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Archives for March 2008

Lunch for Monday, March 31

March 31, 2008
By Michael Cader

More from Amazon on POD, and Toasters Amazon’s Patty Smith spoke to Computerworld further about their new requirement that POD-based small publishers and self-publishing companies print their titles through Booksurge if they want the books sold directly by Amazon. “When we publish a print-on-demand title in our own fulfillment center, we can then marry that […]

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Lunch Weekly for Monday, March 31

March 31, 2008
By Michael Cader

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 […]

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Lunch for Friday, March 28

March 28, 2008
By Michael Cader

Johnston to Form New Imprint for S&S Children’s; Andrews Moves to Little, Brown More talent from the formerly separate Harcourt Trade and Houghton Mifflin continues to spread throughout the business. Harcourt children’s book veteran Allyn Johnston has joined Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing and will be vp and publisher of a new imprint located in […]

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Lunch for Thursday, March 27

March 27, 2008
By Michael Cader

Books-A-Million: Weak Finish to Decent Year Fourth quarter sales at BAM tailed off after the holiday period (when same-store sales were flat), with comparable sales down 1.6 percent against a year ago, though up 3 percent overall at $168 million. Net income fell slightly to $16.5 million for the quarter. For the full fiscal year, […]

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Lunch for Wednesday, March 26

March 26, 2008
By Michael Cader

Dispensed With? Writer Joe Lavin breaks the embargo on Jose Canseco’s second book about the same subject via his web site, picked up by traditional media. He found VINDICATED on sale in a Cambridge bookstore ahead of the April 1 release date. In brief: “The [Magglio] Ordonez story is, by now, routine — just that […]

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Lunch for Tuesday, March 25

March 25, 2008
By Michael Cader

Borders, Still Dirt Cheap, Jumps as Goldman Hopes for BN Buy We’ve always regarded it as a poverty of imagination that Barnes & Noble is often tipped as a potential acquirer of Borders, and they strike us as among the least likely of acquirers. But Goldman Sachs analyst Matthew Fassler wrote in a report yesterday […]

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