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Off the Shelf
More than 10,000 librarians, publishers, authors, and vendors will gather in Dallas, January 20–24, for the 2012 American Library Association Midwinter meeting. Among the meeting’s highlights: the announcement of the ALA’s Youth Media Awards, including the coveted Newbery and Caldecott medals; a bustling exhibit floor; and a strong author presence.
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Keeping Regional Shows Relevant
For the past five years publishers have talked about the need to consolidate trade shows—and lower their costs. A struggling economy, the increased power of Amazon, and the erosion of print book sales to e-books have only accelerated calls for change from not only publishers but from some booksellers as well.
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Edwards Giving Retail Keynote
Mike Edwards, former CEO of Borders, will give the keynote address at Wednesday's ACG New York's 2011 Retail Update conference set for the New York Athletic Club from 8:30-1:30. Two other panels will deal with The State of Retail, and Private Equity Goes Retail. More info at www.acgnyc.org.
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World Book Night U.S. Launches Digital Campaign
The website, as well as Twitter and Facebook pages, have launched for World Book Night in the U.S.
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Digital and More at PubWest 2011
The 2011 PubWest conference, held November 3–5 in Henderson, Nev., attracted publishers and vendors from across the country with Alison Akau of Aiea, Hawaii’s Pacific Historic Parks in attendance alongside Bruce Shaw and Adam Salomone from Boston’s Harvard Common Press. It was the first trip to PubWest for both publishers, with Akau making the trip to get up to speed on the newest publishing trends, while Shaw said he was attracted by the lineup of speakers.
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NEA Studies Writers Statistics
Writers and authors are better educated and earn more on average than the rest of the U.S. workforce, according to a study by the National Endowment for the Arts, based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Commerce. The study, “Artists and Art Workers in the United States,” draws on information from the “American Community Survey (2005–2009)” and updates the NEA’s earlier study, “Artists in the Workforce, 2000–2005.”
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NCIBA: A Happy Affair for Children's Booksellers
The drone of police helicopters and raucous chants of nearby Occupy Oakland protesters could not diminish the excitement and positive focus of children's booksellers at the 2011 Northern California Independent Booksellers Association trade show.
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NCIBA “Occupied” by More Than Protesters in Oakland
The drone of police helicopters and raucous chants of nearby Occupy Oakland protesters could not diminish the excitement and positive focus of the 2011 Northern California Independent Booksellers Association trade show at the Marriott City Center October 27 – 29.
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World Book Night Directors Named
The board of directors for World Book Night in the U.S. has been announced, with representatives from all parts of the publishing industry.
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2011 Self-Publishing Book Expo Sees More E-books, More Attendance
The third annual Self-Publishing Book Expo was held in New York City on October 22, bringing together authors and publishers with an eye toward self-publishing titles.
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World Book Night 2012 Launches List of 25 Titles in U.K., U.S. Titles Coming Soon
In the U.K., World Book Night 2012 has announced its list of 25 titles. In the U.S., which is participating for the first time this year, the titles are soon to be announced.
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Penguin and BlogHer Partner for BlogHer Writers 2011 Conference
Penguin and BlogHer held a full day of events on turning blogs into books on October 21 at the BlogHer Writers '11 conference.
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BEA 2012: Read Russia to be Focus of Global Market Forum
Russia will figure prominently into BEA next year with Read Russia 2012, the largest Russian initiative ever to promote Russian literature and Russian book culture in the United States.
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PNBA Facing Tough Decisions
The annual membership meeting at the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association held last Thursday at the start of the association’s annual meeting was a rather somber affair, with executive director Thom Chambliss reporting that PNBA will suffer a loss of between $40,000 and $50,000 in 2011 largely due to a significant decrease in titles in the holiday catalogue and the disappointing.
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GLiBA Cuts Staff, Will Hold Joint Trade Show
To deal with a 20% decline in membership and falling revenue, the Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association is eliminating its associate director position and will hold a joint trade show with Midwest Independent Booksellers Association in 2012 and 2013.
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National Book Awards Nominate 21 Finalists for 2011
The announcement of the nominees for the 2011 National Book Awards had an extra dose of drama this year as the National Book Foundation added a sixth selection to the Young People’s Literature category after the original broadcast over Oregon Public Broadcasting’s program Think Out Loud had only five nominees.
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2011: CEO Panel Goes Global
There was no talk of “evolution or revolution” at the 2011 Frankfurt Book Fair’s CEO panel, just a solid look at what it is, with a glimpse at what’s on the immediate horizon for the global book market.
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2011: Europeans, Americans Talk Digital Future in Frankfurt
Google Books's Tom Turvey hosted a panel at the Frankfurt Book Fair on where the digital market currently stands.
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The Boston Book Festival Turns Three
The Boston Book Festival has grown from 12,000 in 2009 to double that in 2010. Now the BBF is readying its third festival, to be held on Saturday October 15.
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