Kerry Eltman has joined Fox Chapel Publishing as chief financial officer. Previously he was controller at The Jay Group, a logistics and supply chain company. John Aardema has joined Sourcebooks in the newly created position of art director in the entertainment & gift group. He spent the past nine years as a freelance art director. William LoTurco has joined Kuhn Projects as an associate agent. Previously, he was at Vigliano Associates and WME. The Romance Writers of America announced its Golden Heart and RITA Award winners at its annual conference in San Antonio, TX last Friday. As of Monday morning, […]
Legato to Be Merged Into PGW as Suchomel Exits
Ingram’s acquisition of Perseus’s distribution companies will close on July 31 as previously expected, and the first major change will see Legato Publishers Group formally merged into PGW, with founder Mark Suchomel leaving on August 1. The former president of IPG, Suchomel founded Legato in May 2013 and it operated as an “affiliated” of PGW. In a statement Ingram Publisher Services general manager Mark Ouimet said: “As part of the acquisition of the Perseus distribution business and its transition to Ingram, Mark Suchomel will not be continuing on in his role as President of Legato Publishers Group as of August 1, 2014. […]
People, Etc.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt has hired Bridgett Paradise as svp of human resources and chief people officer, reporting directly to CEO Linda Zecher. Her role “will encompass human resources strategy and policy, including talent management and acquisition, organizational design and employee benefits. Paradise has been at Microsoft, most recently in the position of general manager, human resources for the worldwide services division. Abigail Naqvi has joined Bloomsbury as the new head of academic marketing for the Americas. Previously she was marketing manager at Palgrave Macmillan. At HarperCollins, Susan Yeager has been promoted to director of sales, mass merch. At Knopf Children’s, Allison Wortche has been promoted to […]
Judge Cote Unconvinced By Aspects of Apple Settlement Proposal
In a teleconference call with lawyers for Apple, the plaintiff states, and the consumer class, Judge Denise Cote “expressed concern” with the proposed settlement before her that would see Apple pay anywhere from nothing (if they win their appeal of Cote’s July 2013 ruling in favor of the Department of Justice) to $450 million (if Apple loses.) Reuters reports Judge Cote found the middle scenario, which would have Apple pay $70 million should the appeals court reverse her finding in part and send it back for further proceedings, “most troubling” and thought it “might be unfair to consumers by undervaluing their claims.” […]
People, Etc.
Kensington will merge its two digital-first imprints eKensington and Lyrical Press into a single unit under the Lyrical Press name. The merged imprint will continue to be under the helm of Adam Zacharius, and directly managed by Alexandra Nicolajsen as well as Martin Biro, who has been promoted to associate editor, digital books. Renee Rocco remains managing director. Kensington Publishing president and ceo Steven Zacharius said: “As the largest independent publisher in America, Kensington is able to bring innovative ideas and a personal touch to each of the books we publish. By combining our two digital imprints, we’ve created a […]
People, Etc.: Regan Arts Distribution to S&S
Judith Regan will go back to her roots for distribution of her new line Regan Arts‘ titles. Simon & Schuster will handle worldwide sales and distribution, with Regan Arts expected to begin publishing in fall 2014 (though they have not publicly announced any titles yet). Regan started her book publishing career with Simon & Schuster, first as an author and then as an editor for the company. As she says in the announcement, “I have first-hand knowledge of their powerful and wide-ranging sales and distribution operation. They leave no stone unturned searching for every possible sale on behalf of their authors. […]