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Surprise Bestseller? 'Legend of Zelda' Takes Number One Spot
The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia was Nielsen BookScan's #1 bestseller for the week ending February 3, selling nearly 60,000 copies in its first week. A significant percentage of that number is likely preorders, as the book spent 100 days in Amazon's top 100 (many of them in the top 10) before it even released.
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Reagan Arthur Named Publisher of Little, Brown
Reagan Arthur has been chosen to fill the top perch at Little, Brown. Arthur, who has an eponymous imprint at LB, is filling the publisher position left open when Michael Pietsch was named CEO of Hachette in September.
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D&M Publishers Finds Buyer for Douglas & McIntyre Imprint
D&M Publishers announced late yesterday that it has agreed to sell its flagship imprint, Douglas & McIntyre, to the owners of British Columbia-based Harbour Publishing, Howard and Mary White. The deal comes a week after D&M, which has been in bankruptcy protection since October, found a buyer for its Greystone Books imprint, Heritage House Publishing.
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Rodale Taps Zola Exec to Head Books Division
Rodale Books has found a new publisher. After a number of executive shake-ups at the division, and then the departure of publisher Steve Perrine in November, Rodale has hired Mary Ann Naples to oversee its books unit.
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Publishing Education Gets Innovative at Ooligan Press
Ooligan Press, the student-staffed press that is part of Portland State’s publishing program, has added a recent innovation: Start to Finish, a project in which students give a behind-the-scenes look at how a book is created.
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Filofax Joins ABFFE Affiliate Program
The American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression has announced that Filofax has joined its affiliate program and will contribute 5% of the sales it makes from ABA member bookstores to ABFFE.
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Frankfurt Academy Launches Publishing Management Course
The Frankfurt Academy is teaming up with the University of St. Gallen’s mcm Institute for Media and Communications Management to launch the International Publishing Management Course.
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Day's Crossfire Series Tops 5 Million Sold
Bared to You and Reflected in You, the first two titles in Sylvia Day’s Crossfire series, have sold more than five million English-language copies since Bared was released seven months ago by Berkley Books. The third title in the series, Entwined with You, will be published June 4.
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Knopf Has New 'Bridget Jones' Novel
Helen Fielding has a new entry in her chick lit sensation featuring single British career woman, Bridget Jones.
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NEA Webinar to Be Held February 5
The NEA will host a literature Art Works guidelines and application webinar on February 5 from 2:30-3:30 p.m. EST. The webinar will cover the basics of the Art Works funding category, how to apply to the NEA, and how to submit work samples. Q and A with NEA staff follows the presentation. Go to the webinar page on the NEA website to register and watch the session which will be archived and available for viewing on the same web page shortly after the live event.
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Request for 2012 Sales Figures
Publishers Weekly is once again compiling its yearly bestseller lists, based on publishers’ sales reports. This list will be printed in the 2012 Facts & Figures feature in our March 18 issue. We need your responses by Friday, February 22.
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Request for 2012 Sales Figures: Children's Books
Publishers Weekly is once again compiling its yearly bestseller lists, based on publishers’ sales reports. This list will be printed in the 2012 Facts & Figures feature in our March 18 issue. We need your responses by Friday, February 22.
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Tracking Amazon: Chris Kyle Hits #1
Hours after Chris Kyle was killed, his book American Sniper went to both #1 (mass market) and #3 (hardcover) on Amazon. It also reached #3 on the Kindle bestseller chart. The audio and trade editions have also jumped over 3,000% in Amazon's sales rankings since the news broke. To date, the book has sold nearly 350,000 copies, according to Nielsen BookScan.
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News Briefs: Week of February 4, 2013
E-books Jump At Amazon and more
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Publishing Gains Support at Kickstarter
Last year was a big one for publishing on Kickstarter. The Web site is the most popular crowdfunding online destination, with 1,666 projects successfully funded in the publishing category, and a total of $11,057,252 pledged. In addition, $8,482,598 was raised for comics, which are listed as a separate category. Altogether, $19.5 million was raised for publishing-related projects.
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Podcast: For E-Books To Lend, A Library Goes To Authors
The Super Bowl it’s not – librarians and publishers clashing over e-book lending policies may never attract million-dollar advertising packages or superstar singing acts. But at the American Libraries Association midwinter meeting this week in Seattle, the contest proved a riveting one. Listen here.
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Heritage House Publishing Acquires Greystone Books
Troubled D&M Publishers finds Canadian buyer for Greystone Books imprint, Heritage House Publishing.
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HC Christian and Espresso Book Machine Agree
HarperCollins Christian Publishing, comprised of both Thomas Nelson, Inc. and Zondervan, has joined On Demand Books’ growing Espresso Book Machine (EBM) program, making its titles available through EBM’s “digital-to-print at retail” sales channel.
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Follett Announces Text-with-Tuition Program
Follett has announced includED, a new program that will provide students with all required course materials as part of tuition or fees. The model has been gaining momentum as the cost of higher education continues to rise and students struggle to pay for their materials, or even go without.
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