The AAP released their monthly StatShot report for September 2012, with data from close to 1200 publishers, and as they state, it “reflects the trends we’ve seen all year: continued publishing growth overall with significant increases in children’s/young adult (especially eBook format) and slight erosion in religion publishing.” For September, however, children’s and YA books fell 4.2 percent (the big growth came earlier in the year) at $145.6 million overall, while net adult book sales of $468.1 million were up 2.8 percent–but that was due to reduced returns rather than higher gross shipments. So for the month, net trade sales […]
Archives for January 2013
Stephen King Rides Another eBook Bullet; Trident Media Offers eBook Services to Other Agents; Rosetta Celebrates Growth Year
Stephen King has published a new personal essay, “Guns”, exclusively through the Kindle Store, as a 99 cent ebook. (The listed publisher is King’s Philtrum Press.) “I think the issue of an America awash in guns is one every citizen has to think about,” said King in the announcement. “If this helps provoke constructive debate, I’ve done my job. Once I finished writing ‘Guns’ I wanted it published quickly, and Kindle Singles provided an excellent fit.” Kindle Singles editor David Blum said King finished the essay “last Friday morning, and by that night we had accepted it and scheduled for […]
People, Etc.
At Farrar, Straus & Giroux, Emily Bell has been promoted to associate editor. At Simon & Schuster Children’s, Sylvie Frank has joined Paula Wiseman Books as associate editor. Previously she was an editor at Holiday House. Jeanine Henderson has joined Aladdin as senior designer. She was previously a designer at Penguin Children’s. At Simon Spotlight/Little Simon, Jay Colvin joins as senior designer from FSG, while Liz Doyle has been named junior designer. Previously she worked for Hsu & Associates. At F+W Media, Stacie Berger has been promoted to vice president of communications. Author Joe McGinnis posted on his Facebook page that he has […]
Macmillan Initiates Library eBook Lending With 1200 Minotaur Backlist Titles
Macmillan has fulfilled ceo John Sargent’s end-of-year promise and will start making ebooks available for library lending for the first time, beginning “before the end of the first quarter.” Macmillan will offer 1200 backlist ebooks from its crime and mystery fiction imprint Minotaur through several distributors, including at launch 3M, OverDrive, and Baker & Taylor. Each purchased title will be available for 2 years or 52 lends, whichever comes first. All of the books in the program will have the same digital list price. That price was not included in the publisher’s announcement, but InfoDocket reports they will sell for $25 […]
eNews: NYPost’s First eBook (With Harper’s Help); Apple Sells 22.9 Million iPads; Kindle Paperwhite Available in Canada; and More
The New York Post has entered the ebook market, publishing with their corporate sibling HarperCollins, starting with Tricks of the Trade by Ashley Dupre, the paper’s sex advice columnist and former escort who became famous from the Eliot Spitzer scandal. NY Post publisher Jesse Angelo said in a release the ebook, available on various platforms for $5.99, “is a unique and fun book — the perfect way for the Post to enter the market…We expect it will be the first of many Post e-books to come in partnership with HarperCollins.” Digital Book World is offering its first ebook, Finding the […]
People: Palgon Leaves, Drake Promoted in Crown Realignment; Burch Leaves Touchstone
The Crown Publishing Group has realigned executive responsibilities in some areas, and evp, deputy publisher Michael Palgon will leavinge at the beginning of March as a result, after more than 24 years with the company and nearly five years at his current position. Crown president and publisher Maya Mavjee said in a statement that Palgon was “universally respected and admired throughout Random House, Inc., and the industry, for his publishing expertise and accomplishments, management skills, and financial acumen.” Mavjee also cited Palgon’s “most singular and enduring legacies will be the seminal and astute leadership he has provided in building and […]