Federal Magistrate Judge Valerie Figueredo has filed a 59-page report, recommending dismissal of the fairly absurd lawsuit filed by class-action specialists Hagens Berman and Sperling & Slater on behalf of a single plaintiff bookseller charging that Amazon and the Big 5 publishers had colluded to grant Amazon better terms and control wholesale book prices. In March 2021, Illinois bookseller Bookends & Beginnings filed suit charging “defendants’ anticompetitive conduct has depressed book sales in the U.S. market.” Last fall, the publishers and Amazon motioned for the case to be dismissed. Judge Figueredo’s analysis, just made public with some modest redactions, urges […]
Archives for August 2022
Audio: More Diversion Podcasts, Pluto Audio
Diversion Audio announced four forthcoming podcasts, comprising their first offerings in talk and fiction formats. “War Queens” in the fall features actor Nathalie Emmanuel; “The Royals of Malibu” launches on Valentine’s Day 2023, based on the romance series The Royals by Erin Watt. UK Publisher Pluto Books has launched Pluto Audio. Six titles are currently available for purchase on their website, and 12 more are planned for 2022.
People 8/24
At Random House Children's, Stephania Villar has joined as a manager, digital marketing. She was previously digital communications manager for the San Diego Natural History Museum.
Barnes & Noble National Book Club
Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen is the Barnes & Noble National Book Club Pick September.
People 8/23
Ariana Hellebuyck joins Scribd in the newly created position of chief marketing officer. She was most recently vice president of marketing at Life360.
New Books Publishing August 23
Karin Slaughter, William Kent Krueger, and Emma Donoghue lead this week’s fiction releases, while nonfiction includes new work from Frances Mayes and Beto O’Rourke. Also out this week are books by Ella King, Latoya Watkins, and Nobel Laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah, all excerpted in our Buzz Books 2022: Spring/Summer collection. 18 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-august-23 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Fiction_Publishing_August_/224112 11 nonfiction titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-august-23 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Nonfiction_Publishing_August_/224113 We consult a number of sources in compiling our weekly lists and PM members can see our lists for the coming three months through this reference page. But if you want to make sure your key titles are on our radar, now you […]