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More Fall/Winter Buzz Books: Nonfiction

by on May 20, 2013 in BEA13

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…

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eNews: Winning Hacks, New Launches, and More

by on May 20, 2013 in Direct publishing, eNews, Features/Offers, Publisher services

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…

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Briefs: People, Terms, Awards, and More

by on May 20, 2013 in Booksellers, Earnings Reports, Free, Personnel

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…

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People: Former Twelve Publisher Goldstein Rejoins Karp at S&S

by on May 17, 2013 in Agency News, Free, Obits, Personnel

Former publisher at Twelve Cary Goldstein will join Simon & Schuster's trade imprint as vp, executive director of publicity and senior editor on June 3. In his new role, Goldstein will supervise the S&S publicity department and acquire a select number of fiction and nonfiction titles. "Cary Goldstein brings great…

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People, Awards, Etc.

by on May 15, 2013 in Awards, Distribution, Free, International News, Personnel

Longtime Barnes & Noble employee Brenda Marsh has left her position as vp, author relations, Publishing Trends reports. She can be reached at brendasmarsh@gmail.com. Founder of Hanser Berlin Elisabeth Ruge will leave the company at the end of 2013 for what she characterized as "personal reasons." Ruge, who founded the imprint at…

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People

by on May 15, 2013 in Agency News, Free, Personnel

Clay Farr will join Basic Books as vp, associate publisher & marketing director later this month. He spent the past nine years at Perseus, most recently as vp, group marketing, and also served on Basic's editorial board. At Crown, Rachel Meier has been named managing editor for the Crown trade,…

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People, Etc.

by on May 13, 2013 in eNews, Free, Personnel

Joe Perez has joined the Random House Publishing Group as senior art director. Previously he was art director at Portfolio. At Atheneum, Emma Ledbetter has been promoted to assistant editor. Kerri Buckley has joined Carina Press as editor. Previously she was a product manager at Christopher Radko/Rauch Industries and before then,…

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eNews: PBS MediaShift to Publish eBooks; Progress Reports from Boston Globe, Minneapolis Star-Tribune

by on May 13, 2013 in Direct publishing, eNews

PBS MediaShift has launched a new line of ebooks with How to Self-Publish Your Book and Your Guide to Cutting the Cord to Cable TV, priced at $3.99 and $2.99, respectively and only available for Kindle and the iBookstore for now (though Nook will follow in due course.) Executive director Mark…

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People

by on May 13, 2013 in Free, Personnel

Doug Pocock has been named managing director of Abrams & Chronicle Books, the UK distribution joint venture, effective May 20. He was most recently a partner in the publishing consultancy The Media Partners, and before then was evp, managing director of Egmont USA. "Doug Pocock is a seasoned and highly…

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People

by on May 9, 2013 in Free, Personnel

Quirk Books has promoted Brett Cohen to president and Jason Rekulak as publisher, effective immediately. Rekulak has been at the company 13 years, most recently as editor-in-chief, while Cohen has been at Quirk for 12 years. In addition, David Borgenicht will assume the role of owner/CEO of Quirk Productions (the…

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