Ballantine Bantam Dell executive vice president and publisher Libby McGuire will leave the company at the end of the year in order to “dedicate her time to seeking and creating new professional opportunities for herself,” RH Publishing Group president and publisher Gina Centrello writes. She notes McGuire’s departure “with great respect for those accomplishments, and […]
Archives for November 2015
Quarterly Briefs: Continued Improvement For Indigo; Quarto Stays Flat
Canada’s Indigo reported second quarter results on Tuesday, with sales rising $16.7 million (CA), or 8.8 percent, to $206 million, and a reduced net loss of $1.8 million, compared to a loss of $8.5 million a year ago. As in the previous year, “revenue growth was driven by the continued double digit growth of the […]
Simon & Schuster Has Modest Gain in Third Quarter
After four straight quarters of declining sales, Simon & Schuster gained $4 million (or 2 percent) in the third quarter, with sales of $203 million. (While that’s an improvement from $199 million in the same quarter a year ago, it’s still well below where third quarter sales have been previously: $224 million recorded in 2013, $220 […]
People, Etc.
Janklow & Nesbit Associates announced what they call “a new ownership and management structure.” Luke Janklow, Anne Sibbald, Cullen Stanley, Bennett Ashley, PJ Mark and Dmitri Chitov were all elected partners, and together they comprise the board of directors. Daily management of the firm will be handled by managing directors Sibbald, Stanley, and Ashley, and president Luke Janklow, who says, “This […]
Amazon Expands Paid Maternity Leave
After mixed results from trying to show what a great employer they are by discrediting former employees with details from their personnel files, Amazon is taking a more productive tack in providing a better work environment. According to an internal email obtained by Jezebel, the company is expanding its leave for new parents — offering […]
Amazon Books — The Bookstore — to Open in Seattle’s University Village
Amazon is indeed opening a 5,500-square-foot bookstore, carrying a modest 5,000 to 6,000 titles — all face out — in Seattle’s University Village on Tuesday, with 15 employees under the direction of Amazon Books vp Jennifer Cast. Store stocking is based on “data with heart,” she tells the Seattle Times. “We’re taking the data we have and […]