Children’s and young adult publisher Fabled Film Press will be distributed by Simon & Schuster, which will handle worldwide sales and distribution.
Amazon to Close India’s Westland Books
Amazon will shut down Indian publisher Westland Books, which it acquired in 2016 and made part of Amazon Publishing. They said in a statement, “After a thorough review, we have made the difficult decision to no longer operate Westland. We are working closely with the employees, authors, agents, and distribution partners on this transition and we remain committed to innovating for customers.” According to Scroll.in, Amazon has told employees that they will try to find jobs for them within the company. Employees were reportedly surprised, both at the abruptness of the announcement and the decision to close the company rather […]
New Books Publishing February 1
Titles by Gish Jen, Olga Tokarczuk and Toni Morrison lead this week’s fiction releases, while nonfiction includes new work from Daniel H. Pink. Also out today are Vladimir by Julia May Jonas, excerpted in our Buzz Books 2021: Fall/Winter sampler, and novels by Kosoko Jackson and Beth Reekles, available in our Buzz Books 2021: Romance sampler. 27 new works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-february-1 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Fiction_Publishing_February_/221761 6 new nonfiction titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-february-1 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Nonfiction_Publishing_February_/221762 27 new children’s titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-children-s-titles-publishing-in-february https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Childrens_Titles_Publishing_in_February/221760 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 […]
Pearson Acquires Credly
Pearson has acquired Credly, a digital workforce certification company valued at approximately $200 million. Pearson already had a 20 percent stake in the company, and used available cash and liquidity to purchase the remainder, paying $140 million and a deferred consideration. Credly will be part of Pearson’s Workforce Skills division, following their 2021 acquisition of workforce AI platform Faethm. “The Credly acquisition is another important step in accelerating our strategy in the workforce skills market and in building connectivity across the entire Pearson portfolio…. Credly complements our other recent acquisition – Faethm – to address the full learner journey, enabling […]
Two Cookbooks Fall Into the Ocean, Delaying Pub Dates
In an unexpected turn of events in the supply chain challenges, publication dates for two Penguin Random House cookbooks have been postponed, after the books were literally lost at sea. TURKEY AND THE WOLF by Mason Hereford, scheduled to come out on February 15, will now publish on June 21. DINNER IN ONE by Melissa Clark will come out on September 6, instead of in March as planned. The cargo ship carrying the books from China was on a slow course in the Atlantic Ocean near Portugal, likely to delay docking in the US due to port congestion. A storm […]
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At Flatiron Books, Cat Kenney has been promoted to publicist.