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…
eNews: Winning Hacks, New Launches, and More
At least 30 projects were submitted as part of the Publishing Hackathon over the weekend, viewable here. Contestant Eric Hellman reports that the six finalists are: BookCity (suggests books to match places you visit) Captiv (turns your Tweets into book recommendations) Coverlist (shows 100 curated jackets; hover over an image…
Briefs: People, Terms, Awards, and More
As part of Simon & Schuster's move towards what they see as a "globally coordinated, strategic approach to our worldwide ebook business," current vp, business development Doug Stambaugh has been named vp, global ebook market and development strategy, reporting to Dennis Eulau. In the newly created position, Stambaugh will evaluate…
Amazon Sent DOJ "White Paper" On Agency Days After iBookstore Launched
The documents keep coming in the lead up to the June 3 trial in the ebook pricing case. The latest include Apple's "proposed findings of fact," which lays out through Apple's eyes the timetable of discussions and negotiations with publishers in December 2009 and January 2010 that led to the creation…
Over 400 Prepare to Hack Publishing
The programming and pitching work of the Publishing Hackathon takes place this weekend at Alley NYC, and the organizers report that 406 developers, designers and entrepreneurs have registered to participate. Fifteen sponsors have enrolled as well, and the previously-announced $10,000 grand prize has been joined by a series of smaller…
BISG Looks to Update Mission for Changing Times
At the close of Wednesday's Making Information Pay conference, current BISG (Book Industry Study Group) chairman and Hachette Book Group president Ken Michaels addressed the importance of industry cooperation, particularly now that a simple "linear, rational, supply chain that we recognize and understand...no longer exists." He asked, "the most important…
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- Former Ingram CEO Skip Prichard to Take Over As CEO of OCLC
- Pearson Cuts 19 Jobs, Including 13 In New Jersey
- People, Etc.: Harper Changes, Young Lions Winner, AEP to Merge With AAP's School Division, and More
- More From Court: Penguin Federal Settlement Is Approved
- The Things You Can't Talk About At Conferences
- More Fall/Winter Buzz Books: Nonfiction
- Apple Presses to Make Public Documents "Potentially Embarrassing to Amazon"
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