Amazon spokesman Drew Herdener said yesterday the company is fixing the “glitch” that removed the sales ranking from what they now say was 57,310 books worldwide. Without explaining the error itself (or the provocative customer service e-mail) any further, Herdener admitted, “This is an embarrassing and ham-fisted cataloging error for a company that prides itself on offering complete selection.” He says that affected books were in “broad categories such as Health, Mind & Body, Reproductive & Sexual Medicine, and Erotica. This problem impacted books not just in the United States but globally. It affected not just sales rank but also […]
Archives for April 2009
People and Announcements: Harriot, Howard Books, Pimsleur, Publishing Technology and B&T Digital
Michael Harriot has joined Sanford J. Greenburger Associates as an agent. He was at Vigliano Associates for the past nine years, representing his own clients as well as co-agenting deals with David Vigliano. At Simon & Schuster Children’s Sy Sumg has joined the subsidiary rights group as assistant manager. Simon & Schuster’s Howard Books will relocate from W. Monroe, Louisiana to Nashville, TN, the “epicenter of Christian publishing,” on May 1. The relaunch of the web site for S&S’s Pimsleur audio offers free half-hour lessons and a test of other “digital premiums.” The unit is also adding instruction in Dari […]
Quill & Quire Editor Derek Weiler, 40, Dies Suddenly
The editor of the Canadian book trade magazine died Sunday. The magazine’s site has a short posting, amplified by almost 100 comments. The cause of death was not indicated, but reportedly Weiler was “in poor health for several years.”Toronto Star In other obituaries, Judith Krug, 69, died Saturday of cancer. She started Banned Books Week in 1982, and was director of the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom since it was founded in 1967.
BN Recommends Sandra Dallas Book
Sandra Dallas’s eighth novel PRAYERS FOR SALE is Barnes & Noble’s 13th chainwide recommendation.
BookTour Raises Money; Backers Include Amazon
BookTour.com, which has been privately funded by founder Chris Anderson, has raised $350,000 in Series A funding. According to the regulatory filing, backers include Amazon.com.
Lunch Weekly for Monday, April 13
Find Us at the London Book Fair We will have a “News Desk” at next week’s London Book Fair, though this year we’ll actually be right in the middle of the Rights Center in an easily findable location. As you come up the escalator from the main exhibition floor, turn left down the aisle and we will be on the right where tables 16I and J would be, as shown on this handy map. Feel free to report deals live as you make them, share other news or just come by to visit. Once again, we’ll have cookies (not biscuits) […]