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PW’s Top News Stories of 2019
Big changes in the bookselling landscape were the subject of several of the industry’s top stories in 2019, along with publishers’ relationships with different partners.
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McIntosh Broaches Succession Topic After Mehta's Death
The news, earlier this week, that Knopf Doubleday chairman Sonny Mehta died has been met with an expected outpouring of remembrances and grief in the industry. It's also caused a fair bit of uncertainty within the publishing division he ran, prompting a letter to Knopf Doubleday Group staffers about the future.
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B&N, Fired CEO Ready to Talk Settlement in Defamation Case
In a December 18 letter, lawyers for Barnes & Noble informed the court that the parties “are now prepared to proceed with a settlement conference,” which is scheduled for January 27 before magistrate judge Gabriel Gorenstein.
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Zuiker Helps Teens Tell Their Stories In Print
A series of works of graphic memoir by Zuiker Press offers true stories on a range of modern social issues faced by teenagers and told by teens themselves.
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In Year-End Note, S&S’s Reidy Hails Merger, New Imprints, Bestsellers
In her annual year-end letter to Simon & Schuster staff, S&S CEO Carolyn Reidy cited the successful launch of new imprints and publishing initiatives and a long list of bestselling S&S titles, and projected a wave of new opportunities as part of ViacomCBS.
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Pearson Sells Last 25% of PRH to Bertelsmann
U.K.-based publisher Pearson is selling its last shares in Penguin Random House, representing 25% ownership of the company, to Germany's Bertelsmann, which will now have 100% ownership of the company.
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Beacon Press to Publish Rediscovered Book by Viktor Frankl
Beacon Press will publish a recently rediscovered work by Viktor Frankl, author of 'Man’s Search for Meaning.' 'Yes to Life: In Spite of Everything' has never previously been translated into English.
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'Convene, Amplify, Solve': PW Talks to BISG Board Chair Andrew Savikas
In his new role as chair of the Book Industry Study Group, industry vet Andrew Savikas discusses the challenges and opportunities facing publishers in an age of rapidly evolving technology.
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Publishers Brace for California Labor Law Changes
Publishers are taking a careful look at how a dizzying array of new legal standards will apply to California authors, editors, illustrators, and other publishing workers previously engaged as independent contractors when the state's new 'gig worker' law goes into effect on January 1.
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Evil Eye Branches Into Full-Length Fiction
Evil Eye Concepts, parent company of 1,001 Dark Nights Press, which publishes the 1001 Dark Nights paranormal erotica series, will launch a new imprint, Blue Box Press, dedicated to publishing full-length fiction.
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How Will S&S Fare at ViacomCBS?
The publisher is now part of a $28 billion media giant. Will it get buried in the mix?
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Born of Friendship, the Book Group Is Making Its Mark as an Agency
Founded in 2015, the Book Group marked the coming together of four highly regarded agents under one roof. It's paid off.
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Graduate Publishing Program Update, 2019
Our annual look at graduate publishing programs lays out the fundamental facts about each program and includes chats with the directors to find the special ingredients that distinguish their programs.
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PRH's Dohle Touts Acquisitions, Worldwide Growth in Annual Letter
Penguin Random House CEO Markus Dohle’s annual letter to company employees emphasized the acquisitions the publisher has made across the publishing world this year.
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Melville House, Skyhorse Publish Impeachment Report
Melville House Publishing and Skyhorse Publishing are returning to the public documents well to publish the report pertaining to the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.
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CLMP, Submittable Ink Member Pricing Deal
The Community of Literary Magazines and Presses and Submittable, the cloud-based submission management platform, have agreed on a unique pricing plan that provides a significant discount for the use of Submittable by CLMP members.
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Seaside with Cider Mill Press
A Maine press focuses on quality and close relationships.
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BookBub and an Age-Old Question: What to Read Next?
The seven-year-old company helps 15 million subscribers find their next books.
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New Takes on Academic Publishing
Three university presses find new ways to keep up with a changing market.
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Reading the Signs, Spreading the Word: New England Spirituality Publishers
The country’s changing mood is aiding New England’s spirituality publishers.
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