Zando will acquire Tin House’s book publishing operations, including their frontlist, backlist of more than 200 titles, and trademark. According to the announcement, “Zando plans to elevate the impact of Tin House’s existing, illustrious backlist, activating Zando’s own robust publishing infrastructure to enhance sales, marketing, and distribution efficiencies for Tin House titles. Their shared aim is to enable the literary publisher to maintain its stellar pedigree while augmenting its abilities to discover and nurture today’s best literary talents.” Tin House founder Win McCormack will “continue his association with the list” as chair of Tin House. Tin House editorial leader Masie […]
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Netgalley to Launch Consumer Platform Booktrovert
Netgalley will release a standalone consumer marketing website called Booktrovert in the second quarter of this year, the company announced today. According to a release, Booktrovert will help readers “celebrate their love of books by participating in digital giveaways, special promotions, and fun bookish activities.” Publishers, authors, and PR firms can start setting up book giveaways–which can be public or limited to certain audiences–in advance in early April. “Publishers have long asked how they can best utilize NetGalley’s tools for their consumer marketing efforts, and it’s no secret publishers, authors, and readers alike are seeking more options for secure ebook […]
Illinois B&N Ratifies Union Contract
After three Barnes & Noble locations in NYC finalized the chain’s first union contracts last week, the union at the Bloomfield, IL store ratified their contract as well. Workers at all four stores are represented by the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union. The contract provides union healthcare coverage, safety provisions, and pay and job security.
Obituaries: Melody Beattie, Geoff Nicholson, Anna Elisabeth Suter
Codependent No More author Melody Beattie, 76, died on February 27 of heart failure. After its publication in 1986, the book spent 129 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. Spiegel & Grau took over the rights in 2022 and sold more than 400,000 copies. Publishing director Nicole Dewey said, “You could call her the mother of the self-help genre.” Novelist Geoff Nicholson, 71, died on January 18 of chronic myelomonocytic leukemia. Nicholson wrote 17 novels and 10 works of nonfiction, including 1997’s Bleeding London and 2023’s Walking on Thin Air: A Life’s Journey in 99 Steps. Former literary […]
Distribution: Norton in China
Beginning May 1, Norton’s international English-language sales and marketing in mainland China will be handled by Princeton University Press.