April 12, 2013
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| Bezos on Competitors, Royalties, Kindles Amazon may act as though it doesn't hear criticism from outside of the company but, according to company founder and chairman Jeff Bezos, this is not the case. In a letter to shareholders accompanying Amazon's annual report, Bezos addressed the company's view towards its competition. "Our energy at Amazon comes from the desire to impress customers rather than the zeal to best competitors," Bezos wrote. more »  Grand Central Publishing's Twelve imprint has its third publisher in three years. Deb Futter, v-p and editor-in-chief of GCP, has been tapped to replace Cary Goldstein, who is stepping down to pursue other interests. Goldstein was at Twelve for two years, the second publisher to be named at the imprint after founding editor Jonathan Karp left, in 2010, to join Simon & Schuster. more »  Plaintiff booksellers this week filed an opposition motion urging the court not to dismiss their lawsuit against Amazon and the big six publishers, arguing that there is indeed enough evidence of restraint of trade to keep the case moving forward. The filing comes in response to independent motions filed two weeks ago by Amazon and the big six publishers, in which both defendants asked the court to toss the suit as without merit. But the booksellers say a basic reading of the facts is more than enough to sustain their action. more »  Blockbuster Director, Bestselling Author Team Up for Middle-Grade Series Screenwriter, director, and producer Chris Columbus and bestselling YA novelist Ned Vizzini are the coauthors of a new middle grade series, which debuts with House of Secrets on April 23. more » After we reported Thursday that a book by BJ Novak was drawing interest, Knopf has acquired the title. Robin Desser and Tim O'Connell bought the work from Richard Abate, a manager at 3Arts Entertainment, in an auction which, at its close, was between three houses. more »
Advertisement: 5-Day Course: Publish Smarter & Faster Get the inside track on new ways to publish books at the CUNY Publishing Institute designed for both entrepreneurs and people in the industry. The edgiest experimentalists (from Tumblr, Small Demons, reKiosk) are joining some of the most venerable names in the industry (Amazon, Knopf Doubleday) to teach and explore the latest ideas. June 3-7 in NYC. more » » The release of The Hunger Games film and the debut of Fifty Shades of Grey resulted in a spike in sales in the first week of April 2012: the four top-selling books that week sold 762,476 copies at outlets that report to BookScan compared to the 120,313 copies the four bestselling books sold last week. more » » Guy Kawasaki will be the keynote luncheon speaker at uPublishU (uPubU) which will take place on Saturday, June 1, 2013 at BookExpo America (BEA). uPubU, which is targeted to authors who have self-published but want more insight and direction on how to get their books discovered, is part of BEA's newly expanded conference programming for the self-published market. more » » Melvin Weiner, sales manager at Sellers Publishing since 1994, died on April 8 at the age of 63. Weiner was an early Sellers employee and was instrumental in growing the company's sales over the next 19 years and making it one of the fastest growing publishers in North America. more » »
Publisher Gets jail for Book Fraud Case: A Manchester man who was accused of defrauding at least 20 people of about $200,000, was sentenced to serve six months in prison. 'Long-Lost Dad' Sues 'Oprah' Genealogist: For claiming that she's his biological daughter in book. Murakami Fans Wait at Midnight: "Because the train I take to go home is not running (at this time), I will stay up overnight somewhere nearby and read the novel." Matilda: The Musical: NY Times: "Matilda the Musical," the London import that opened on Thursday night, is the most satisfying and subversive musical ever to come out of Britain. The Rise Of The Venezuelan Novel: "Over and over again as I worked on this article, I stumped editors and translators with a simple question: Who are Venezuela's best novelists?"
 Authors on the Air April 12. 2013: Andy Cohen, Ron L. Deal Andy Cohen will be on On-Air with Ryan Seacrest and The Tonight Show for his book Most Talkative (St. Martin's, 125003146X). Ron L. Deal, author of Dating and the Single Parent (Bethany House, 978-0-7642-0697-9) will be interviewed on Building Relationships with Gary Chapman on April 13. more » »
PWxyz Blog PWStaff What Was the First Book that Made You Love Books? PW Staff Picks You never forget your first. more » Barbara Vey Romance Writers of America Launches 2013 Award Finalists Online Series To help the readers get to know the Rita Award nominees this year, RWA will be sponsoring a series of online events. more » Elizabeth Bluemle The Best Mo Willems Book You Haven’t Read It's hard to imagine a Mo Willems title sneaking under the radar, but this one almost has. more »
 Beach MeetingEarlier this week the Southern California Independent Booksellers met at the Annenberg Community Beach House at Santa Monica State Beach for their annual Spring Meeting and ABA Forum. |  Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   
Ray Bradbury Gets E Editions William Morrow, the longtime publisher of the late, award-winning writer Ray Bradbury, will release 16 of Bradbury's classic backlist titles in e-book format for the first time beginning next week. An additional seven titles will be released in e-book format over the next several months. more » Are books part of the past? Or are they essential to the future? No, we're not talking about the shopworn debate over the death of print. In this clash for hearts and minds and money, books will likely survive -- but what future lies ahead for books authors? Listen here. more » | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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