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Photographs and Memories: Remembering BookExpo, in Pictures
From the first American Book Association convention in 1901 to the first and final virtual BookExpo in 2020, the biggest trade show in the American book business was a central event in each publishing year.
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Will the PRH–S&S Combination Be Too Big?
Executives at Penguin Random House said concerns about the size of the deal are unfounded. The vast majority of their industry colleagues disagree.
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After a Hard Year, Kickstarter Bounces Back
Despite the pandemic and the round of layoffs and buyouts it heralded, Kickstarter is still kicking—and creators across the book business continue to rely on its services.
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PRH Canada Divides Knopf and Random House
Penguin Random House Canada is splitting the Knopf Random House Canada publishing group into two different imprints: Knopf Canada and Random House Canada. Each imprint has new leadership and will operate independently.
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'Unscheduled, Delightful Conversations': Book Biz Shares Memories of BookExpo
Publishing industry professionals shared some of their fondest and funniest memories of BookExpo with 'PW' to give the U.S.'s longtime biggest trade book show a proper sendoff.
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Nonprofit Publishers Seek Help on Giving Tuesday
The first Tuesday after Thanksgiving is a chance for such small presses as Archipelago and Haymarket to ask readers for the financial support that keeps their businesses alive and thriving.
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Sandorf Passage Publishing House Launches
Sandorf Passage, an independent nonprofit publishing house that is a collaboration with Zagreb-based Sandorf, has launched. It first four titles will be published in 2021 and will be distributed by IPG.
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Lonely Planet Acquired by Red Ventures
Lonely Planet, the venerable publisher of travel guides, children's and food books, has been sold to Red Ventures, a North Carolina-based platform of online brands that includes CNET and ThePointsGuy.com.
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PRH Purchase of S&S Draws Objections
The Authors Guild, ABA, and News Corp's CEO are among the parties voicing concerns over Penguin Random House's planned purchase of Simon & Schuster.
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Open Road Integrated Media’s Data and Tech Marketing System Can Double Sales
Publishing partners pay no out-of-pocket fees for the company’s “white-glove” service. (Sponsored)
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How Is the Book Biz Supply Chain Doing? So Far, So Good.
After expressing concerns earlier in the year, industry members say the supply chain is holding up as they head into the holidays.
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Red Wheel/Weiser, Dreamscape Media Partner Up on Red Wheel Audio
Red Wheel/Weiser, a publisher of titles on mind-body-spirit and the occult, is joining with Dreamscape Media, an audio book production house and distributor, to launch Red Wheel Audio, a multi-year audiobook program.
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Chicago High School Students Get Free Digital Access to Obama's 'A Promised Land'
All Chicago Public Schools high school students and staff can freely access the e-book and digital audio of 'A Promised Land' through December 31, 2020, via OverDrive's Sora app.
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The Joy of Diverse Stories: One Book at a Time
Eileen Robinson and Move Books are inspiring middle graders to find joy in reading through diverse characters and exciting stories. (Sponsored)
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Is Simon & Schuster a Bargain at $1.7 Billion?
The price tag is at the top end of original estimates of the $1.2 billion–$1.7 billion the sale of the country’s third largest trade publisher might bring. After S&S's year of successes, is that a steal?
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PRH Doubles Down On Spanish-Language Publishing
Penguin Random House has merged its two existing Spanish-language units to form Penguin Random House Español, a new and comprehensive division. Here's what that means for Spanish-language publishing.
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Grand Central Publishing Creates Nonfiction Imprint
Hachette Book Group’s Grand Central Publishing division has formed GCP Balance and hired Callisto Media’s Nana K. Twumasi to head it.
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Obama Memoir Sells 887,000 Copies on Day One
Barack Obama's first presidential memoir, 'A Promised Land,' sold more than 887,000 units in all formats and editions in the U.S. and Canada on its first day on sale, its publisher said.
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Atria Forms Black Privilege Publishing Imprint
Atria Books has created the Black Privilege Publishing imprint and named multimedia personality and author Charlamagne tha God to head the unit.
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Yale University Press Launches Black Lives Series
In early 2022, Yale University Press will debut Black Lives, a series of brief biographies of Black individuals who profoundly shaped history.
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