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The PW Morning Report: Thursday, July 8, 2010
Today we've got a roundup-roundup, news about the rise and fall of various gadgets, and a hometown look at thew prez of Penguin Canada.
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Licensing Hotline: July 2010
News from the recent Licensing International show in Las Vegas, including new Star Wars books, Discovery Channel and Animal Planet deals, Dr. Seuss news, and more tidbits.
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Layoffs at Clarkson Potter
PW has learned that a handful of staffers have been laid off at Clarkson Potter. A spokesperson for Random House's Crown Publishing Group confirmed that "a small number of positions" were eliminated in its illustrated publishing program, but declined to discuss further details. In the April reogranization of Crown, the Clarkson Potter imprints along with Watson-Guptill, The Monacelli Press and Ten Speed Press were put in a division under the direction of Lauren Shakely and focused on four-color, lifestyle and cooking titles.
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The PW Morning Report: Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Why print books are better than e-books, Emily Dickinson's epilepsy, and a cool fall books preview, all in today's PW Morning Report.
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The PW Morning Report: Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Sony Lowers E-Reader Prices; Hitchens Cancels His Book Tour; A Diamond iPhone 4.
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News Briefs: Week of 7/5/2010
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OR Books Crashes Book on Oil Spill
OR Books, the start-up behind last fall's Sarah Palin spoof Going Rouge, is crashing another timely title, Deepwater Horizon: The Oil Disaster, Its Aftermath and Our Future by Peter Lehner with Bob Deans. The book--the first to appear on the massive offshore oil spill--is on sale now on OR's Web site as both a print book and an e-book, and co-publisher John Oakes said OR expects to license the book to a traditional publisher that would sell its edition to stores and wholesalers, as it did with Going Rouge.
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The PW Morning Report: Friday July 2, 2010
Today PW is thinking about incentivising e-readers and kids' reading.
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Health Magazine Publishes Its First Diet Book
Time Inc. has a long list of of magazines with millions of readers--a perk for many reasons, not the least of which is a built-in editorial publicity machine that comes in handy when you're publishing books. It's worked for Sports Illustrated and Real Simple, and this fall, the company is betting on 23-year-old stalwart Health magazine, which Time acquired in 1993.
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Authors on the Air: The Boston Post Road, Unwrapped; 'The Lost Cyclist'; 'My Empire of Dirt'
On today's Leonard Lopate Show, Eric Jaffe traveled The King's Best Highway: The Lost History of the Boston Post Road, the Route That Made America (Scribner, 978-1416586142, $27.50). PW wrote, "Jaffe's concluding personal journey along the historic way lends color to his light work of popular history."
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The PW Morning Report: July 1, 2010
A daily round-up of publishing news from across the Web: Amazon.com to Acquire Shopping Site Woot; W. S. Merwin to Be Named Poet Laureate; Writing for the Kindle: 'Like a Fast-Paced Rock and Roll Album'; Hitchens Undergoing Chemo; Is Glenn Beck The Publishing Industry's Biggest Hope?
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Tyndale 'Son of Hamas' Author Granted Political Asylum
In March of this year, Tyndale House published Son of Hamas: A Gripping Account of Terror, Betrayal, Political Intrigue, and Unthinkable Choices by Mosab Hassan Yousef, whose father helped found Hamas. Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security considered barring Yousef, claiming he was a terrorist, a judge yesterday granted him political asylum in this country.
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NBN Begins Distribution to the Middle East, Launches E-Book Department
National Book Network now has distribution to the Middle East, and has also has created a new department focusing on e-books.
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The PW Morning Report: Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Today we're thinking about author events, color e-readers, and the new Wonder Woman.
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The PW Morning Report: Tuesday, June 29, 2010
This morning, PW is thinking about flexible e-readers, Sammy Hagar, and vampires, among other things.
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Bantam Sets Pub Date for New Hawking Book
Bantam has announced the publication date for Stephen Hawking's new book, The Grand Design. The Random House division will publish the book, which Hawking has co-written with Leonard Mlodinow, on September 7.
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The PW Morning Report: Monday, June 28, 2010
A daily roundup of book and publishing news from across the Web: Back to Borges; Bound for China; E-Books and Blockbusters; Mystery Man; Music Books Reviewed.
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News Briefs: Week of 6/28/10
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Dzanc Books Responds to 'New Yorker''s '20 Under 40'
In response to the New Yorker's recent "20 Under 40" list of literary fiction writers the magazine's staff consider to be, or will be "key to their generation," Ann Arbor, Mich., publisher Dzanc Books has compiled an alternate list of 20 writers "worth watching"--though they're not necessarily under 40 years of age.
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A Peek at the June 28 'PW'
In Monday's issue, the lead story examines what the digital price wars mean for new e-devices and reveals the name of the latest company to come in with a low-priced e-reader. Not everything in publishing is digital, and another piece reviews how business in the value channel is faring. On the international bestsellers front, the top fiction title in France is by Swedish thriller author Camilla Lackberg, and we have an interview with the author whose first book in the U.S. is just out from Pegasus. The retailing section looks at the importance of Big Mouth Booksellers in building momentum for a title. Our features center around the fall--fall announcements, Flying Starts, and new authors.
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