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Chuck Follett Retires from Follett Corp.

| 01/09/2012 @ 12:00AM

Chuck Follett, president and CEO of Follett Corporation, has announced his decision to retire after 38 years with the company.
Tracking Amazon: 'Emotional Equations' Knocks 'Hunger Games' From #1 Spot

| 01/09/2012 @ 12:00AM

Emotional Equations: Simple Truths for Creating Happiness + Success (Free Press, 978-145160725) by Chip Conley is Amazon's #1 bestselling book, knocking The Hunger Games from the top spot.
Green Press Initiative To Launch January 10

| 01/09/2012 @ 12:00AM

January 10 will mark the launch of the Green Press Initiative's new certification program which will award book publishers who have demonstrated an exceptional commitment to environmental stewardship.
News Briefs: Week of January, 9 2012

| 01/06/2012 @ 07:00PM

Peskin to Head FSG Books for Young Readers and more.
Aperture Debuts ‘The PhotoBook Review’

By Calvin Reid | 01/06/2012 @ 07:00PM

Aperture, a nonprofit foundation dedicated to promoting photography, is gearing up for a big year in 2012, celebrating its 60th anniversary, launching a new publication, and a new award to honor the best photography book of the year.
2012 International Book Fair Calendar

Compiled by Andrew Richard Albanese | 01/06/2012 @ 07:00PM

The following list is based on currently available information and is subject to change. Please note that some foreign URLs can be unstable or are Web pages not yet updated with 2012 information. We will update this list online to keep the information as current as possible. If you represent a book fair and have changes to report or would like to have your fair listed, please contact bookfairs@publishersweekly.com.
Bestsellers ’11: The Year in Bestselling Books

By Daisy Maryles | 01/06/2012 @ 07:00PM

It seems almost retro to be writing an article on 2011 bestsellers focused on print only, especially in a year that saw major gains in e-book sales and when one of the hottest holiday gifts was a Kindle. Current estimates put e-book sales at about 20% of total book sales, with higher figures projected for this year. According to an online CNNMoney report, the Kindle e-reader was Amazon’s top seller in December, boasting more than a million Kindles each week during the gift-shopping season. The story also noted that 2011 sales of e-book readers at Amazon outpaced 2010 sales by more than 175%.
Podcast: PW's Week Ahead for Friday, January 6

| 01/06/2012 @ 12:00AM

It’s 2012, and the only safe prediction for the publishing industry is that twelve months from now, the world won’t look anything like it did in January.
Entangled Publishing Ups Print Capability

By Gabe Habash | 01/06/2012 @ 12:00AM

With its recent deal with Publishers Group West, Entangled Publishing is looking forward to 2012 as it makes the switch from a POD model to a mass market and trade paperback model.
Skyhorse To Pay Cash to Struggling Publishers for Backlist Titles

| 01/05/2012 @ 12:00AM

Skyhorse will offer cash for backlist titles to publishers, under a new program it sees as helping houses with cash flow problems while adding titles to its list.
Tracking Amazon: Amazon's 'Best Books' Skew Toward Kindle

| 01/05/2012 @ 12:00AM

Amazon has made 10 selections for the Best Books of January, and seven of the titles are selling better as e-books than as physical books.
Digital Distribution: INscribe Signs Greatest Guides Limited, Eight Other Publishers

| 01/05/2012 @ 12:00AM

INscribe has agreed to distribution deals with a number of publishers, and will deliver e-books to retail outlets as early as first quarter 2012.
Buerkle to Join Kingfisher

| 01/04/2012 @ 10:00AM

Brian Buerkle will join Kingfisher in the New York office as associate publisher, director of marketing, beginning January 9.
Tracking Amazon: 'The Patient's Checklist' Makes Astronomical Leap

| 01/04/2012 @ 12:00AM

Amazon's top "Movers & Shakers" book for yesterday jumped from number 527,050 sales rank all the way to number 370, a 142,345% increase.
Six University Presses Sign with Ingram's CoreSource

| 01/04/2012 @ 12:00AM

The University of New Mexico Press, University of South Carolina Press, Indiana University Press, The University Press of Florida, University of Virginia Press, and Wesleyan University Press have signed with Ingram's CoreSource.
Green Press Initiative and PW To Host Webinar

| 01/04/2012 @ 12:00AM

Green Press Initiative and Publishers Weekly are hosting a webinar called "New Certification for Environmentally Responsible Publishers" on January 10, 2012 at 1:00 pm EST.
BEA To Hold Facebook Webinar

| 01/03/2012 @ 12:00AM

The webinar will cover topics including subscribe opportunities, privacy issues, lists and groups, Facebook advertising, Facebook Insights, and the timeline.
News Briefs

| 12/30/2011 @ 07:00PM

Harper Charges Open Road with Infringement and more
Looking for the 50% Solution

| 12/30/2011 @ 07:00PM

E-books and other forms of digital content are transforming all aspects of the book publishing industry. While the transition from print to digital is not moving at the same pace for all segments, within five years it is generally believed that e-book sales will account for about half of trade revenues. With that in mind, PW asked nine executives to tell us how their company is preparing for that eventuality and what impact it will have on their businesses.

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