Christine Munroe recently joined Kobo as US Manager for Kobo Writing Life. Previously she was a scout at Mary Anne Thompson Associates. In addition, Diego Marano has been named UK Manager for Kobo Writing Life. Previously he was a digital content acquisitions manager at Waterstones. Jenny Choy will join Little, Brown Books for Young Readers as senior manager, school & library marketing on September 16. Previously she was Manager, school & library marketing at Candlewick Press. At the Edinburgh Book Festival Ian Rankin announced he will take a year off, the Scotsman reports, after finishing the manuscript of the next […]
Archives for August 2013
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At Other Press, Jessica Greer has been promoted to publicity director. At Henry Holt, Serena Jones has been promoted to senior editor, while Paul Golob moves over as executive editor while continuing to manage the imprint’s relationship with the New York Times. Both Jones and Golob will report to Gillian Blake. Ashley Gilliam has joined Scribner as assistant publishing manager. Previously she was an editorial assistant at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Legato Publishing will distribute children’s book publishers Chouette Publishing and Cuento de Luz as of January 1, 2014. Knopf vp, executive editor Jordan Pavlin is the latest subject of Poets […]
Bowker Sells Research, Stats and eCommerce Lines to Nielsen
Bowker has reached an agreement to sell their business intelligence and commerce solutions product to Nielsen, with a closing expected in four to eight weeks. After the sale, Bowker will focus on their core identifier services and library services. Nielsen is acquiring the consumer research lines, which have operated in both the US and UK (comprising the former Book Marketing Limited, which Bowker acquired in 2012), the PubTrack Digital line, and the ecommerce tools. As Nielsen Books president Jonathan Nowell tells us, the companies have “always been two great complementary businesses” that are now coming together. “We’re looking forward to being able […]
Nook Is Back to Making Their Own Color Devices
In a rather startling conference call with investors on Tuesday, Barnes & Noble’s current ranking executive Michael Huseby executed another turnabout on the company’s strategy for color devices, while blaming others for misunderstanding rather than simply admitting another change in direction. Huseby insisted that when BN said on June 25 that going forward their color devices would be produced by others, “many people interpreted [the] comments incorrectly,” but their statement stated sounded pretty clear: “The company plans to significantly reduce losses in the Nook segment by limiting risks associated with manufacturing. Going forward, the company intends to continue to design […]
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Faber ceo Stephen Page has been appointed to Bloomsbury’s board of directors as an independent nonexecutive director. Bloomsbury chairman Jeremy Wilson said in the announcement that Page’s “depth of experience of digital innovation in trade publishing will bring new commercial insights and challenge to the Board to help drive value from Bloomsbury’s cornerstone trade publishing processes and business.” Colin Dickerman will join Flatiron Books as editorial director on September 9. Previously he was executive editor at Penguin Press. In the announcement of the imprint’s first new editorial hire, Bob Miller said: “Miller, “Over the past twenty years, Colin has earned […]
People, Etc.: Elmore Leonard Dies, and More
Elmore Leonard, 87, author of more than 40 novels who helped redefine the crime genre over the past four decades, died Tuesday morning at his home outside of Detroit from complications of a stroke he suffered earlier this month. His novels, many of which were the basis of successful film and television adaptations, included GET SHORTY, RUM PUNCH, 3:10 to YUMA, OUT OF SIGHT and, most recently, RAYLAN, and the Library of America had recently announced plans to publish the first of a three-volume collection of his books beginning in fall 2014. As part of S&S Children’s reorganization of its […]