Archives for May 2007

BEA multi-tasking (and news flow) has begun. This is, as will become obvious, not proofred. Bowen to Start Imprint at Harper Former editor-in-chief of Disney Children’s book group Brenda Bowen will set up a new children’s imprint at HarperCollins Children’s, starting June 18 as vp/publisher. She will “focus on attracting new authors and artists” and […]

Comps Down at Other Chains; Bigger Loss for Borders Borders’ first quarter loss was twice as bad as this time last year at $0.61 per share or $35.9 million, and it was 13 cents more than analysts were expecting as well. Sales held up better, at $876.8 million, though same-store sales at the superstores were […]

Press Begins on Clinton Books The Washington Post broke the embargo on both Clinton books last Friday, saying that they “include a number of assertions and anecdotes that could confront her campaign with unwelcome questions” and “depict a tortured relationship with her husband and her past and challenge the image she has presented on the […]

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 […]

Alibris Wants to Make Everyone a Used Bookseller Alibris is pitching their new Basic service as a way to turn “book lovers, students, publishers, and collectors” into used booksellers. The program allows people to post up to 1,000 books for sale, and charges one dollar per book sold plus a commission, along with a minimum […]

BN’s Quarter Strong frontlist releases helped Barnes & Noble to a 1.7 percent same-store sales increase at BN stores for the first quarter, with total revenue of $1.145 billion. The new titles helped BN.com in particular to an 8 percent gain over a year ago, to $93.8 million. But the company lost $1.7 million, or […]