Edmison/Harper Literary Scouting has been named North American scout for Gads Forlag in Denmark. Helen Nam joins Sourcebooks as art services manager for children’s picture books and middle grade fiction. She was an acquisitions editor for children’s books at Publications International, Ltd. Bloomsbury has added a small imprint in associated with bicycling magazine and book publisher Rouler. The new Rouler Books imprint will publish approximately six books a year, with Bloomsbury handling the sales and marketing, the Bookseller reports.
Archives for June 2012
HarperCollins Launches 360, A “Global Publishing Program” For Authors
In a move that underscores publishers’ growing desire to maximize the territorial rights they control through direct publishing in a possible markets, HarperCollins announced Wednesday morning that they will launch a new “global publishing program” called HarperCollins 360, starting July 1. The initiative’s goal “is to ensure that all books published by any division of HarperCollins around the world are available in print or digital format in all English-language markets.” In other words, Harper will make certain they are publishing into the US market any titles originated by Harper divisions in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, India and Canada where […]
Phaidon Hires Banker, Seeks Buyer
Phaidon Press has retained investment bankers Greenhill to show the publisher to prospective buyers. Current owner Richard Schlagman bought Phaidon out of bankruptcy in 1990 and “said that he had decided that it was time for another owner to lead its transition from a largely print business to the digital era of iPads, Kindles and other ereading devices.” He admits that Phaidon underwent “retrenchment” in 2009 and 2010 by says the company is “profitable and growing.” The FT says documents filed with the UK’s Companies House show sales of £25 million in the fiscal year ending June 2011 were up […]
Pynchon, Crichton, and Highsmith eBooks Issued; Another Government Request for eReading
On Tuesday, the Penguin Press released all seven previous novels and one story collection by Thomas Pynchon in ebook editions for the first time. At least some of those titles–such as THE CRYING OF LOT 49–are still issued in print by other publishers (such as HarperCollins). The Penguin Press acquired the ebook rights in a deal with Pynchon’s agent Melanie Jackson. Also newly available as ebooks are the early novels by the late Michael Crichton, including JURASSIC PARK and THE RISING SUN from Ballantine, and THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN, CONGO, EATERS OF THE DEAD, THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY, SPHERE, THE TERMINAL […]
Print Publishing Is Expensive, DOJ Tells Judge Cote
The Department of Justice has already received over 150 comments, comprising over 200 pages, on the proposed ebook pricing settlement, and expects “a similar or greater volume of comments” to come in between now and the June 25 deadline. Recognizing that print publication is an expensive process, Justice has asked Judge Cote to excuse the department from publishing the comments and the department’s responses in the Federal Register, estimating that publication costs would exceed $100,000. Instead, they ask for permission to publish everything electronically on the antitrust division’s web site, promising that will allow Justice to keep to the court’s […]
eNews: State Department May Spend Up to $16.5 Million for Kindles and eBooks
The most talked-about story for much of Monday afternoon was a report from NextGov on a pending no-bid State Department contract for Amazon to fill “an immediate need for approximately 2,500 ereaders and 50 titles of content” with Kindle Touch 3G units to be “used as a classroom tool for English language programs globally.” State’s acquisition managers claimed they had “identified the Amazon Kindle as the only e-Reader on the market that meets the Government’s needs, and Amazon as the only company possessing the essential capabilities required by the Government.” Under scrutiny the story changed several times (as evident by paidContent’s report, rewritten […]