Trafalgar Square Publishing will begin distributing UK publisher LID Publishing in North America on June 1.
Archives for February 2023
New Books Publishing February 21
This week’s fiction releases include novels by Rebecca Makkai, Walter Mosley, and Veronica Roth, while nonfiction includes Michael Schulman, Will Sommer, and Will Schwalbe. Also out this week is Sink, by Joseph Earl Thomas which is excerpted in our Buzz Books 2022: Fall Winter anthology. 18 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-february-21 18 nonfiction titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-february-21 From Buzz Books https://buzz.publishersmarketplace.com/ 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 […]
Forthcoming: Congressman Adam Kinzinger’s “Renegade”
Maria Shriver’s imprint The Open Field will publish a book by former Illinois Congressman Adam Kinzinger, with Michael D’Antonio, on October 17. Renegade: My Life in Faith, the Military, and Defending America from Trump’s Attack on Democracy examines “the forces that led to the attacks on the Capitol. The publisher writes in a release, “In Renegade, Kinzinger reveals the inner workings and surprising findings of the [January 6th] committee he served and helped lead, including how the bloody attack on the Capitol was indeed foreseeable and even welcomed by President Trump.”
People 2/21
Indigo’s In-Store Processes Return After Cybersecurity Incident
After a cybersecurity incident felled its website and many in-store services on Feb. 8, Indigo announced on social media that stores can now process all forms of payment, as well as returns and exchanges. The company put up a placeholder site where customers can browse books and other merchandise that’s available in store, but the site can’t accept purchases or check the status of previously-placed online orders. The Indigo app is also unavailable. In an FAQ on the website, the company said their investigation “has found no indication” that customer data, including credit card information, was compromised. The company does […]
Bonnier Books Gains After Record Year
Bonnier released their 2022 earnings, reporting sales at the Bonnier Books division of SEK 7.4 billion ($736 million), growing 13.7 percent over their record 2021 results. EBITDA was SEK 385 million, down from SEK 573 million last year, as “margins were squeezed by, among other things, rising paper prices.” Audio subscription service BookBeat grew to more than 700,000 subscribers. CEO Erik Haegerstrand said, “We can be quite satisfied with the financial results for 2022. The financial results for 2022 exemplified the advantage and security of having diversified operations, which reported relatively stable earnings overall. But our growth and earnings must […]