/promo manager to ad/promo assistant director. Brandon Proia has joined UNC Press as an acquisition editor. more » » THE ROUNDUP Mantel Doesn't Back Down: Booker Prize winner says she has no regrets about comments in British Museum lecture that led to a media storm. Apple Just Like Amazon?: Apple filed a patent application Thursday to create a marketplace for used digital goods. Joss Whedon's 'Much Ado About Nothing': What do you think of the trailer? Child Won't Read? Find Another Book: Telegraph: Teenage readers often struggle, but a few useful tricks will get them hooked in no time. Netflix for Children's Books?: A look at Sproutkin. VIEW ALL » Authors on the Air Authors on the Air March 8, 2013: Al Gore Al Gore will be on NPR's Science Friday for The Future: Six Drivers of Global Change (Random House, 978-0812992946). Listen to the segment here. more » » BLOGS PWxyz Blog Gabe Habash What is the Great American Novel? (VOTE) It's time to cast your lot. more » Beyond Her Book Barbara Vey Australian Romance Readers Association I love Australia. These are my people. Buoyant, generous, intelligent—what is not to like? more » ShelfTalker Elizabeth Bluemle Before Giving Away Your Kids’ Books Stop! Before giving away your children's outgrown books, reconsider. more » Genreville Rose Fox SFWA Slaps Random House’s Digital SF Imprint SFWA calls Hydra contract terms "onerous and unconscionable". more » PICTURE OF THE DAY Lucado and Wayne Get Through Bestselling author Max Lucado (l.) introduced his new book, You'll Get Through This, at Nashville's Loveless Barn on Monday night during the launch event for the book, coming out September 10. The event, hosted by the newly formed HarperCollins Christian Publishing, featured a sermon by Lucado as well as music from country music singer Jimmy Wayne. Wayne is a contributor to a Zondervan product, Country Faith.	Of Note Podcast: SXSW Goes Literary Live and learn. In 2009, book business representatives took their show on the road to Austin and were met with a hail of digital brickbats. Four years on, the techies and the booksters have found common ground at the upcoming SXSW Interactive Festival. Listen here. more »

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