PRH CEO Madeline McIntosh was named to Forbes' 2021 50 Over 50 - Vision list.
Archives for August 2021
Follett Said to Seek Sale
The NY Post has an interesting though mangled and incorrect story about college bookstores — so much so that one must read the whole thing with a bit of skepticism. For starters, they bury the lede: Privately-held Follett Corp. retained Morgan Stanley earlier this year and has been looking for a buyer, “according to a source with knowledge of the situation.” The company is likely to have suffered during the pandemic. Competitor Barnes & Noble Education saw college bookstore sales decline 22 percent in the past year. Follett also competes with Scholastic in school book fairs, with the latter reporting […]
People 8/19
Zandra Magariño will join Harper Collins on August 30 as svp of human resources, reporting to Brian Murray. She will oversee all of the company's HR functions around the world, and will join the global executive committee. She was previously at ThinkFoodGroup.
Amazon to Try Larger Physical Stores
After relatively unremarkable experiments with small bookstores and shops selling miscellaneous well-rated goods (not to mention abandoned efforts at campus pick-up venues and mall pop-ups), next Amazon “plans to open several large physical retail locations…that will operate akin to department stores,” the WSJ reported. Early Amazon department stores are expected in Ohio and California, according to their sources, running around 30,000 square feet (or about the average size of book superstores in their heyday). The initiative has been in the works for some time: “Amazon approached some U.S. apparel brands roughly two years ago with the idea of opening large-scale […]
Officer Who Shot Breonna Taylor Cancels Deal with Post Hill Press
Jonathan Mattingly, a police officer who shot Breonna Taylor, said he will not publish his book The Fight For Truth: The Inside Story Behind the Breonna Taylor Tragedy with Post Hill Press. In a blog post, Mattingly wrote, “I am grateful to my friends at Post Hill Press for all of their support and guidance, but after much consideration, I have decided it is best that I explore other publishing options for my book.” He suggests that the decision is linked to the limitations on the book’s distribution. Update: As Post Hill Press publisher Anthony Zaccardi indicates to the WSJ, […]