Thu, 01 Mar 2012
F+W Media has announced the acquisition of more than 250 out-of-print novels, spanning from 1940 to 1970, to be re-issued as e-books under the new imprint Prologue Books.
Thu, 01 Mar 2012
For the second straight month, the Hunger Games trilogy took the top three spots on both Amazon's physical top 10 and Kindle top 10 for February.
Thu, 01 Mar 2012
Twelve, which is publishing Christopher Hitchens's posthumous memoir Mortality in the fall, has announced a publication date for the anticipated title, as well as plans to release new editions of three out-of-print titles by the author, who succumbed to esophageal cancer on December 15.
Thu, 01 Mar 2012
iStoryTime and Wee Sing have announced their first education app, called Wee Sing & Learn ABC.
Albert Whitman & Company is seeking an Editorial Director. Maybe it's you! For more about this and other jobs, visit PW JobZone.
This week's print issue of PW
This week, we take a look at libraries, say goodbye to Barney Rosset, talk to Jeanette Winterson and more.
PW's Week Ahead Podcast, Friday February 24, 2012
On the future of E-Ink and more.
Sniper by Nicolai Lilin
Columbia University to Host ‘Comic New York’ Symposium in March
Acclaimed longtime X-men comics writer Chris Claremont will give the keynote address at “Comic New York,” a two-day symposium at Columbia University, to be held March 24 and 25, to study the history and development of American comics in New York City.
Job Moves: March 1, 2012
Jessica Deutsch, marketing director, is leaving Coffee House Press at the end of this week. Tricia O'Reilly, currently their publicist, will take on the duties of interim marketing director.
PubWest Announces "Publishing's New Model" as 2012 Theme
From acquisitions to marketing, “Publishing’s New Model” will explore through fascinating case studies how publishers big and small are reinventing how they make and sell books.
| Confession | Audio Fiction |
| Killing Lincoln (unabr.) | Audio Nonfiction |
| Fault in Our Stars | Children's Fiction |
| Fancy Nancy and the Mermaid Ballet | Children's Picture Book |
| Hunger Games | Children's Series & Tie-ins |
| Blue Exorcist, Volume 3 | Graphic Novels |
| Private Games | Hardcover Fiction |
| American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History | Hardcover Nonfiction |
| Against All Enemies (Berkeley Premium) | Mass Market Paper |
| The Help | Trade Paper |
Publishing news from across the Web
For the first time ever, BEA is going to live stream its events.
Seth Godin has reported that his new book, "Stop Stealing Dreams," was rejected by Apple due to the presence of hyperlinks that would send readers to Amazon.
Bloomberg: "Telefonica SA teamed up with Grupo Planeta SA, Spain’s largest publisher, to expand its electronic book offers to rival Amazon's Kindle device in the booming e-reader market."
The story of how Mary Pauline Lowry was published.
