At Borders, longtime executive (most recently vp, Paperchase operations) Michael Oprins has been named to the new position of vp, merchandising for non-book products. He will lead buying teams in non-book categories including: music, DVD, bargain, digital, newsstand, calendars, games, trend gifts and candy. At Scholastic, David Levithan has been promoted to, vp, editorial director for Scholastic Trade Publishing. He had been executive editorial director for Scholastic Press Fiction, multimedia publishing, and PUSH (which he founded). In further adjustments at Harper UK, the Perennial imprint (launched there in 2003) will be phased out. Paperbacks will keep the same colophon as […]
