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SMP Partners with Special Ops Publisher
Marc Resnick, editor at St. Martin's Press, has set up a partnership with Special Operations Forces Report (Sofrep.com) to publish original e-books targeted at those focused on the field of special operations.
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PRH Creates Unified Audio Group
The group will be headed by Amanda D'Acierno, who will assume the role of senior v-p, publisher at PRH Audio, Fodor's and Living Language.
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News Briefs: Week of September 30, 2013
Nelson Lifts Results at HC in Fiscal 2013 and more.
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The Changing Publishing Job Market
A panel of industry experts gathered to discuss the state of publishing’s ever-changing jobs market at a Publishers Weekly Discussion Series on September 25, at Random House’s offices in midtown Manhattan.
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Penguin Goes Cross Country With the Joads
To tie into the forthcoming 75th anniversary of the publication of John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath, Penguin is partnering with the National Steinbeck Center on a unique event.
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Joan Powers to Head Candlewick Entertainment
Candlewick announced the first two appointments for its new media-related imprint and for a similar imprint from Walker Books, Walker Entertainment, which will both publish their first books in spring 2014.
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NEA Study Finds Reading Levels Steady, Though 'Literature' Reading Dips
The study found that general book reading in 2012 was even with levels in 2008, but that reading literature (defined as novels, short stories, plays and poetry) had declined.
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Quercus Returns to 'Top Line Growth'
BookBrunch reports that Quercus results for the six months ended June 30 show turnover up 10.9% to £10.2 million (2012: £9.2 million ), with non-Larsson revenues up 53% to £9.5 million (2012: £6.2 million).
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America’s Test Kitchen Turns Up the Heat on Retail
Last year the press's two New York Times bestsellers boosted retail sales. This year it's stirring the pot with its first photo-driven cookbook, The America’s Test Kitchen Cooking School Cookbook.
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Kheradi Named Director of International Sales and Marketing at PRH
Kheradi's appointment continues the PRH's movement toward creating a united staff in its operating divisions. Last week the company announced the creation of a cross-company senior management team for PRH’s fulfillment operations.
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Two Dollar Radio Expands Into Film Production
Two Dollar Radio, which has published critically-acclaimed literary fiction since 2005, is expanding into micro-budget film production.
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News Briefs: Week of September 23, 2013
Authors Guild’s Aiken Has ALS and more.
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HCI Has High Hopes for Gosselin Cookbook
HCI has gone back for a second printing for its for its big fall book, reality TV personality Kate Gosselin's forthcoming Love is in the Mix, which goes on sale September 24.
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Average Raise in 2012 was 2.8%
The average raise in 2012 was 2.8%, according to PW's just-concluded salary and jobs survey. That will be one of the findings discussed at PW's breakfast panel discussion set for September 25 in New York
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Penguin Random House Creates United Fulfillment Group
Penguin Random House U.S. president and COO Madeline McIntosh announced the creation of a cross-company senior management team for PRH’s fulfillment operations.
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HarperCollins Opens Voting for BookSmash Challenge
The contest challenges developers to create new digital products that "break the binding" and reimagine the book.
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Book Country Tops 10,000 Members
Book Country, Penguin Random House’s online writing and publishing community, announced today that their membership has grown to over 10,000 members.
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Exterminating Angel Press Launches Indiegogo Fundraiser
As publisher Tod Davies envisions more books each year for EAP, she hopes to raise $7,500 and reach more readers.
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News Briefs: Week of September 16, 2013
Enderlin to Head SMP Paperbacks and more.
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