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Archives for February 2014

Pearson Warns of Lower Profits for 2014, Records Gain On Penguin

February 28, 2014
By Michael Cader

Pearson reported full-year results for 2013, with sales from continuing operations rising 2 percent to £5.177 billion and adjusted operating profit of £736 million, down 21 percent on significant restructuring charges of £135 million and 6% lower margins. The headline for investors is that the company expects another £50 million in restructuring charges in 2014 […]

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Hilary Clinton to Keynote AAP Meeting

February 28, 2014
By Michael Cader

With former secretary of state Hillary Clinton‘s new memoir set for publication on June 1, she will appear at the Association of American Publishers’ annual meeting on March 19 in New York. AAP ceo Tom Allen says, “Hillary Clinton’s unprecedented public service has been marked by tireless commitment to improving learning, quality of life and […]

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Audible Reduces ACX Royalty Payments

February 28, 2014
By Sarah Weinman

As of March 12, Audible is reducing the royalties it will pay out on audiobooks created through its ACX program. Currently rightsholders earn between 50 and 90 percent depending on the terms, but going forward they will receive a flat rate of 40 percent if the audiobook is distributed exclusively by Audible (both on the […]

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Zevin Tops April Indie Next List

February 28, 2014
By Michael Cader

Gabrielle Zevin’s The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry  from Algonquin is the No. 1 pick on the April Indie Next list. It includes one of our PL Spring/Summer Buzz Books, Maggie Shipstead’s second novel Astonish Me, which you can preview right now in our free ebook. (Another Buzz Book, Sally Green’s Half Bad, which publishes next […]

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People

February 27, 2014
By Sarah Weinman

Mitchell Ivers has been promoted to vp, editorial director of Threshold Editions, while continuing in his role as vp, senior editor at Gallery Books. Reka Simonsen will join Atheneum as executive editor, effective March 10. Previously she was executive editor at HMH Children’s. Scholastic has hired Heather McIntosh Cassano for the new position of chief […]

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Venture Capitalist Feld Starts Publisher

February 27, 2014
By Michael Cader

Longtime venture capitalist, co-founder of the TechStars program and author of five books (with Wiley) Brad Feld at the Foundry Group has started a publishing company. FG Press is launching with Eliot Peper’s techno-thriller UNCOMMON STOCK this month and lists about 7 forthcoming titles in all. Like some other we-know-better tech-driven presses, the books do […]

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