As an answer to fast-growing Shopify, Amazon plans to launch what is effectively “Amazon as a Service,” which they are calling Buy with Prime. The pitch is to allow merchants the “shopping benefits of Prime…whether they sell in Amazon’s store or beyond.” The service will bundle Amazon’s Prime delivery service (and returns management) along with Amazon Pay checkout, running from merchants’ own websites. Significantly, merchant will also “receive shopper order information, including email addresses, which they can use to provide excellent customer service, and build direct relationships with shoppers.” The initial launch invites are limited to merchants using Fulfillment by […]
Archives for April 2022
Pietsch Evaluates the Best and Worst of Pandemic Times, Poses Questions for Next Steps
Self-described “book nerd” and “publishing nerd” Michael Piestch, ceo of Hachette Book Group USA, opened a live gathering in New York of the Book Industry Study Group’s annual meeting on Friday morning with a keynote speech. (HBG resumes having employees back in the New York office two days a week starting next week.) Echoing Charles Dickens’ line “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,” Pietsch eloquently encapsulated both the record revenues and profits and increased efficiency and flexibility publishers have enjoyed during the pandemic, alongside the “Holy Gutenberg” wave of “some of the biggest and […]
People 4/21
At Random House Children's, Cat Reynolds has joined the Dr. Seuss Publishing team as editor. Reynolds was previously an editor at Sesame Workshop.
Distribution: Fernwood Publishing, Big Dreamers
Fernwood Publishing and Big Dreamers are now sold by Ampersand and distributed by University of Toronto Press Distribution.
Oprah’s Book Club
Picture This
Ever since we started this enterprise our focus has always been on what we can do next and helping to build the future rather than dwelling on past — but we’re so busy tinkering with our site that we often neglect to announce the latest refinements. As you may have noticed, at the end of last year we expanded our Contact records, to allow you indicate your pronouns, link to a personal or company webpage, and/or upload a photo. Additionally editors and agents can provide information about identity; and agents can add links for submission guidelines as well as Query […]