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Little, Brown Has H1N1 E-Book Update
Little, Brown announced Monday that it will publish its first e-book only update December 1 when it makes available a 2,000-word piece on the subject in it’s The Vaccine Book, written by Dr. Robert Sears.
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Barnes & Noble Has Mixed Quarter, Lowers Earnings Guidance
Sales from its general stores fell 2% in the quarter, but rose 9% from B&N.com and the acquisition of Barnes & Noble College Booksellers added $65 million to revenue. Demand for the Nook exceeded expectations, but increased higher production costs and slow retail traffic forced the company to lower earnings expectations.
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Borders Third Quarter Results "Difficult and Disappointing"
Total sales at Borders Group continued to sink in the third quarter, though the chain did better on the bottom-line. Revenue fell 12.7% in the quarter ended October 31, to $595.5 million, while the loss form continuing operations was cut to $38.5 million from $172.2 million in the third quarter of 2008.
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Barnes & Noble Out of Stock on Nook
Barnes & Noble is out of stock on the Nook, a note on its Web site said Friday. The company said that it expects to ship the e-reader the week of January 4 for customers who pre-order the device.
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Cameron + Company Founder Dies, Grandson-In-Law to Continue Business
The grandson in-law of aerial photographer Robert Cameron is committed to carrying on the legacy of the founder of the Above series.
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BAM Sees Some Positive Signs
Although total revenue fell 0.6% and same-store sales were off 1.9% in the third quarter, Books-A-Million CEO Clyde Anderson said he was pleased with the results since the core book business stabilized in the period, the key factor in improving the comp sale figure, which was off 4.9% in the second quarter.
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RWA, MWA and SFWA Angered by Harlequin's New Self-Publishing Imprint
Romance Writers of America and other writer associations yesterday spoke out against the announcement earlier this week that Author Solutions had teamed up with Harlequin to form Harlequin Horizons, a new imprint for self-published romance authors. RWA has deemed Harlequin no longer eligible for RWA-provided conference resources—meaning the publisher is not entitled to enter any award competitions.
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Penguin Authors Share Holiday Recommendations
More than 40 Penguin authors are sharing book recommendations for holiday gift-giving as part of Penguin’s What to Give & What to Get campaign. The program, started last year, includes books from any imprint that are new, old, for children and adults.
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Norton Signs NBA Nominee to New Deal
Although no Norton authors walked away with a National Book Award last night, the house made an impressive showing with three nominated authors.
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Barnes & Noble Responds to Burkle Investment with Rights Plan
After investor Ron Burkle revealed that he now owns a 16.8% in Barnes & Noble, the retailer's board approved a shareholder right plan that will make it difficult for an outsider to take control of the company.
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Ingram Continues to Distribute Bankrupt Graphic Arts Center Press
IPS is continuing to distribute titles from its distribution client, Graphic Arts Center Press, following the Chapter 7 filing by the publishing house.
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Recorded Books Forms Nonfiction Imprint
Recorded Books has announced a new nonfiction imprint, ITK Audio (In the Know Audio).
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Harlequin, Author Solutions Form Self-Publishing Imprint Harlequin Horizons
Author Solutions has teamed up with Harlequin to form Harlequin Horizons, a new imprint for self-published romance authors.
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New Investor Makes Loan, Considers Stake to MacAdam/Cage
After more than a year of layoffs and complaints of nonpayment from creditors as it struggles to restructure, San Francisco-based independent publisher MacAdam/Cage has secured a new investor who is offering an immediate loan and an offer to buy a 30% stake in the house.
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September Bookstore Sales Increase 7%
Bookstore sales jumped 7.0% in September, to $1.58 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported Monday morning.
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Low Price Items Lead Hastings
Unit sales increased 6.9% at Hastings in the third quarter, but sale still fell as consumers focused on low-priced items. Book comps rose 0.2% driven by used and bargain books.
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Financiers Turned Authors: 'The Good Men Project'
Two former venture capitalist decided to fund the publication of an anthology on manhood after the project was turned down by 50 publishers. They have so far drummed up lots of pre-pub publicity.
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University of Minnesota Press Has Weinstein Tie-in
The University of Minnesota Press is doing a 25,000-copy tie-in edition for A Single Man by Christopher Isherwood that is being released as a film by the Weinstein Company in December. The press has set up a Web site to promote both the book and the movie.
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Quirk Launches Mash-Ups Site
Running with the success of its mash-up titles, launched with the surprise bestseller Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Quirk Books has unveiled a Web site dedicated to its tongue-in-cheek series, QuirkClassics.com.
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Cengage Learning Charges Houghton Mifflin Harcourt with Breach of Contract
Cengage Learning is seeking at least $20 million from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for what it charges was HMH's actions to saturate the international textbook market prior to its sales of the HMH college division to Cengage.
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