Amazon Continues to Fight Minimum Shipping Fee in France
Amazon has appealed to the highest court in France, seeking to overturn a law that would impose a minimum €3 fee to ship books under €35, Reuters reports. The law is intended to protect independent retailers, which can’t match Amazon’s typical delivery fee of one cent. “This measure will deal a severe blow to the budgets of French people and will limit their access to books at a time when consumers’ purchasing power is one of their main worries,” Amazon France chief executive Frederic Duval told Reuters. The law is set to go into effect in October.
New Release: Drake’s TITLES RUIN EVERYTHING
On June 24, Phaidon published TITLES RUIN EVERYTHING: A Stream of Consciousness, a book of poetry by Aubrey Graham, aka the rapper Drake, and his longtime friend and songwriting partner Kenza Samir. “As Phaidon celebrates our 100th anniversary year in 2023, we continue to offer a platform for expression by the great creative voices of our time,” Phaidon ceo Keith Fox said in a release. “Titles Ruin Everything is a singular project which takes readers on an intimate, one-of-a-kind journey into the mind of one of today’s leading voices.” As the publisher’s website describes it, “the provocative musings translate Graham’s […]
February Cyber Attack Hits Indigo’s Results
Canadian bookseller Indigo released results for “a rollercoaster year,” ended April 1. Sales for the year were flat at $1.058 billion, compared to $1.062 billion a year ago, challenged by a ransomware attack in February and “diminishing consumer confidence” caused by inflation. Adjusted EBITDA was a loss of $(20.5) million, compared to $32.5 million in 2022, and the company reported a net loss of $(49.6) million, compared to last year’s net earnings of $3.3 million. On their own, fourth quarter sales were down 12 percent to $194.2 million, with a net loss of $(42.5) million, compared to a $(23.4) loss […]
New Books Publishing June 27
Thao Thai, Adrienne Brodeur, and Danielle Steel publish fiction this week, plus Mihret Sibhat’s THE HISTORY OF A DIFFICULT CHILD, which is excerpted in our Buzz Books 2023: Spring/Summer collection. 16 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-june-27 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 your key titles are on our radar, now you can use this form to submit brief details as well: publun.ch/submitNotable. Please submit your notable titles at […]
People 6/26
Emma Dries has joined Triangle House Literary as an agent, seeking primarily literary and upmarket fiction, narrative nonfiction, climate writing, and academic crossover. Dries has previously worked in editorial at Knopf Doubleday and Ecco.