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Vegetables or Candy? DBW Panel Looks at 'Gamification' of Children's Books
A lively Digital Book World panel on the "gamification" of children's e-books explored these issues, and suggested that the blending of game features into books, while requiring new skills for publishers, is yielding great rewards – when done right.
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Haut, Adamo Promoted at Random House Children's
Barbara Marcus, president and publisher of Random House Children's Books, has announced new responsibilities for two senior executives. Longtime staffer Judith Haut has been appointed to the newly created position of senior v-p, associate publisher, effective immediately, and John Adamo, senior v-p, marketing, will now oversee all marketing activities.
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Captain Underpants App Launches
Scholastic has announced The Adventures of Captain Underpants app, releasing January 17 for $4.99 in the App Store. In the app, players can read the entire first novel in the series, The Adventures of Captain Underpants, for the first time in color and in high resolution. In addition to full narration, the app includes interactive games.
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Nominees Announced for 2013 Edgar Awards
The Mystery Writers of America has announced the nominees for the 2013 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, honoring mystery fiction, nonfiction, and television.
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The Children's Digital Market: Still Uncharted Territory
The growing complexity of the children's digital market was parsed by industry experts at the Publishers Launch Conference in New York on January 15, as panelists and speakers agreed that the transition from print to digital will not be a clean, easy movement and that things are still very much in the experimentation stage.
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Influence of Bookstores and Libraries Eroding for Children
A study by Bowker has found that among children, there has been a marked decline in bookstore and library influence as a source of recommendation and acquisition, and that many purchases are instead migrating online to vendors like Amazon.
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Licensing Hotline: January 2013
Chronicle Books is licensing children's book and sidelines rights for author-illustrator Micah Player's girls' T-shirt and accessories brand, Lately Lily, which launched in 2012.
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Cascardi Joins Egmont USA; Law to Leave Company
Egmont USA has appointed Andrea Cascardi to the new combined role of managing director and publisher, replacing Elizabeth Law, effective immediately.
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Sourcebooks Partners with Sesame Workshop on Personalized Books
Sourcebooks, which six weeks ago launched its Put Me in the Story book platform that allows parents to personalize interactive picture books for children on the iPad, announced today a partnership with Sesame Workshop.
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Scholastic Report Finds More E-book Reading Among Children
The fourth edition of Scholastic's "Kids & Family Reading Report" put the emphasis on what the growth in e-books and digital reading devices has had on the reading habits of children aged 6-17 as well as their parents.
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Epstein to Head Young Readers Sales at HBG
The Hachette Book Group has completed the restructuring of its sales operation that began last fall, appointing David Epstein as v-p of sales, young readers.
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This Week in Children's Apps: January 10, 2013
This week in children's apps features Moomin Play, the app that is less a game and more a digital toy, emphasizing players' exploration of the interactive world.
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A Very Merry Christmas for Children's Booksellers
Children's specialty stores and general stores with large children's sections reported solid sales for picture books, middle grade, and young adult titles this holiday season, according to our recent phone survey.
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Publishers Climb Aboard for Sandy Hook Donation
It took one email and less than 24 hours for Candlewick, Scholastic, and Simon & Schuster to swing into action to get books and promotional materials to the children in Newtown, Ct., where the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting had taken place on December 14.
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Reading Rainbow Adds Digital Titles from National Geographic Kids
Reading Rainbow, the longtime PBS reading show now relaunched as an interactive digital book app, is partnering with National Geographic Kids to offer a line of branded digital picture books and easy readers.
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Lerner Publishing Promotes Stockland, Closing NYC Office
Lerner Publishing Group announced Monday that Patricia Stockland, editorial director of the Lerner Publications imprint, has been named the company’s editor-in chief, replacing Mary Rodgers, who resigned in November. LPG is also closing its New York City office at January when it moves its Graphic Universe imprint to Minneapolis.
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Lalicki to Retire from HarperCollins
Barbara Lalicki, whose career in children's book publishing spans more than 40 years, will retire at the end of January. Currently senior v-p and editorial director at HarperCollins Children's Books, Lalicki came to Harper in 1999 during the merger with William Morrow, where she had been publisher of Morrow Junior Books.
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An 'Awesome' Meetup
On Tuesday, January 15, author John Green and his brother, Hank, will present "An Evening of Awesome" – a speaking engagement with musical guests the Mountain Goats – at Carnegie Hall. But the audience won't be limited to those lucky enough to have snagged seats. Thanks to a new partnership between Penguin Young Readers Group and social media platform Tumblr, anyone can attend, via livestreaming video and various Tumblr "meetup" events.
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Authors Join Forces for a Crowdsourced Appearance
Group tours are becoming de rigueur for YA authors, but a quintet of novelists are putting a new spin on the trend. The five, who are each publishing with different imprints, have teamed up to organize Bringing YA to You.
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Capstone Moves into Professional Development
Capstone Publishing Group has acquired Maupin House Publishers, which specializes in producing literacy resources for teachers and other education professionals.
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