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Archives for October 2016

People, Etc.

October 31, 2016
By Michael Cader

Katrin Hagerty has joined Insight Editions as foreign rights salesperson, and Alison Corn has joined the company as assistant design manager. Former managing director of Palgrave Macmillan in the UK Jaime Marshall is launching a literary agency, focused on upmarket nonfiction and popular economics, psychology, and business. Marshall will work in partnership with A M Heath. In […]

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New York City Council Passes Freelance Rules

October 31, 2016
By Michael Cader

With new Federal rules on overtime pay set to go into effect on December 1, New York City-based companies are facing the likelihood of still more record-keeping and pay requirements, now with respect to freelance workers. The New York City Council unanimously approved the Freelance Isn’t Free Act last Thursday, which goes to Mayor Bill Di […]

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Book Expo Will Limit Attendees, Revert to Two Days of Exhibits

October 31, 2016
By Michael Cader

In a promotional piece from PW, Book Expo now confirms what they would not make official for us a week ago (though it was between the lines if you read carefully): With convention attendance dwindling steadily over the past five years and then dropping precipitously for the 2016 Chicago event, the new strategy will officially “limit” non-exhibitor […]

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Leaked Pictures Indicate Nook Has Cheap 7″ Tablet Coming Soon

October 31, 2016
By Sarah Weinman

Although Nook stopped making its own tablets several years ago when they partnered with Samsung — and has failed to sell those co-branded Samsung tablets in any meaningful quantities —  leaked documents indicate the company is working on a new tablet to be marketed and sold under its own brand name. FCC documents obtained by various […]

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Barnes & Noble Settles Boire’s Severance

October 28, 2016
By Michael Cader

Barnes & Noble has finalized a settlement agreement with former ceo Ronald Boire, fired after just over a year with the company. The retailer will pay Boire $4,825,600, and he will forfeit all equity awards. Boire and the company “agreed to release claims against each other in connection with Mr. Boire’s termination of employment.” As part […]

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People: Aitken Dies

October 28, 2016
By Michael Cader

Clare Alexander of Aitken Alexander announced the death of her business partner, literary agent Gillon Aitken “after a period of ill health.” She writes: “A towering figure in so many of our lives, publishing has lost a great agent from a brilliant generation. He was a wise counsel, a true intellectual and an irreplaceable friend.” She […]

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