HarperCollins and Open Road were due to advise the court on or before Monday, April 28 about the progress of their “attempt to reach a negotiated resolution” following Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald’s summary judgment in March in Harper’s favor. Judge Buchwald found that Open Road infringed Harper’s exclusive right to license third parties to publish Jean Craighead George’s JULIE OF THE WOLVES in ebook form. Since the ruling affirmed Harper’s right to license ebooks — without weighing in definitively on “whether HarperCollins may undertake such publication itself” — it was logical to infer that parties would make an earnest effort […]
Archives for April 2014
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Lindsay Sagnette has been promoted to editorial director for Crown and Hogarth, reporting to Molly Stern. In her new role Sagnette will help shape the overall Crown fiction list, while continuing to acquire and edit her own books. Newly reporting to Sagnette are senior editor Zack Wagman; editor Julian Pavia; associate editor Christine Kopprasch; and senior editor Alexis Washam, who will now take on an expanded role in acquiring trade paperback originals for Broadway Books in addition to her existing duties as US editor for the Hogarth Shakespeare and acquiring hardcover titles for Crown and Hogarth. At Katherine Tegen Books, […]
eNews: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD eBook Arrives in July; ComiXology Cuts Off In-App Purchasing
HarperCollins and Cornerstone will release ebook and audiobook editions of Harper Lee‘s TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD in the US and UK on July 8, making available one of the longest-standing digital holdouts. Lee, who turned 88 on Monday, said in a statement released by Harper that “I’m still old-fashioned. I love dusty old books and libraries. I am amazed and humbled that MOCKINGBIRD has survived this long. This is MOCKINGBIRD for a new generation.” The news comes months after Lee settled a copyright lawsuit with her former agent Sam Pinkus that returned the rights to MOCKINGBIRD to her in full. […]
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At Crown, Sarah Breivogel has been promoted to executive publicist; Dyana Messina moves up to assistant director of publicity; and Lauren Kuhn has been promoted to publicist. At Clarkson Potter, Anna Mintz has been promoted to publicity manager, while Natasha Martin moves up to associate publicist. In the UK Jacqui Small, publisher of eponymous Jacqui Small imprint, will take on the additional new role of group publisher at Quarto UK (which includes Small’s line as well as Aurum Press and Frances Lincoln). The FT features an interview with Bertelsmann ceo Thomas Rabe. On his efforts to expand the company, he […]
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Pam Spengler-Jaffee has been promoted to senior director, publicity and brand development for Avon/Voyager. Simon & Schuster Children’s announced a number of new hires and promotions across several departments. Matt Pantoliano has been promoted to associate director of digital marketing for the children’s division, while Carolyn Swerdloff moves up to assistant marketing director for Aladdin and Simon Pulse. Anthony Parisi has been promoted to associate marketing manager, education and library. In addition, Candace Greene has joined the group as marketing manager. Previously she was assistant marketing manager for author events and trade conventions at Scholastic’s education & library marketing group. […]
ABA Names New Indies Introduce Titles
The American Booksellers Association announced their summer/fall 2014 list of Indies Introduce Debut Authors, picked “as the brightest debuts of the coming season.” You can start reading the highlighted novels by Malcolm Brooks and Courtney Collins right now in our free ebook, Publishers Lunch Buzz Books 2014 Spring/Summer. (We published our packed sampler a little early this year, because the ABA’s Winter Institute was earlier than usual — but the bulk of the featured 40 excerpts come to market between late April and early July. So we still feature exclusive, and substantial, pre-publication looks at about 25 potential breakouts coming to market […]