As promised last week, publisher of Giller-winning THE SENTIMENTALISTS Gaspereau Press announced today that they have licensed trade paperback rights to another independent publisher, Vancouver’s Douglas & McIntyre. D&M says they are printing 30,000 copies of the $19.95 (CA) paperback for shipment from the bindery on November 19, with paper on hand for a 20,000-copy reprint. The book has been available in ebook form in Canada from Kobo, and D&M will expand distribution to include Kindle, Nook, Sony and the iBookstore. Gaspereau will continue to fulfill orders for their $27.95 hardcover, which they print themselves.
Archives for November 2010
Hoffman to Depart As National Geographic Books Head
President of National Geographic Books Nina Hoffman announced internally at a staff meeting that she will leave her job at the end of the year. National Geographic Publishing head Declan Moore “outlined plans for the division going forward” at the meeting, which include a search for a new senior book publishing executive. Moore said: “We’re going to truly miss Nina. She has been an incredible and dedicated leader during an era of almost constant change for publishing in general, and books in particular…. We wish her the very best in all of her future endeavors. I am personally grateful to […]
“Big Jim” Frey’s Book Factory Wants to Pay You $500
Early last week we carried a deal report from YA packager Full Fathom Five and today we’re treated to two profiles of the company, run by James Frey. Odds are you’ll feel the same way about Frey’s latest venture as you did about his previous efforts. His co-authored sci-fi YA “Lorien Legacies” series that started with this summer’s I AM NUMBER FOUR, published under the pseudonym Pittacus Lore to unspectacular sales, is just the beginning of the output from the Frey Factory. The book’s real prospects lay in the film version that DreamWorks has fast-tracked (the book was saleable only […]
Media Scrutinizes Other Amazon Offerings
The media is not ready to move on after Amazon quietly removed Phillip Greaves self-published “ebook” for pedophiles, scrutinizing the company’s catalog to find other still-active titles such as Understanding Loved Boys and Boylovers. Leading the charge is plain-speaking TV anchor Anderson Cooper, who has made the etailer’s policy his latest keepinemhonest cause. An LA Times editorial looks at Amazon’s “muddy reasoning” in how they handled the removal of Greaves’ “book,” writing, “there is a world of difference between a right to speak and an obligation to publish…. Amazon made a bit of a hash of this issue, first by […]
Joseph-Beth Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy; Will Close Another Two Stores
Following our report from a week ago that Joseph-Beth Booksellers was closing stores in Pittsburgh and Charlotte, NC, yesterday the group filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Lexington, KY and indicated that they will close another store in Cleveland and a Davis-Kidd store in Nashville. Owner Neil Van Uum said in statement, “Davis-Kidd has been an institution in Nashville. It breaks my heart to have to close this store.” Former co-owner Karen Davis was taken by surprise and “very disappointed and saddened” as well. “I think it holds a special place in a lot of people’s hearts.” The company […]
People, Distribution, Etc.
Andrea Walker has been promoted to editor at Reagan Arthur Books, where she was associate editor. Alessandra Bastagli will join Free Press as senior editor, beginning November 29. Since 2005, she has been at Palgrave Macmillan, most recently as executive editor. A celebration of the life of the late Ralph Vicinanza has been announced:Tuesday, December 76 – 8 PMBruno Walter Auditorium at Lincoln CenterThe New York Public Library for the Performing Arts 111 Amsterdam Avenue (between 64th & 65th Streets) In distribution news, Publishers Group West will begin providing digital distribution services only through Constellation for Entrepreneur Press and Naval […]