April 29, 2013
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| Macmillan Finalizes E-book Settlement, Will Pay $26 Million In a joint filing last week, attorneys told Judge Denise Cote that they have finalized the agreement between Macmillan and the state and consumer class to settle e-book price-fixing claims. Among the details: the price tag for Macmillan will actually top $26 million, rather than the $20 million settlement initially announced. more »  Last week's New England Independent Booksellers Association's All About the Books/ABA Spring Forum at the First Parish Church in Harvard Square, Cambridge, Mass., opened with readings and talks by new and seasoned writers who live in New England. But it also covered multi-publisher promotions made possible by changes in FTC rules regarding antitrust laws and trade associations. more »  The Book House, located in a St. Louis suburb for almost 30 years, is appealing to customers and others for assistance to stave off eviction by a developer wanting to raze the building. "We don't have a place to move to, or the money to move," owner Michelle Barron told PW. more » In "trading updates" issued last Friday in the U.K., Pearson reported that Penguin had a "good start" to the year, while Quarto Group reported that first quarter sales fell 6%, to $32 million and operating profit fell to $544,000 from $666,000. more »
 Fickling Leaving Random House U.K. to Start Independent Company David Fickling, who has been publisher of his eponymous imprint at Random House Children's Publishing U.K. for 12 years, is leaving the company. After a brief transitional period he will launch David Fickling Books as an independent venture in July 2013. more » » As part of an O'Reilly webcast last Friday, Andrew Savikas, CEO of Safari Books Online, described the advantages of running a subscription-based e-book service, which range from timing to royalty benefits. more » » Bryan Pearce, longtime University Book Store in Seattle CEO, died on April 20 from cancer. He was 55. Pearce had announced his retirement after 22 years with the bookstore earlier this year. "[My condition] has taken a toll on me physically and often disrupted my ability to serve the bookstore at the level I believe it, our customers, and, most importantly, our trust beneficiaries deserve," Pearce wrote in an e-mail to UW. more » » Will Hinton has joined Hachette Book Group as editor for the Orbit and Redhook imprints. He has previously worked at HarperCollins for their Voyager SF and Fantasy imprint. Devi Pillai has been promoted to editorial director of Orbit. Susan Barnes has been promoted to associate editor. more » »
Amazon Faces Strike Threat in Germany: Over pay, conditions. Kobo's Greatest Asset?: It's not Amazon. How 'Life of Pi' Anticipated 9/11: Salon: Published the same month as the attacks, Yann Martel's novel offers a prescription for life post-catastrophe. World's Oldest Romance Writer: 105-years-old and still writing. A 2-Year-Old Judges Books by Cover: "It's about eating lunch. They eat salad and cake. All they do is eat." (The Corrections)
 Authors on the Air April 29, 2013: Hallie Ephron, Domenica Ruta, Suzanne Palmieri The Literary New England Radio Show at 8 p.m. Monday, April 29, on BlogTalk Radio will feature: Hallie Ephron on There Was an Old Woman (William Morrow, 978-0062117601), Domenica Ruta on With or Without You (Spiegel & Grau, 978-0812993240), Suzanne Palmieri on The Witch of Little Italy (St. Martin's Griffin, 978-1250015518). More information here. more » »
PWxyz Blog Peter Brantley The New Ones: The Only Horizon Is Before Us A new generation of authors and programmers around the world are reaching for new tools to further digital reading and e-books. more » Barbara Vey Reader Appreciation Luncheon This past weekend was the culmination of all my dreams, the Barbara Vey Reader Appreciation Luncheon with James Rollins as the keynote speaker. more » Josie Leavitt Catch and Release A young child teaches a bookseller how to catch a bug. more »
 Triangle Awards PresentedThe 25th annual Triangle Awards, honoring the best lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered fiction, nonfiction, and poetry published in 2012, were presented last week in New York City. Kneeling, L-R, Rachel Rose (Song and Spectacle) winner of the Audre Lorde Award for Lesbian Poetry, Sarah Van Arsdale, presenter of the Ferro-Grumley Award for LGBT Fiction. Back Row: Trent Duffy, treasurer, the Publishing Triangle, John D'Emilio, winner of The Bill Whitehead Award for Lifetime Achievement, Trebor Healey (A Horse Named Sorrow), winner of the Ferro-Grumley Award, NEA Director of Literature Ira Silverberg, winner of the Publishing Triangle Lifetime Acheievement Award, Carol Rosenfield, chair, The Publishing Triangle and Stephen Greco of the Ferro-Grumley Award. Photo Credit: Seth Bookey |  Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.    | |||||||||||||||||||||
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