Rare Quiet Barring anything extraordinary, Lunch will rest for the balance of this week. As always, PublishersMarketplace.com will continue without interruption — including news links and postings on the home page as warranted, and the full flow of deals, jobs and data. The ICM Trials With testimony over after a second day of sparks, Judge […]
Archives for March 2007
Lunch for Monday, March 26
Warner No More Warner Books has changed its named to Grand Central Publishing, reflecting their soon-to-be new address on Park Avenue just north of the station. “It also reflects the publisher’s renewed commitment to publishing a diverse range of books and offering readers content through new channels and new formats.” Publisher Jamie Raab’s idea, the […]
Lunch Weekly for Monday, March 26
Deal Reports Just e-mail to deals@PublishersMarketplace if you aren’t using the online form linked below. Report a deal using the online form The Key As usual, the handy key to our Lunch deal categories. While all reports are always welcome, those that include a category will generally receive a higher listing when it comes time […]
Lunch for Friday, March 23
Personnel News Chronicle Books has hired Bill Boedeker for the new position of children’s publishing director, following Victoria Rock’s transition to editor-at-large and founding publisher earlier this year. Boedeker was most recently vp of marketing and associate publisher at Little, Brown Children’s. Former Literary Group agent Ian Kleinert will lead a new management and production […]
Lunch for Thursday, March 22
Borders: It’s a Real Plan New Borders management has cast aside the cosmetic restructuring ideas that have ruled over the past few years and announced a broad strategy to remake the company. CEO George Jones notes in the announcement, “Our company’s performance has fallen short in an industry that is increasingly competitive, technology driven and […]
Lunch for Wednesday, March 21
Results Rise at Random Random House turned in a good year, with total sales rising 6.5 percent to 1.95 billion euros, up from 1.83 billion euros a year ago, “thanks to a huge number of bestsellers and several corporate acquisitions.” Operating profits, reported by the company as EBIT, hit 182 million euros, a new record. […]