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News Briefs: Week of May 13, 2013
HMH Cuts Loss and more
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After 37 Years, Winton Steps Back
After spending 37 years in the publishing industry, including the last five as chairman, CEO, and publisher of Counterpoint LLC, Charlie Winton turned over the publisher reins at the press to Rolph Blythe on May 1.
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Podcast: Books Make Good Listening
The idea is often advanced that the rise of video on the Web will undermine reading habits – and that in a contest of pictures over words, the words will come out the loser. The jury is still out, but the spoken word has long enjoyed a warm relationship with books, and in 2013, that remains true. Listen here.
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Amanda Knox Book Underwhelms; 'Gatsby' Hot
Amanda Knox's Waiting to Be Heard debuted as the #1 nonfiction hardcover, but #9 on the bestseller list overall, selling 21,264 copies, according to Nielsen BookScan, for the week ending May 5.
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Dutch Publisher Goes DIY
The Arbeiderspers/A.W. Bruna Publishers' release of marketing book and iPad app Earned Attention marks a large scale publishing bridge between the Netherlands and the U.S.
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Amazon, Hachette Scuffle Over Terms
In what seems to be becoming an annual rite of spring, a dispute between a major retailer and a major publisher over sales terms has gotten nasty, and gone public.
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Nelson and Zondervan Sign Agreement with Brilliance Audio
Brilliance Audio has obtained the exclusive global distribution rights for audio hard goods from Thomas Nelson and Zondervan—the two publishing groups that form HarperCollins Christian Publishing.
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Desmond Named Editorial Director of Twelve
Crown's Sean Desmond has been tapped as editorial director of Hachette's Twelve imprint.
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Blue Rider Finds Its Stride
David Rosenthal is no stranger to corporate culture.
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Little, Brown Aims to Expand Edgerton's Reach
Little, Brown hopes Clyde Edgerton's Pappadaddy's Book For New Fathers will expand the acclaimed southern fiction author's reach.
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News Briefs: Week of May 6, 2013
Author Solutions Sued; Gets New CEO
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Open Road and Kar-Ben Partner
In a new initiative, Open Road will digitally publish, distribute, and market many of Kar-Ben’s titles as read-aloud e-books.
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Podcast: Hot Books Start With 'Hot House'
With more books appearing every day, finding a book that’s worth the money and time it takes to read becomes a challenge. Listen here.
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HarperCollins 360 Expands to the U.K.
HarperCollins has expanded its HarperCollins 360 program to the U.K., naming Karen Davis to the newly created role of affiliate publisher of HarperCollins 360.
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Minneapolis Star Tribune to Serialize Novel
The Minneapolis Star Tribune has acquired Giving Up the Ghost, a mystery novel by Mary Logue. It will be serialized in daily installments this summer and published as an e-book.
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News Corp. Vote Set for June 11
HarperCollins parent company News Corp. has set June 11 as the day for shareholders to vote on the proposal to split the media conglomerate into two separate companies.
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HarperCollins Plans Digital Original Mystery Line, Witness
HarperCollins’ William Morrow imprint has announced plans for Witness, a “digital-original” mystery, suspense and thriller line.
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News Briefs: Week of April 29, 2013
Amazon Sales Up and more
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Transformative Time for Tin House
Over the past decade and a half Tin House magazine, which began publishing in spring 1999, and Tin House Books, which started as an imprint with Bloomsbury in 2002 before becoming an independent press in 2005, have carved out a niche in the small press world.
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Reagan Arthur Takes Over at Little, Brown
Coming from the West Coast, Reagan Arthur was not always surrounded by people who thought much of a career in books.
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