Australian retailer Booktopia announced commitments to raise $6.5 million from a big new share issuance, with a price of .12 cents per share, which will predominantly be used to fund a new distribution center. The “Next Gen customer fulfillment center” is expected to be operational in late August. “After two years of losses, completing the Next Gen CFC and with the other business improvement initiatives already announced will reset the cost base of the business,” Booktopia chair Peter George said in a release. The company expects EBITDA loss for fiscal year 2023 to be $5 million, compared to a profit […]
Archives for July 2023
New Books Published July 4
This week marks the release of new fiction by Rachel Lynn Solomon and Aaliyah Bilal, while Francisco X. Stork and Melissa de la Cruz publish new YA titles this month. Also out this week are The Librarianist by Patrick DeWitt and The Housekeepers by Alex Hay, both available in our Buzz Books 2023: Spring/Summer collection. 12 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-july-4 27 children’s/YA titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-children-s-titles-publishing-in-july 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 […]
More July Picks
People 6/30
Katherine Codega has become art coordination associate/ contracts & illustrator liaison at Candlewick.
One More Week: Buzz Romance Authors and Editors Panel
Enjoy Meet Cute Romance Bookshop owner Becca Title as she hosts a lineup of authors talking about their historical, queer, rom-com and steamy romance titles. REGISTER HERE. And to read excerpts in advance of the webinar, download Buzz Books 2023: Romance from Edelweiss and NetGalley, or your ebookstore of choice (Kindle, Nook, Apple Books, Google Play, and Kobo.)