Granta Publications executive publisher Philip Gwyn Jones is the latest employee to be shown the door, leaving Granta this summer according to a company announcement. They now admit that a larger reorganization is underway after the resignations of Granta Magazine editor John Freeman and deputy editor Ellah Allfrey, to result…
The BEA Master Schedule
BEA keeps making incremental improvements to their web site and mobile app but they still don't provide what a lot of attendees (and our readers) ask for: All the events in a single spreadsheet, arranged by time and date. So here, bigger than ever, is our annual pass at organizing…
The Publishers Lunch BEA 2013 Party Planner
In keeping with our tradition, here is an overview of the known BEA after-hours celebrants and events so far. (If your event is not listed, that means you didn’t let us know–send an e-mail and we’ll update as appropriate.) As usual, this is a guide to what's happening rather than…
Bookselling: Waterstones To Restructure Store Management; New Bookstores in Bryn Mawr, PA and Astoria, Queens
Waterstones is preparing to restructure store management and has begun the required consultation with more than 560 employees that will result in an unspecified number of layoffs, the Bookseller reports. In a letter to staff, managing director James Daunt said the current positions of branch manager, assistant manager, general manager…
Profits Rise at Bloomsbury
Bloomsbury finished their fiscal year ending February 28 well, riding digital growth to pre-tax profit of £9.8 million (up 16 percent), even as sales only nudged up $1.1 million to £98.5 million from continuing operations. Underlying sales -- excluding the Fairchild Books and Applied Visual Arts acquisitions from during the…
People, Etc.: Harper Changes, Young Lions Winner, AEP to Merge With AAP's School Division, and More
HarperCollins has announced some adjustments in their General Books group, driven by It Books publisher Cal Morgan's move to the Harper division as svp, executive editor. (He will continue as editorial director of Harper Perennial and Harper paperbacks as well.) Lynn Grady has been promoted to svp, publisher of It…
More From Court: Penguin Federal Settlement Is Approved
On Friday, Judge Denise Cote granted entry of final judgment, approving the federal government's settlement with Penguin in their ebook pricing case. That increases the likelihood that Penguin will move to "agency lite" pricing of their ebooks sometime soon. But we don't know that for sure. It took about two…
The Things You Can't Talk About At Conferences
Our big Publishers Launch BEA Conference on Wednesday, May 29 is a little over a week away (and for many people, their BEA planning starts in earnest right about now). This time we're specifically trying to focus on things foremost on convention-goers minds, even though they can be tricky to…
More Fall/Winter Buzz Books: Nonfiction
In addition to presenting substantial excerpts of 40 highly anticipated titles, our Buzz Books 2013 fall/winter sampler also includes an extensive preview of additional upcoming titles put together by editor Sarah Weinman. By itself it's a great overview of important books and authors to look for at BEA and throughout…
Apple Presses to Make Public Documents "Potentially Embarrassing to Amazon"
Legally Apple is being sued by the government, but procedurally the company continues to act as if the real battle is with Amazon. As we reported last Friday, Apple's proposed findings of fact filing indicates that Amazon sent a "White Paper" about agency ebook pricing to the Department of Justice…
- Amazon Announces 5 Breakthrough Novel Category Winners
- In UK, First Week "Inferno" Hardcover Sales Are About Half of "Lost Symbol" Opening, At 229k Units
- A Nearly Clean Sweep of Departures as Philip Jones Leaves Granta/Portobello
- A New Bookstore for Philadelphia Suburb
- Iain Banks Update Fans On Cancer Battle; Chemo May Be An Option
- Jones Is the Latest to Leave in Granta Restructuring
- The BEA Master Schedule
- The Publishers Lunch BEA 2013 Party Planner
- Bookselling: Waterstones To Restructure Store Management; New Bookstores in Bryn Mawr, PA and Astoria, Queens
- Profits Rise at Bloomsbury
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