Jennifer Keenan has joined HMH Children’s as art director. Previously she was art director at Macmillan Children’s. At Macmillan, Rob Guttman has been promoted to senior vice president, platform development; Beter Said to senior director, product development; Grace Van Etten to senior director, central analytics; Rinat Ussenov to principal frontend engineer; Michelle Pohl to senior business…
Ingram Sells VitalSource to Private Equity Firm
Ingram Content Group has an agreement to sell their etextbook platform VitalSource Technologies to Francisco Partners, an investment firm focused on technology businesses. The acquirer says in the announcement it is, “Committed to furthering the VitalSource mission of improving learner outcomes and accelerating our commitment to developing innovative, forward-thinking solutions and platforms that open doors…
Zando Announces First Title; Spiegel & Grau Celebrates Launch
New independent publisher Zando, launched last fall by former Crown publisher Molly Stern, has announced its first acquisition: YOU ARE NOT ALONE: The NAMI Guide To Mental Illness And Recovery, by Dr. Ken Duckworth. The book will be published in fall 2022 partnership with the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Zando senior editor Quynh Do…
New Books Publishing April 13
This week new work from Cynthia Ozick, Elizabeth McCracken, and Paul Theroux is in the mix, along with Buzz Books featured author Angela Jackson-Brown, whose novel When Stars Rain Down transports readers to a small, Southern town in 1936. The small selection of highlighted nonfiction is heavy on history, with books covering the Cuban missile…
Book Excerpt: The Patience Behind Lightning In A Bottle
Print on demand is a key part of the supply chain now, with Ingram’s Lightning Source as the leading independent vendor, but that success was hardly a foregone conclusion. As we learn in the forthcoming book THE FAMILY BUSINESS: How Ingram Transformed the World of Books by Keel Hunt, Ingram’s early entrance into the business required extraordinary…
Discuss Key Publishing Paths Today with Jane Friedman
Today at noon Eastern is the second of our weekly (usually on Wednesdays, except for this week) online discussions for writers at the new Discuss forum at PublishersMarketplace.com. Join editor of The Hot Sheet and expert author educator Jane Friedman as she addresses some of the key publishing paths. The online conversation happens at this…