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Veritas Capital to Acquire Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Less than a year after HarperCollins purchased the trade division of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, a private equity firm has made an agreement to acquire the remainder of the learning technology company.
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Indie Publishers Start to Look Past the Pandemic
Having weathered two trying years, American independent presses are finding themselves hopeful about 2022.
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From the Archive: January 6, 1877
In 1877, as the outcome of the previous year’s presidential election was still being disputed, D. Appleton & Co. advertised a book that tackled the ever-thorny question, “How shall the votes be counted?”
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'Freelance Isn’t Free' Bill Introduced in New York State
The bill, should it become law, would build upon the similarly named act implemented in New York City in 2017, expanding the protections for freelancers state-wide.
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Mindy Kaling and Amazon Launch Mindy's Book Studio
The new boutique story studio by Kaling, Amazon Publishing, and Amazon Studios will publish and adapt books chosen by Kaling starting in late 2022.
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After 30 Years, Ice Cube Press Presses Ahead
Iowa's Ice Cube Press finished 2021, its 30th anniversary, with a solid increase in sales over 2020. Steve Semken started the press to showcase local Iowa stories as well publishing books that document changes in rural America.
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Melville House Publishing Turns 20
When Dennis Johnson and Valerie Merians founded Melville House 20 years ago, they had no idea their small press would eventually become one of the country’s most respected independent publishers. Yet here they are.
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Book Publishing Is Healthy in the Heartland
Midwest publishers are optimistic that sales gains in 2021 will carry into 2022 despite supply chain issues.
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From the Archive: January 1, 2001
This week we look back at our 2001 interview with Jason Epstein.
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Washington State's 3rd Thing Publishes Progressively
The 3rd Thing, a small press in Olympia, Wash., was set up to be a “publisher of necessary alternatives,” and in that, its list delivers.
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AI Influence on Audiobooks Grows—As Does Controversy
The dawn of AI-enabled audiobook narration has led to fierce industry debate.
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From the Archive: February 9, 1918
In February 1918, Little, Brown touted the success of a new book about WWI—in spite of freight delays and other supply chain problems.
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Publishing Remains Predictably Unpredictable, says Ingram
The trends most likely to impact book publishers in 2022 include higher costs resulting from supply chain disruptions, and book consumers continuing to shift toward online shopping and digital content consumption.
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Andy Hunter Steps Down at Catapult
Andy Hunter, one of the book business's foremost jacks of all trades, will step down from his position as publisher of Catapult, Counterpoint, and Soft Skull Press on February 18, with COO Alyson Forbes set to step into the role of interim publisher.
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PRH Sales Reorg Puts More Resources into Indie Bookstores
Penguin Random House has reorganized and expanded its independent bookselling sales teams and created a new sales group to sell adult titles from PRH distribution clients to indie accounts. The change is being made, the publisher said, to deepen its relationships with independent booksellers.
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Publishers, Agencies Start Receiving Subpoenas as DoJ-PRH Case Ramps Up
As Penguin Random House and the Department of Justice continue to prepare for an August trial in which PRH hopes to block the government’s effort to kill its acquisition of Simon & Schuster, professionals throughout the industry are finding themselves pulled into the legal fray.
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PRH Celebrates Black Excellence (and Books) with #AllWaysBlack
In May 2021, Penguin Random House launched a new marketing effort under the hashtag #AllWaysBlack. Over 26.3K followers and nearly a year later, the channel will expand in a number of ways.
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Industry Sales Up 12% in 2021
The AAP reports gains in all publishing categories last year.
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From the Archive: February 5, 1921
This week we’ve got a 1921 cover advertisement from Alfred A. Knopf, thanking the industry for its support of his then-new Borzoi Books.
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Jamie Raab Steps Down as President of Celadon
Jamie Raab has stepped down as president of Celadon Books to become publisher-at-large at Macmillan. Deb Futter will be Celadon's new president and publisher. Raab and Futter launched Celadon together in 2017.
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