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New Study: 55% of YA Books Bought by Adults
More than half the consumers of books classified for young adults aren’t all that young. According to a new study, fully 55% of buyers of works that publishers designate for kids aged 12 to 17 -- nicknamed YA books -- are 18 or older, with the largest segment aged 30 to 44, which alone accounted for 28% of YA sales. And adults aren’t just purchasing for others -- when asked about the intended recipient, they report that 78% of the time they are purchasing books for their own reading.
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In Brief: September 6
This week, a portmanteau mascot descends on Decatur, Ga.; Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Dav Pilkey, and Tom Angleberger follow; Minnesota children's authors show state pride; and a picture-book writer pays tribute to her fiery subject.
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This Week in Children's Apps: September 6, 2012
This week in children's apps features the newest Dr. Seuss app, Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose, about a moose who finds a group of animals inhabiting his horns.
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Northern California Children's Booksellers Group to Merge with NCIBA
More than a quarter century after forming the first children's booksellers organization in the country, the Northern California Children's Booksellers Association will merge with its counterpart, the Northern California Independent Booksellers Association, headquartered in San Francisco.
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A YA Press Grows in New Hampshire
Psychologist Kate Kaynak and her husband, Osman, started YA publisher Spencer Hill Press in 2010 out of their home in Hopkinton, N.H., with two books on their first list. Just over two years after their launch, the Kaynaks are already adding two new imprints – one for adults and a second for contemporary YA novels.
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New Leaf Literary & Media Stages Multiple-Author Event
Five YA authors, more than 200 attendees, 540 books sold. These are the impressive numbers tied to a panel presentation and signing held at Anderson's Bookshop in Naperville, Ill. on August 30. The event was unusual in that it was organized by the authors' agency, New Leaf Literary & Media, Inc.
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Marcus to Succeed Gibson at Random House Children's Books
After a 30-year career at Random House, the last 10 in which he ran Random House Children’s Books division, Chip Gibson is leaving the company. Gibson will be succeeded as president and publisher of the division by children’s publishing veteran Barbara Marcus. The changes are effective immediately.
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This Week in Children's Apps: August 30, 2012
This week in children's apps features the latest adventure starring Wiggens--this time he visits the San Diego Zoo.
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Authors Rally in Effort to Save NYC Arts Program
Jim Benton, Ann M. Martin, and Dan Yaccarino are among the lineup of children's authors and illustrators who will participate in a fundraiser on September 24 to benefit the Children's Museum of the Arts' Artists-in-Residence program at Manhattan's PS 47, the American Sign Language and English Lower School.
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A Cash Mob Hits Reopened Curious George Store
The World's Only Curious George Store in Harvard Square, Cambridge, Mass., may also hold the distinction of hosting the world's first children's specialty store cash mob last Saturday, or at least the first one in New England.
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A New Augmented Book Brings Ghost Stories to Life
Goosebottom Books is releasing Horrible Hauntings: An Augmented Reality Collection of Ghosts and Ghouls by Shirin Bridges, illustrated by William Maughan (October), a book of ghost stories designed to be read in tandem with an augmented reality app.
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Cherry Lake Acquires Sleeping Bear Press
Cherry Lake Publishing, a Mankato, Minn.-based educational publisher, announced that the company has acquired Sleeping Bear Press.
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Two Adult Houses Launch YA Imprints
It was inevitable, the two publishers say, one after 26 years of publishing books for adult readers, the other founded only three years ago. Soho Press, which has published literary fiction and mysteries since 1986, and Angry Robot, a science fiction and fantasy publisher since 2009, are each building upon the crossover appeal of many of their genre fiction releases by launching YA imprints that complement their adult offerings.
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What's Selling at River Lights Bookstore
From River Lights Bookstore in Dubuque, Iowa, owner Sue Davis gives word about a handful of children's books that are moving briskly this summer.
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Storytime in Asia: Quality Picture Books for Developing Countries
This month, four children's book publishers – Scholastic, Penguin, Abrams, and Little, Brown – have donated a combined total of more than 120,000 books to the Asia Foundation's Storytime in Asia campaign, a month-long venture that is supplying English-language picture books to two million children in 17 countries in developing Asia.
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New Joint Venture to Publish Macmillan Trade Titles in China
Macmillan Publishers (China) Ltd. and 21st Century Publishing House Co. Ltd. have launched Macmillan Century, which will acquire, develop, introduce, and promote trade titles sourced from Macmillan's global imprints for the Chinese market.
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Licensing Hotline: August 2012
After two years, books tied to the PBS Kids series Dinosaur Train, produced and licensed by Jim Henson Productions, continue to sell well, with Penguin and Random House both recently renewing their deals. Publications International and Reader's Digest are also on board.
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Licensing: Back to School
Over the past five years, licensed books and supplemental educational materials have increasingly made their way into school libraries and classrooms. Educators have come to accept that licensed titles are a way to bring in reluctant readers and sustain interest in subjects like math and science. Meanwhile, licensors value the exposure their properties can generate in schools, something that can be difficult to replicate through traditional entertainment or retail channels these days.
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This Week in Children's Apps: August 16, 2012
This week in children's apps features Maximum Ride: The Ultimate Flight app, which lets fans of the series read excerpts, design a Maximum Ride book cover, and take quizzes about the books.
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