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News Briefs: Week of June 29, 2012
Amazon Bids On Dorchester and more
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Podcast: PW's Week Ahead for Friday, June 29
In Anaheim this week, the gathered members of the American Library Association conference heard why libraries may be more important than ever, even in the throes of the digital publishing revolution. Listen here.
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Tracking Amazon: New Wheel of Time Book Sees Preorders Six Months in Advance
It won't be published until January 2013, but Tor's A Memory of Light is already selling copies--landing at #224 on Amazon's bestseller list as of June 29. The book, listed at 864 pages, is the 14th and final book in the Wheel of Time series, which has sold well over 44 million copies since Robert Jordan started the series in 1990.
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Court Denies Penguin Arbitration Motion in Class Action
A motion filed by Penguin to force consumers who bought e-books from Amazon or BN.com to settle any harm caused by Penguin’s alleged price-fixing of e-books has been denied through arbitration by Judge Denise Cote.
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Dispute Over Chicken Soup Brand Settled by HCI, CSSP
Health Communications, Inc., the original publisher of the Chicken Soup for the Soul franchise, has settled a long-running dispute with Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing company that gives CSSP rights to all Chicken Soup titles beginning July 1.
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How the DoJ Changes the Agency vs. Wholesale Argument
Don Linn, president of Firebrand Associates, offered the paradox concerning the wholesale vs. agency discussion running through publishing circles: "Publishers (often) earn more with wholesale than agency--so what's all the fuss about Amazon?"
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News Corp. to Split, HC to Join Publishing Group
News Corp. made it official Thursday morning, announcing that its board of directors has authorized the company’s management to split the company into entertainment and publishing companies.
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Amazon Bids on Dorchester Assets
Dorchester Publishing is likely to be acquired by Amazon which has made a bid to acquire the assets of the company.
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Tracking Amazon: How Well Do Kindle Singles Sell?
The top two bestselling Kindle Singles titles have cracked the regular Kindle top 100--as of the morning of June 28.
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'50 Shades' Sales Slow
Sales of the first book in the series are down 5%, and the sales for the box set are down 45%, according to Nielsen BookScan.
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Tracking Amazon: Nora Ephron Books Jump
In the morning after her death, three of Nora Ephron's books have seen a substantial increase in sales and are all in Amazon's top five Movers & Shakers.
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'50 Ways To Play' E-Book Rides 50 Shades Wave
Tarcher/Penguin will release the e-book version of 50 Ways to Play: BDSM for Nice People on June 29, with the paperback to follow on August 2.
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Morgan James Launches Speakers Bureau
Looking to give its authors a boost on the press circuit, Morgan James Publishing’s founder and CEO, David Hancock, has announced the launch of an in-house Speakers Bureau.
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Authors Guild Sees Return of Predatory Pricing if DoJ Deal Stands
With the time to submit comments to the DoJ about its settlement with publishers over its e-book pricing fixing case almost up, the Authors Guild filed its comments late Monday and minced no words in saying that the agreement would be a huge victory for Amazon.
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Ruppel to Head McGraw-Hill Education International
New McGraw-Hill Education CEO Lloyd "Buzz" Waterhouse" has announced a restructuring of the company's international business in order to create an integrated organization that leverages content.
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'Fahrenheit 451' Keeps Selling Following Bradbury's Death
Since Ray Bradbury's death on June 5, his most famous work has been steadily increasing in sales.
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Agency vs. Wholesale Webcast Announced
O'Reilly is hosting a webcast, "Agency vs. Wholesale Model: Which One Is Best?" featuring Don Linn, president of Firebrand Associates, and Joe Wikert, general manager and publisher at O'Reilly.
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Indie Publishers Back Agency Model, Criticize DoJ Deal
Nine independent publishers have combined to file joint comments objecting to the pending settlements of the Department of Justice's lawsuit with Hachette, HarperCollins, and Simon & Schuster related to e-book pricing.
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Thomson-Shore and Clays Ltd. Agree
The global print initiative gives both printers access to each other’s market.
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HMH Out of Chapter 11
After receiving court approval for its restructuring plan last Thursday, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt announced late Friday that it had completed its financial restructuring and emerged from its Chapter 11.
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