About a year ago Penguin Random House first announced the leasing of a 1 million-square-foot distribution center in Hampstead, MD, about 11 miles east of their 1.5 million-square-foot facility in Westminster. Now the Maryland state government has celebrated the opening of that facility, which “over time” will create 150 new jobs. To “assist with project costs,” the state is providing a $325,000 conditional loan, along with a $25,000 workforce training grant. Separately, starting September 1, Artbook | D.A.P. will be distributed by Ingram Publisher Services International in Asia, India, North Africa, and the Middle East.
Archives for August 2021
People 8/26
Hannah Moushabeck will join Simon & Schuster in the newly created position of independent channel marketing manager.
Behind the Deal: Gaetz’s Belated Disclosure
The media helpfully pointed that out Congressman Matt Gaetz’s original financial disclosure form for 2020 was deficient, omitting his book for Bombardier Press, FIREBRAND. The amended disclosure is odd in a number of respects. For starters, Gaetz indicates he has lost money on the book so far: Paying his previously unacknowledged ghostwriter Todd Seavey $35,000, while declaring receipt of $25,000 from the publisher. Gaetz writes that he has a “profit participation agreement” providing him 60 percent “of all profits received by publisher” on a quarterly basis. The savvy congressman indicates his “agent” was Republican operative Sergio Gor, who helped himself […]
People 8/25
ABA content director Sydney Jarrard will leave at the end of August to focus on writing YA fiction and launching Speakeasy Conscious Language Consulting , an editorial service focused on "eliminating oppressive language."
Memorial: Lynn Franklin
A memorial for the late Lynn C. Franklin, who passed away on July 19, will be held on Wednesday, September 29 at 6:00 pm at The Cosmopolitan Club, 122 East 66 Street, in New York City.
PRH To Require Masks In Office
In a note to staff, Penguin Random House announced they would require employees to wear masks “at all times and in all areas, including inside offices,” when their office reopens on September 13. They previously announced that employees must be vaccinated to use the office, which remains optional. The announcement says, “The safety of all of you remains our top priority and for now, being masked indoors is the accepted standard in areas of substantial or high transmission. We will, as always, continue to monitor and assess the situation.”