HC Rebrands, Renames It Books

HarperCollins has rebranded its It Books imprint as Dey Street Books. The first Dey Street list will appear in fall 2014. Lynn Grady will oversee Dey Street, whose publishing mandate will be expanded.

DiPreta Named Publisher of Hachette Books

The Hachette Book Group has appointed Crown Archetype editor-in-chief Mauro DiPreta as v-p and publisher of Hachette Books, a new division created from the more than 1,000 Hyperion backlist titles that HBG acquired last summer. DiPreta will start his new job Mar. 31.

January Bookstore Sales Fell 6.9%

Bookstore sales fell to $1.75 billion in January, down 6.9% compared to the same month last year, according to estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau.