Delay in Honorarium Payments Newest Rift Between NYCIP, GSMT By Jim Milliot - 06/29/2009
The lack of honorarium payments to speakers at the New York Center for Independent Publishing's April writers' conference led to a e-mail exchange between the event's organizer and the General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen over when payment can be expected.
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Stay Thirsty Lures Veteran Writers by Edward Nawotka - 06/29/2009
Shamus Award–winning mystery writer David Fulmer first heard about Stay Thirsty Press when a friend sent him an e-mail. “It was a notice from Craigslist that a publisher was looking for original works to publish as e-books,” said Fulmer. “I'd had this book, The Last Time, that had technically been shopped around by my agent, but it was different from all my other work an...
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Carl Weber Expands Urban Books Company by Judith Rosen - 06/29/2009
At a time when the number of bookstores is shrinking and regional chains have all but disappeared, Carl Weber is opening more African-American bookstores as part of his four-year-old Urban Knowledge brand. And in May he launched Beach Reads, the first of what he plans to turn into a chain of general bookstores with strong African-American sections, with a second store set to open in August.
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Blue Marble Celebrates 30 Years By Claire Kirch - 06/25/2009
The Blue Marble, a children’s bookstore located in Ft. Thomas, Ky., celebrated its 30th anniversary with an in-store celebration Saturday, June 20. Seventeen local authors and illustrators spent the day mingling with customers. The daylong celebration culminated in a dinner that included the day’s featured authors, past and present store employees, a few sales reps, and friends of the store from the community.
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New Structure For Ingram Content Group 06/22/2009
As part of the next phase of integrating the once separate Ingram Book Company, Ingram Digital and Lightning Source into the recently formed Ingram Content Group Inc., Skip Prichard, president and CEO of Ingram Content Group, has created two units organized around different markets. Phil Ollila has been named chief content officer and will head the content organization, and Shawn Everson has be...
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