Borders ceo search is over as the company awards the title to two men. Bennet LeBow further confirmed the extent to which he has taken over the company by making himself chief executive officer of Borders Group as well as chairman of its board. Interim ceo Mike Edwards will stay on as well, keeping the titles of president and ceo of Borders, Inc. running the US bookselling business and reporting to LeBow. Edwards joined Borders last September. He tells Reuters, “Ben has a very sound financial background, understands capital markets, is very astute in managing liquidity in turnaround situations and […]
Archives for June 2010
People, Etc.
On Simon & Schuster’s distribution side, Frank Nunez has been promoted to vp, business operations, reporting to Joe D’Onofrio. Tuttle Publishing will distribute Shanghai Press and Publishing Development Company’s English-language books about China. At McGraw-Hill Professional’s business group, Stephanie Frerich and Leila Porteous have both joined the unit as editors. Frerich was at Ivan R. Dee; Porteous was at Grand Central. In a completely different 40-under-40 list, HarperCollins director of publicity Tina Andreadis has been named to the Greek America Foundation’s list honoring young leaders. Barefoot Books officially announced the opening of their relocated “flagship” children’s bookstore, now in Concord, […]
Reasons to Go to the Store?
New releases may be finally helping to pull some physical book sales and in-store traffic. Following the big Stieg Larsson launch (already covered) and a number of other good openings for new fiction, tomorrow is the release of Stephenie Meyer’s Eclipse “novella,” The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner, followed by Tuesday’s release of trade favorite Justin Cronin’s The Passage.
July 2010 Indie Next Picks
#1 July Pick: Faithful Place: A Novel by Tana FrenchThe Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives: A Novel by Lola ShoneyinFather of the Rain: A Novel by Lily KingThe Nobodies Album: A Novel by Carolyn ParkhurstWhat Is Left the Daughter: A Novel by Howard NormanMr. Peanut: A Novel by Adam RossStill Missing: A Novel by Chevy StevensThe Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet: A Novel by David MitchellWork Song: A Novel by Ivan DoigSavages: A Novel by Don WinslowThe Blind Contessa’s New Machine: A Novel by Carey WallaceCrashers: A Thriller by Dana HaynesThe Sisters from Hardscrabble Bay: Fiction by Beverly […]
WSJ On Self-Publishing, As FastPencil Adds iBookstore Distribution
The WSJ has a high-profile look today at the growing digital self-publishing market, sure to be accelerated by Amazon’s new 70 percent royalty for self-published ebooks that meet certain conditions. Amazon ceo Jeff Bezos says the company “wants to be a partner, not a threat, to publishers. ‘I think the real risk is that there are a multitude of publishers. Some of them are really forward leaning, and are really going after this new e-book area,’ he says. ‘If you are not one of those publishers, then I would be worried.'” Seth Godin sees the overall market splintering into two […]
Today's eNews: F+W Sells Books via Ingram; More UK Agency News; Sony On Accelerating Conversion to Digital; New Textbook Platform Launches, with Big Partners
F+W Media has entered an “online commerce collaboration” that means the company will sell direct to consumers approximately 500,000 books fulfilled by Ingram across their 21 community/vertical-focused estores. F+W ceo David Nussbaum says in the announcement, “Our mission is to serve our enthusiasts with the best available content and services in support of their creative pursuits. As our eCommerce business continues to grow and diversify, we will further that mission by offering other high-quality content, regardless of publisher. What makes the F+W eStore experience unique to other e-tailers is the trusted relationship shared between readers and the company’s expert editors.” […]