As we previewed Wednesday, our new free ebook Buzz Books 2019: Spring/Summer arrives this week packed with pre-publication excerpts from major authors and 18 exciting debuts. Our sampler is the ultimate way to prepare for Winter Institute and the spring publishing season (capturing the best part of the event even if you don’t attend — reading…
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Harper Children’s UK publisher Rachel Denwood will move to Simon & Schuster UK, where she will be managing director for the children’s publishing division, reporting to ceo Ian Chapman. Denwood will also join the publisher’s UK board. Chapman says, “Rachel is highly talented with a wealth of experience and great energy and passion for children’s…
Pearson’s January Trading Report: “There Is Still Much to Do”
Pearson issued their traditional January “trading report,” with highlight data in advance of a full annual report on February 22. It brings familiar news regarding 2018 performance: The company remains adept at cutting costs, but not yet at increasing revenue, as the declining US higher ed market continues to weigh on their prospects. US higher…
AAP November Stats Show Strong Revenues Ahead of Holiday
We already know from NPD Bookscan that tracked consumer print book sales rose 1.3 percent by units in 2018, and soon the AAP will provide us with full revenue statistics for the year. In the meantime, the organization released their StatShot publisher-reported sales statistics for November. As expected, with the release of Michelle Obama’s BECOMING,…
Children’s Publishing: Executives Buy Bonnier’s US Children’s Lines; Sourcebooks Adds Three Imprints
Continuing last year’s developments that saw changes in leadership at Bonnier Books’ English-language divisions and a slimming of their lines (including the sale of Weldon Owen to Insight Editions), the company has sold the children’s publishing lines that comprised Bonnier Books USA. CEO Shimul Tolia and cfo Thomas Morgan have bought the division from Bonnier Books….
Just in Time for Winter Institute, Our Big Buzz Books Spring/Summer Sampler
With Winter Institute kicking off next week, today we launch Buzz Books 2019: Spring/Summer and the companion Buzz Books 2019: Young Adult Spring/Summer. For the first time since we launched Buzz Books almost seven years ago, creating the industry’s most successful preview/sampler line, we have revamped our look with fresh, bright cover designs. Inside you’ll still find substantial pre-publication…