This spring has brought two historical works of interest and value to the publishing community. Recently we excerpted two pieces from THE FAMILY BUSINESS, marking the 50th anniversary of Ingram Content Group. Today we are pleased to share a pre-publication extract from John B. Thompson’s excellent BOOK WARS, which publishes in the US next Tuesday. […]
Archives for April 2021
People, Etc.
Lynn Dilger has been promoted to senior vice president, chief technology officer at Sourcebooks. Dominique Raccah, Sourcebooks Publisher and ceo, said, “Lynn has built her career around excellence and strategic wins that keep us in sync with our clients and peers—building the technology infrastructure and the operational systems we use daily. She’s also thrilled with […]
WH Smith High Street Sales Down 14 Percent, As Company Warns of a Potential Cash Crunch
WH Smith announced six month results for the period ended February 28, with High Street sales of £270 million, down 14 percent over the prior year, and profit of £33 million, compared to profit of £47 million last year. By the quarter, High Street sales were 88 percent of 2019 sales in Q1, 84 percent […]
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Johanna Gustavsson has joined Politikens as head of foreign rights, based in Sweden and running Politiken Literary Agency along with responsibility for sales/exports of Politikens in Denmark and Polaris in Sweden. She was previously vp, senior scout at Maria B. Campbell Associates, which scouts for Politikens. Hachette UK ceo David Shelley has taken over as […]
Authors Form Task Force To Recover Royalties From Disney
A group of authors and author organizations have formed the DisneyMustPay Joint Task Force to seek missing royalties from Disney for novelizations and comics they were hired to write based on Disney properties. The Guardian reports that the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Horror Writers Association, National Writers Union, Romance Writers of America, […]
Discuss at Noon Today with Literary Agent Vicky Bijur
A reminder that longtime literary agent Vicky Bijur (Vicky Bijur Literary Agency) joins us today at noon Eastern as our next weekly AMA guest on the PM forum Discuss. The discussion will happen at this link. A reminder that these are straightforward typed message board conversations. No cameras, no sound, no zooming, no separate apps […]