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PRH to Open Western U.S. Distribution Center
Penguin Random House will add a third distribution and fulfillment center to its network after entering into an agreement to take over the Reno, Nev., facility currently occupied by Baker & Taylor.
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Hachette, Warned by DoJ, Moving Ahead With 'A Warning'
The Department of Justice has warned Hachette Book Group that its planned publication of 'A Warning' by an anonymous Trump administration official may violate a non-disclosure agreement.
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Is Publishing Too Top-Heavy?
As megabestsellers command more of publishers’ marketing budgets and retailers’ shelf space, breaking out the next crop of hit makers has become a challenge.
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‘Flowers In the Attic’ Is Still In Bloom at 40
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the release of V.C. Andrews’s series-launching blockbuster this year, Gallery Books is planning a social media campaign and a new trilogy by Andrew Neiderman, who continued the series after Andrews’s death in 1986.
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Audible, Publishers Trade Proposals in Captions Litigation
In an October 30 letter to the court, Audible attorneys asked the judge to "preserve the status quo" while Audible considers a proposal made by the publishers.
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BookLife Launches Paid Review Service for Self-Pubbed Books
BookLife, Publishers Weekly's website and monthly supplement dedicated to self-publishing, has launched BookLife Reviews, a paid reviews service open exclusively to self-published authors.
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Quercus US Renamed Mobius
Quercus US, the U.S. arm of the U.K.-based publisher, is being rebranded as Mobius. The house will publish titles from across all Hachette UK lists in the U.S., beginning with titles from Hodder, Headline, John Murray Press, and Quercus.
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Will Robots Make the Next Big Bestsellers?
In November, around 100 coders and creative writers are expected to take the National Novel Generation Month challenge, generating 50,000-word novels via articifical intelligence.
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Is Conclusion Near in Audible Captions Case?
Lawyers for Audible say they have made a proposal they believe "moots" the publishers' lawsuit.
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'New York Times Book Review' Adds Excerpts to Digital Reviews
The 'New York Times Book Review' will now add excerpts from the first chapter of books being reviewed to a select number of reviews it publishes digitally.
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Ross Retires, Spence Steps Up at Regnery
Marji Ross is retiring from Regnery Publishing on January 1, 2020, after a 20-year run at the house. Tom Spence, senior editor at Regnery and publisher of its Gateway imprint, will assume the role of president and publisher.
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Al Regnery, Eric Kampmann Launch New Publisher
Republic Book Publishers' goal is to bring conservative voices to the fore in such areas as politics, history, and religion.
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Barnes & Noble Will Seek to Dismiss Ex-CEO’s Defamation Claim
If successful, the move for summary judgment would narrow the scope of any future trial, B&N attorneys say, and more importantly knock out a claim for which former CEO Demos Parneros is said to be seeking roughly $70 million in damages.
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Chelsea Green Inks Jailhouse Deal with Leading Environmentalist
Chelsea Green Publishing has announced plans to rush a climate manifesto by Roger Hallam, one of the world’s leading environmental activists, to press.
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HMH Will Cut Workforce by 8%
As part of a financial update released last week, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt said it plans to eliminate about 8% of its workforce in another effort to align its operations with its business objectives.
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OR/M Delivers Huge Boost to Book Sales
Through its data-driven Ignition marketing program, OR/M has skyrocketed print and e-book sales for its publishing partners. (Sponsored)
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To Sell More Books, S&S Hits the Road
The S&S Selects PrePub Tour sends authors of books due out next season from Simon & Schuster’s five adult imprints across the country to schmooze with literary tastemakers around the country.
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Georgia Southern University Book Burning Condemned by AUPresses
The Association of University Presses has issued a statement condemning an incident of book burning that took place last week at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro.
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PEN America Launches Six Regional Chapters
The free expression nonprofit has opened six regional chapters across the United States in order to spread the reach of its advocacy for freedom of speech beyond the coasts.
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Number of Self-Published Titles Jumped 40% in 2018
The number of books self-published in the U.S.in 2018 jumped 40% over 2017, according to Bowker’s annual survey of the self-publishing market. More than 1.6 million books were self-published last year.
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