Macmillan is the latest large publishing house to reorganize its sales force, telling us they “will be making a small number of sales staff reductions at the end of the year.” President of sales Alison Lazarus said that six employees would be leaving the company, with an additional staffer set to retire by year’s end. Macmillan is reducing staff “reluctantly” but “the marketplace and the decline in physical book sales necessitates a reorganization.” The children’s sales group, however, will be “adding 3 additional heads” by the end of the year or early next year as it is “a growing part” […]
