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    'The Four Agreements' Gets a Boost From Oprah’s 'Super Soul Sunday'

    By Wendy Werris | 04/18/2013 @ 09:00AM

    Author appearance on Oprah's Super Soul Sunday lifts The Four Agreements by don Miguel Ruiz back up to number one Amazon spot.

  • Chris Kyle E-Book Releasing April 23

    | 04/18/2013 @ 12:00AM

    Reagan Arthur, publisher of Little, Brown and Company, announced today that Little, Brown has acquired The Life and Legend of Chris Kyle: American Sniper, Navy SEAL, an original e-book by journalist Michael J. Mooney to be published on April 23.

  • Bancroft Press: A Baltimore Maverick

    by Judith Rosen | 04/18/2013 @ 12:00AM

    In 20 years of publishing, Baltimore's Bancroft Press has produced a body of work that ranges from Fox News host Bill O’Reilly’s first novel, Those Who Trespass, to its just-released first picture book.

  • Publishing Hackathon Aims to Solve Discoverability

    | 04/15/2013 @ 02:30PM

    To address the challenge of book discovery in a digital world, a group of media industry participants led by the Perseus Books Group, Librify, BookExpo, The AlleyNYC and William Morris Endeavor (WME) will conduct the industry’s first-ever hackathon, a collaborative digital programming event.

  • Bookmasters to Distribute Spanish Edition of Book on New Pope

    | 04/15/2013 @ 10:00AM

    Javier Fernández Malumbres’s book on the life of Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Francisco, Nuevo Papa (Francis, New Pope), will be published on April 23 in paperback original and e-book by Madrid-based Edibesa.

  • Random House, Zinczenko Sign Book and Imprint Deal

    | 04/15/2013 @ 12:00AM

    Random House has announced a multi-platform content agreement with David Zinczenko, the bestselling health author and former editor of Men's Health. Zinczenko joins Random House's Ballantine Bantam Dell division as an author with a three-book deal. In addition, Zinczenko's company, Galvanized Brands, will establish a new lifestyle book publishing imprint with Random House called Zinc Ink, which will publish six to twelve general nonfiction titles per year, beginning in 2014.

  • News Briefs: Week of April 15, 2013

    | 04/12/2013 @ 07:00PM

    Peter Workman Dies at 74 and more

  • Harvard University Press Turns 100

    By Judith Rosen | 04/12/2013 @ 07:00PM

    Over the course of its 100-year history, Harvard University Press in Cambridge, Mass., has had to navigate difficult times.

  • Booksellers Urge Court Not to Toss Amazon E-book Lawsuit

    Andrew Albanese | 04/12/2013 @ 12:00AM

    Plaintiff booksellers this week filed an opposition motion urging the court not to dismiss their lawsuit against Amazon and the big six publishers, arguing that there is indeed enough evidence of restraint of trade to keep the case moving forward.

  • Podcast: Are Books Part of the Past?

    | 04/12/2013 @ 12:00AM

    Are books part of the past? Or are they essential to the future? No, we're not talking about the shopworn debate over the death of print. In this clash for hearts and minds and money, books will likely survive -- but what future lies ahead for books authors? Listen here.

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    NCAC Demands Answers for Chicago 'Persepolis' Ban

    By Claire Kirch | 04/11/2013 @ 10:00AM

    The National Coalition Against Censorship continues to demand answers from Chicago Public Schools regarding the decision to ban Persepolis, with a letter and second FOIA request.

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    Radical Returns To Publishing Behind Upcoming Film Slate

    By Heidi MacDonald | 04/10/2013 @ 02:00PM

    With two new movies based on their graphic novels coming out—including next week’s Oblivion—Radical Studios is poised to make a return to publishing and an entrance to digital.

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    What Is Common Core?

    By Gabe Habash | 04/10/2013 @ 01:00PM

    Common Core, the state standards education initiative that is being developed across the country, was the focus of PW's Discussion Series, held at Random House on April 10 in front of a sold-out audience.

  • Maria B. Campbell Associates Scouts for Znak and Modan

    | 04/10/2013 @ 12:00AM

    Maria B. Campbell Associates has announced they are now scouting adult books for Znak in Poland and working with Modan in Israel for both their adult and children’s lists. Founded in 1959, Znak publishes a wide range of Polish and international authors. Modan is one of the three biggest publishing groups in Israel.

  • Skyhorse, Start Offer Night Shade Authors New Terms

    | 04/09/2013 @ 12:00AM

    After some authors reacted poorly to specifics in a potential deal championed by Night Shade Books, which is hoping to sell its assets to SkyHorse Publishing and Start Publishing, the involved parties have come up with new terms.

  • Tracking Amazon: 'Brain on Fire' Cracks Top 10

    | 04/09/2013 @ 12:00AM

    Susannah Cahalan's Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness was published by Simon & Schuster, but it's the e-book edition that's currently flying high: priced at just $2.99, the Kindle edition is currently ranked #6 overall.

  • Bloomsbury Moving to Midtown

    | 04/08/2013 @ 12:00AM

    Bloomsbury is relocating, and consolidating, its New York City office. On April 29, the publisher will move into space at 1385 Broadway, leaving its current main office in the Flatiron Building (at 23rd Street and Broadway), in space overseen by its distributor, Macmillan.

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    Gor Series Gets Reissued

    | 04/08/2013 @ 12:00AM

    John Norman's fantasy series Gor, which is nearing publication of a 33rd volume, has recevied a new cover treatment by Shefali Randeria, founder of Cirque-Studios in India. The books fell out of print but were brought back in 2000 by E-Reads.

  • News Briefs: Week of April 8, 2013

    | 04/05/2013 @ 07:00PM

    Square Books and Joshua Miller Win ‘PW’ Awards and more

  • Robyn Carr: Growing a Midlist Author

    By Rachel Deahl | 04/05/2013 @ 07:00PM

    Robyn Carr might not be a household name, but she’s certainly a force to be reckoned with on the bestseller lists.

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