Angela Tribelli has been named chief marketing officer for HarperCollins’ General Books Group, a newly created position reporting to president and publisher Michael Morrison. Tribelli will be responsible for developing and leading the overall marketing strategy across all of Harper’ imprints. She was most recently svp, digital at NYC & Company. “Executing the best possible marketing plans to expand the reach and sales of our authors’ books is the crux of what we do as a publisher. Angela will take a more macro and strategic view of our efforts across the entire division to enhance our already successful programs,” Morrison […]
Archives for February 2012
Keeslar’s Departure Leaves Dorchester With No Editorial Staff, But Publisher Says “Business Is Usual”
The long-running saga of Dorchester’s financial troubles continued this week with the departure of editorial director Chris Keeslar, the last remaining editorial staffer at the house, on January 31. In a letter to colleagues obtained by author Brian Keene, Keeslar said he was “no longer employed by Dorchester or collecting mail from this address” and directed queries to the five remaining employees at Dorchester, none of whom hold editorial positions. Dorchester marketing and publicity coordinator Hannah Wolfson confirmed Keeslar’s departure but said “nothing material has changed” at the publisher and “everything is business as usual.” The future of the company’s […]
Massachusetts Governor to Publish Digital Short; Price Promotion Launches New Pelecanos
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick is writing a digital-only “pamphlet” for Hyperion, FAITH IN THE DREAM: A Call to Our Nation’s Liberal Majority to Restore American Values, described as “a short inspirational call to action for all Americans and an antidote to our current climate of cynicism and disillusionment.” Hyperion will release the $2.99 ebook in May. That book and readers’ reaction to it will serve as the building block for a full-length work from Patrick, to be published in 2014. They see it as “the launching point for social media interaction with readers that will contribute to the second book.” […]
People, Etc.
Robie Rogge, who has spent 42 years “generating income for The Metropolitan Museum of Art through innovative publishing and new lines of products, such as Color Magic and Flash from the Past Flashdrives,” is setting up her own company to help other clients in developing new products, reinventing existing ones, and extending successful lines. At Little, Brown Children’s, Elizabeth Bewley has been promoted to senior editor. She joined their Poppy imprint in 2008. In the UK, Dan Shepherd will Hachette Children’s Books on May 1 as deputy managing editor, a newly created position within the company. He has been group sales […]
AAP eBook Sales Nudge Back Up In November, As Children’s Hardcovers Shine
eBook sales as reported by a small but growing group of publishers to the AAP remained lower than their peaks earlier in the year in November, at $77.3 million up modestly from October’s reported $72.8 million. Overall, ebooks comprised 16 percent of trade sales, compared to 12.6 percent in October. The peak during 2011 was February, when high ebook numbers and low print shipments made digital 29.5 percent of the month’s reported sales. Further skewing the month-to-month and year-over-year comparisons, the number of publishers reporting ebook sales to the AAP keeps changing from month to month. For November, 8 more […]
eNews: Bedford Square, Nelson, Book Baby and Author House
Ed Victor’s Bedford Square Books–which has been controversial for splitting proceeds with its authors rather than just taking a standard agency commission–already has its first success story. Tesco buyer Garry Blackman read about Bedford Square’s plan to publish Louise Fennell‘s debut novel DEAD RICH in the Evening Standard and asked to see the manuscript. The chain placed an order “understood to be taking tens of thousands of copies” and Victor sold the rights to Simon & Schuster UK (after reportedly having been rejected by 17 publishers in his original submission). Evening Standard In a follow-up post, agent Kristin Nelson clarified […]