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Hachette Realigns Sales Structure
Hachette Book Group executive v-p and chief marketing officer Evan Schnittman has realigned the publisher's sales force.
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Tracking Amazon: The Return of a Diverse Top 10
The top 10 bestselling books at Amazon are from nine different authors, a marked difference from the past few months.
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How Big Was the 'Casual Vacancy' Debut?
According to Nielsen BookScan, J.K. Rowling's The Casual Vacancy sold 157,000 copies in its first week of publication at outlets tracked by the company.
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Quarto Board Sets Meeting For November 7; Backs Orbach
Responding to demands from shareholders to vote on replacing Quarto CEO Laurence Orbach, the board of the U.K-based publisher has set the meeting for November 7.
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Tracking Amazon: Riordan Topples Rowling
The Casual Vacancy has been knocked off its perch atop Amazon's bestseller list, falling to #2 behind Rick Riordan's The Mark of Athena.
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Moving Beyond ‘Pride and Prejudice and Zombies’
It’s been 10 years since David Borgenicht founded Quirk Books, and three years since the Philadelphia publisher released its massive hit, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, a title that has not only sold more than 1.5 million copies (combined print and digital) but launched the mashup book category. The success of PPZ provided Quirk with a boost to the confidence of its publishing team as well as its finances. “We realized that we can make big things happen when we get all the elements right,” said Borgenicht about the impact of PPZ on Quirk’s collective publishing psyche.
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North Atlantic Books Transforms with the Times
Almost four decades after Richard Grossinger and Lindy Hough founded North Atlantic Books in Vermont, the press, which has been in Berkeley, Calif., since 1977, continues to evolve within the body, mind, and spirit segment. From a two-person operation with roots in the poetry journal Io that published such stellar poets as Robert Duncan, Charles Olson, Ed Sanders, and Diane di Prima, NAB has published 1,500 titles, with nearly 1,000 still in print, and has a staff of 24. “The body, mind, and spirit market has changed,” said Kat Engh, NAB’s community outreach and new media specialist. “It’s more mainstream now. In times of crisis, people are looking for alternative approaches to self-help.”
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Review: 'The Casual Vacancy'
Our review of J.K. Rowling's adult book calls it "relentlessly competent" and, while its cast of characters are all well drawn and believable, "they aren't much fun."
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Simon & Schuster Adding Video to Frankfurt Offerings
Simon & Schuster foreign rights directors will be bringing videos to the Frankfurt Book Fair to be used as not only a promotional tool but to license them as well to international partners.
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'My Mother Was Nuts,' First Big New Harvest Book, Stumbles in Print
The biggest book yet to be released under the New Harvest imprint, My Mother Was Nuts by Penny Marshall, sold just over 2,000 copies in its first week, according to Nielsen BookScan.
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Tracking Amazon: Rowling and Riordan Battle for Top Spot
The day before the anticipated release of The Casual Vacancy, J.K. Rowling's book has reached #1 on Amazon (topping No Easy Day), and #22 on Kindle.
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Disney Completes California and NYC Transition
Back in April Disney Publishing Worldwide announced that it was moving its employees from White Plains to New York City and Glendale, Calif.; that transition is now nearing completion.
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B&N Adds More U.K. Retailers
Barnes & Noble has announced partnerships with Dixons Retail, Sainsbury's, and Waitrose, expanding the reach of its Nook products in the U.K.
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Faber Announces Restructure
U.K.-based Faber and Faber has announced a series of new appointments and a change of structure to lay the foundations for growth.
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AAP 'Disappointed' By ALA Open Letter on E-Books
The Association of American Publishers has issued a response criticizing an open letter recently published by the American Library Association on the e-book issue.
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Tracking Amazon: The Next Big Self-Pub Success Story
As of September 25, On Dublin Street by Samantha Young has spent 22 days in the Kindle top 100, many of them in the #1 spot.
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Poisoned Pen Press Creates YA Imprint
Arizona-based publisher Poisoned Pen Press has created its first imprint, dedicated to young adult titles, called Poisoned Pencil.
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Labonte Leaving Douglas & McIntyre
As of December 31, 2012, Chris Labonté will leave his position as Douglas & McIntyre’s fiction acquisitions editor to pursue his own writing and other endeavors.
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International Prize for Arabic Fiction Announces Sponsor
The International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF), the prize for the Arabic novel, is to be sponsored by the newly created Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi) from 2013, marking the Prize’s sixth cycle.
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Tracking Amazon: 'Casual Vacancy' Climbs As Pub Date Approaches
Three days before its pub date, J.K. Rowling's The Casual Vacancy has reached #3 on Amazon's bestseller list, and is #42 on Kindle.
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