JK Rowling’s ambitious-if-not-fully-explained plan to publish the ebook versions of the Harry Potter book directly from the new Pottermore web site this October has been postponed. They will miss the holidays for certain, and according to their post, the wait could extend by as much as 9 months. The site claims it’s a change in “priority,” but the inability to deliver is certainly a challenge to those who jumped to the early conclusion that her strategy was some kind of large “game-changer.” The message on the site reads: “the Pottermore Shop, which will sell the Harry Potter eBooks and digital […]
Archives for October 2011
People, Etc.
Alessandra Lusardi has joined Rizzoli as senior editor for its Ex Libris imprint, dedicated to upmarket transatlantic literary fiction and non-fiction and set to launch officially in Fall 2012 after a soft launch this fall. Lusardi will acquire titles from Europe, particularly in French and Italian, as well as original titles in English. Previously she was an editor at Viking for the past nine years. In addition, senior editor Kathleen Jayes will also acquire for Ex Libris. Barbara Jones will join Henry Holt as executive editor on October 24, concentrating on acquiring fiction as well as some memoir and narrative […]
Perseus Adds Digital Distribution for Authors and Agents, Argo Navis
The Perseus Books Group’s digital distribution platform Constellation is adding a service offering targeted at the many literary agencies helping their authors epublish, called Argo Navis Author Services. After presentations to a small set agencies, Perseus is announcing that Janklow & Nesbit and Curtis Brown “are planning to make [the service] available to their clients.” Separately, co-head of publications at ICM Sloan Harris confirmed to Publishers Lunch that the agency is close to finalizing a deal to participate in Perseus’s initiative. “They are not going to be an exclusive destination for us,” Harris said, “but I expect that they will […]