Jan 27, 2012
NBC News Forms Publishing Unit
NBC News has formed NBC Publishing to use its audio and video assets to create its own digital books in text and enhanced editions. NBC v-p Michael Fabiano has been appointed general manager of NBC Publishing and hired two publishing veterans: Peter Costanzo, previously with F + W Media and Perseus Books Group, has been named creative director, and Brian Perrin, most recently with Rodale, has been named director of digital development. NBC Publishing will release its first e-book in February and plans about 30 titles the first year.
Amazon, HMH Ink Pact
Amazon Publishing has reached a licensing deal with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for HMH to publish and distribute all adult titles from AP’s New York office under a new HMH imprint to be called New Harvest. The deal starts with Amazon Publishing’s fall list, and HMH will distribute the titles in North America to all channels.
Publishing news from across the Web
Digital Book World ranks the publishers based on Glassdoor ratings, which measure employee reviews.
The Financial Post on Amazon's new bricks and mortar venture.
The NY Times speculates on whether Amazon retail stores could be around the corner.
A tale of how one author's two self-published books have far outsold his five traditionally published books.
| Explosive Eighteen: A Stephanie Plum Novel | Audio Fiction |
| Killing Lincoln (unabr.) | Audio Nonfiction |
| The Son of Neptune (The Heroes of Olympus #2) | Children's Fiction |
| Elf on the Shelf | Children's Picture Book |
| Hunger Games | Children's Series & Tie-ins |
| Blue Exorcist, Volume 3 | Graphic Novels |
| Private: #1 Suspect | Hardcover Fiction |
| Ameritopia: The Unmaking of America | Hardcover Nonfiction |
| The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Mass Market Paper |
| Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close | Trade Paper |
