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News Briefs: Week of April 1, 2013
Amazon Buys Goodreads and more
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Amber Books Marks 15 Years
Amber Books, an independent publisher specializing in nonfiction titles for the African-American market, marked its 15th anniversary in February by winning an NAACP Image Award in the Youth/Teen category for publishing Gregory Reed’s book, Obama Talks Back: Global Lessons—A Dialogue with America’s Young Leaders.
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Podcast: Shades of Grey...And Green
Random House parent company Bertelsmann has put a cap on a record year for the global publishing giant with an announcement that worldwide revenue at RH rose almost 23%, while the companies’ profits operating margin jumped almost 76%. Listen here.
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Herman to Head Up Peanuts Publishing
Craig Herman joined Peanuts Worldwide on March 18 as executive director of publishing.
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Miller Stepping Down as NavPress President
Dr. Mike Miller, president of NavPress since 2007, has decided to transition out of his role effective May 31, 2013.
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Penguin Classics and powerHouse Arena Launch New Literary Series
Brooklyn bookstore powerHouse Arena and Penguin Classics have teamed up for a new series of salon-style literary events celebrating classic literature.
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Graywolf Lures McSweeney's Editorial Director
Ethan Nosowsky, McSweeney's editorial director since late 2011, will return to Graywolf Press on April 15 as editorial director there. Nosowsky was editor-at-large at the Minneapolis literary nonprofit press between 2007-2011.
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Winton Stepping Down as Counterpoint Publisher
After founding the Berkeley, Calif.-based Counterpoint over five years ago, Charlie Winton is handing over the reigns to a new boss.
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University of Nebraska Press Acquires Potomac Books
Potomac Books has been acquired by the University of Nebraska Press, effective March 31, 2013.
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Goodall Book Postponed Due to Plagiarism Claims
Grand Central has delayed publication of Jane Goodall's Seeds of Hope: Wisdom and Wonder From the World of Plants after it was found that multiple passages in the book were borrowed without attribution from Web sites including Wikipedia.
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Fodor's Committed to Print
In light of last week's news that Google has pulled the plug on print editions of Frommer's guidebooks, Amanda D'Acierno, senior v-p and publisher of Fodor's Travel, made a few comments about her company's commitment to print guidebooks.
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TheWriteDeal, State of New Mexico Team Up for Bilingual E-Books
A joint initiative with the state of New Mexico to publish a series of free bilingual e-books for children adds momentum to the one-year old electronic-only publisher TheWriteDeal
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B&N, S&S Term Dispute Continues
On Friday, the Wall Street Journal provided an update on the standoff between Simon & Schuster and Barnes & Noble that has resulted in the chain cutting the number of titles it is carrying from the house and the amount of promotion support the books are getting.
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News Briefs: Week of March 25, 2013
Scholastic Quarter Down and more
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What Went Wrong for Canada’s D&M Publishers
Veteran Canadian publisher Scott McIntyre described the dismantling of D&M Publishers, the iconic Canadian independent publishing house he cofounded 40 years ago, as the result of an unfortunate confluence of circumstances.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Continues To Evolve
In 2012—a year when it went through a prepackaged bankruptcy, brought in a number of new top corporate executives, and restructured the sales organization of its education group—total revenue at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt was relatively flat at $1.29 billion, while adjusted EBITDA rose 34.4% to $320 million.
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What Does Kirtsaeng v. Wiley Mean For the Industry?
Last week’s landmark Supreme Court decision is a major development, both for the industry and for the broader debate over copyright in the digital age.
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Melville House U.K. Announced
Dennis Johnson and Valerie Merians, founders of U.S. independent publishing house Melville House, have announced they’re opening a British publishing company, Melville House UK, to be headquartered in London.
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Podcast: Copyright Reform Next?
Publishers prepare to pack for London, while the Supreme Court sends John Wiley & Sons packing with a copyright-related ruling that the First Sale doctrine applies as well in Bangkok as it does in Berkeley. Listen here.
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