Archives for April 2003

Dozens of New Reports We mailed out 24 new deals last night, including a screenwriter’s first novel, a big deal based on new research about the brain, actor Faith Ford’s take on Southern cooking, a look at communal living in Brooklyn by a group of famous writers and artists in the early 40s, an insiders look at the history of military intelligence, and lots more. Constant access to new deals (and searchable archives of almost 5,000 past deals) is one of the big draws for lots of members of PublishersMarketplace, but the site is packed with so many features now […]

Lots of New Deals Among the many new reports: William Gibson’s new deal, Nani Power’s next, Katarina Witt on skating and competing, Washington insider Joe Califano’s tales from inside the Beltway, including “startling revelations” about Watergate, Henry Luce’s effect on American policy in Asia, a good deal for the history of the House, and more. As usual, PublisherMarketplace.com members can see them all, search our huge deals database of over 4,500 transactions, get daily deals via e-mail, and more. Join Marketplace here and enjoy full benefits Go directly to the latest deals Plus: * Thursday’s always a busy review day; […]

Frankfurt Stays; Exhibitors Will Receive Revised Pricing As Minimum Stay “Is History” German book industry magazine Boersenblatt reported yesterday that the executive committee of the trade association that owns and operates the Frankfurt Book Fair voted unanimously on Tuesday to keep the convention in Frankfurt, in an agreement that will run up to 2010. The Fair’s vice president for corporate communication Holger Ehling confirms for Lunch that Fair president Volker Neumann has achieved “sizeable results” in which “The rental for the fair grounds will go down in a way which will allow Frankfurt to drastically change its proposed pricing structure […]

Among the Latest The first book about the Elizabeth Smart case, James Webb’s big book about how the Scots-Irish shaped American culture, a photographer’s vision of Springsteen (with an intro by the Boss), a big Hollywood buy for a small press novel, the making of an unusual award-winning play, and as usual, more. As usual, PublisherMarketplace.com members can see them all, search our huge deals database of over 4,500 transactions, get daily deals via e-mail, and more. Join Marketplace here and enjoy full benefits Go directly to the latest deals BN’s Classic Launch Just how strong is Barnes & Noble’s […]

The Latest Deals Among the many new reports from Friday there’s Jane Moore’s big US sale, interviews with boxing greats, the story of a Civil War soldier featured in the Ken Burns documentary, a memoir of abuse at a Catholic summer camp, and plenty more. As usual, PublisherMarketplace.com members can see them all, search our huge deals database of over 4,500 transactions, get daily deals via e-mail, and more. How much more? There’s our “addictive” book tracker to follow your titles, our landmark Book Review Index that follows and clips major reviews for about 1 percent the cost of Nexis, […]

53 Books at Once, the Accidental Cult, Books Inspired by the Sopranos and American Idol, and More Over 20 new deals since yesterday, including a grand new project from the creators of the Day in the Life photo series (resulting in a 53-book deal), the story of a television producer who accidentally created a cult, UK fiction sales, a pre-empt for a book about the battles among the all-news cable channels, a top vocal coach advises on how to sing like an American Idol, Tony Soprano on Management, lessons from the head of Fetzer Vineyards, and still plenty more. Fridays […]