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Archives for September 2012

ALA and Publishers Talk–Directly to Each Other

September 28, 2012
By Michael Cader

The issues between publishers and libraries over the purchase and lending of ebooks are complicated and nuanced, and depending on how one wants to frame the reporting, you could see a session at the AAP’s New York office featuring ALA president Maureen Sullivan on Thursday as conciliatory, inflammatory, or both. Perhaps the best takeaway is […]

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Poindexter Says Penguin Suit Was “The Last Straw” In Deciding to Sell MacAdam/Cage

September 28, 2012
By Michael Cader

We expected that there were some dots to be connected between Penguin’s suit against MacAdam/Cage over the ebook publication of Susan Vreeland’s Girl With Hyacinth Blue, and MacAdam/Cage founder and owner David Poindexter has now confirmed that in a reply to our queries. Poindexter was in contact with Penguin’s attorney last week regarding the suit, […]

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Quercus Sees Larger Than Expected Larsson Decline, As Digital Grows

September 28, 2012
By Michael Cader

The UK’s Quercus reported results for the first six months of 2012, with “a predicted decline in the overall contribution from the Larsson franchise” registering “in a contribution…that fell short of our expectations” and is expected to continue. Sales of £9.24 million were down £2.7 million from a year ago, with £2 million of that […]

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People

September 28, 2012
By Sarah Weinman

Mark Krotov will join The Overlook Press as associate editor on October 1. Previously he was an assistant editor at FSG. Nebraska Book Company has hired Bill Zeuch as svp of merchandising and marketing, effective October 3. He is the former svp of merchandising, marketing and sales new channels at Office Max, where he worked […]

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Hachette Moves Quickly to Replace Faulty eBook File for The Casual Vacancy

September 27, 2012
By Michael Cader

Little, Brown reports that the ebook file for JK Rowling’s THE CASUAL VACANCY that the publisher provided US retailers on Wednesday had “issues,” including affecting “the adjustability of font color and size and adjustability of margins.” What that means, according to customer reports online, is that for many people the book displayed at a tiny […]

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MacAdam/Cage Puts Itself Up For Sale

September 27, 2012
By Sarah Weinman

After years of financial trouble San Francisco-based independent publisher MacAdam/Cage is up for sale. Founder and publisher David Poindexter indicated to Shelf Awareness the 14-year-old company “doesn’t have the resources to continue publishing properly for the long term” and that the ideal purchaser would be “someone like myself 15 years ago, with the drive, commitment […]

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