With indoor weather looming for the holiday weekend, our free BUZZ BOOKS 2013: Fall/Winter ebook presents of world of great new possibilities and helps you prepare for BEA at the same time. Below is the complete list of books excerpted -- and you can download either our trade edition or use the…
Ingram Announces Broader Printing Program
Ingram has announced what they call "a comprehensive solution for publishers to manage the complete life cycle of print books," under the banner LifePrint. The program lets publishers manage everything from print-on-demand and digital short-runs up through full offset runs from a master digital file, so they can "manufacture books…
More on Granta Cost-Cutting, Exodus
The Guardian offers some much-needed details on the growing (and to many, perplexing) exodus at Granta, which began last month with editor John Freeman's departure, followed swiftly by the resignation of three additional magazine staffers and earlier this week, the exit of Granta Books/Portobello publisher Philip Gwyn Jones, with additional…
Apple's Biggest Obstacle? Judge Cote Already Thinks They Are Guilty
In a pre-trial hearing before the beginning of the scheduled June 3 ebook price-fixing case between the government and Apple, Judge Denise Cote reasserted in plain language what has been clear some of her rulings a year ago: She already thinks Apple is guilty. Cote said: "I believe that the…
News Corp. Approves Separation; Aims for June 28
The board of News Corporation formally approved the division of the company's assets into two publicly-traded companies. They expect the spinoff to occur in a month, on June 28. As previously described, HarperCollins will join the company's newspapers, education unit and other division in the New News Corp. which will…
People, Etc.
At the Random House Publishing Group, Andy Ward has been promoted to vp, editorial director, nonfiction, while David Ebershoff moves up to vp, executive editor. At Crown Archetype, Suzanne O'Neill has been promoted to executive editor, while Talia Krohn moves up to senior editor and Stephanie Knapp has been promoted…
People: Pearson Realigns Management, International Booker for Davis, and More
Pearson's new ceo John Fallon has created a new organizational and leadership team under him, "designed to accelerate Pearson's push into digital learning, education services and emerging markets" -- and reflecting the coming disposition of Penguin into the joint venture with Berteslmann. Fallon says, "This is a significant change in…
Your Quick Guide to BEA
Here are a variety of links and resources to help you prepare for next week's BEA (whether you're going or not): - Our free ebook Buzz Books 2013: Fall/Winter is the biggest galley giveaway you'll see (running about 750 pages in all). It solves the "BEA discovery problem" by packing together substantial excerpts…
Still More Fall/Winter Buzz Books: Young Adult & More
In addition to presenting substantial excerpts of 40 highly anticipated titles, our free Buzz Books 2013 fall/winter ebook 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…
Getting Ready for BEA
Here is our quick guide for your BEA preparations: - Our free ebook Buzz Books 2013: Fall/Winter is the biggest galley giveaway you'll see, featuring substantial excerpts from 40 forthcoming book (running about 750 pages in all). It includes work from many featured BEA speakers, such as Amy Tan, Jonathan…
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- Friday Reads for BEA
- Ingram Announces Broader Printing Program
- More on Granta Cost-Cutting, Exodus
- Apple's Biggest Obstacle? Judge Cote Already Thinks They Are Guilty
- News Corp. Approves Separation; Aims for June 28
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