The Book Industry Study Group convened their annual members meeting in New York — and marked their 40th anniversary — after an admittedly “tough year” with enthusiastic anticipation for incoming executive director Brian O’Leary and a new strategic plan to execute. Treasurer and new board chair Maureen McMahon of Kaplan presented the budget and revealed […]
Archives for September 2016
People, Etc.
At Workman, Kate Travers has been promoted to director, digital business and operations, overseeing all e-commerce and merchandising efforts related to Workman.com and PageADay.com, as well as acting as the liaison to all divisions and distribution partners for merchandising and promotional opportunities. Travers reports to Andrea Flack-Nisbet, while Anthony Foti will now report to Travers. […]
AAP April Report: As Expected, The Digital Decline Continues
The AAP reported their monthly StatShot statistics for April. Per our long look at the reliability of these monthly tabulations, our main monthly takeaway is on the digital data. Adult ebook sales of $85.2 million were down $23.9 million compared to a year ago; children’s ebook sales were $8.4 million, down from $11.7 million a year ago; […]
Awards: 5 Under 35 Honorees; Aspen Words Literary Prize
The National Book Foundation named their list of 5 Under 35 honorees Thursday morning: Brit Bennett, The Mothers (Riverhead) Yaa Gyasi, Homegoing (Knopf) Greg Jackson, Prodigals (FSG) S. Li, Transoceanic Flights (Harvard Square Editions) Thomas Pierce, Hall of Small Mammals (Riverhead) The Aspen Institute is launching a $35,000 annual Aspen Words Literary Prize, recognizing “an influential work […]
People, Etc.
Will Lippincott is leaving Lippincott Massie McQuilkin at the end of the year, writing that he is “eager to find new paths—in life, certainly, and in what I want to achieve professionally.” He notes, “If there’s a through-line to my own narrative in publishing and media over twenty years it’s found in my love of great […]
Redstones Tell CBS and Viacom to Consider Merging
The Redstone family’s privately-held National Amusements, which controls nearly 80 percent of the voting shares in both CBS and Viacom, sent a letter Thursday morning to the boards of the two entertainment companies telling them “to consider a potential combination of the companies.” First reported as forthcoming by Reuters on Wednesday afternoon, shares of both companies jumped on […]