HarperCollins and Cornerstone will release ebook and audiobook editions of Harper Lee‘s TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD in the US and UK on July 8, making available one of the longest-standing digital holdouts. Lee, who turned 88 on Monday, said in a statement released by Harper that “I’m still old-fashioned. I love dusty old books and libraries. I am amazed and humbled that MOCKINGBIRD has survived this long. This is MOCKINGBIRD for a new generation.” The news comes months after Lee settled a copyright lawsuit with her former agent Sam Pinkus that returned the rights to MOCKINGBIRD to her in full. […]
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At Crown, Sarah Breivogel has been promoted to executive publicist; Dyana Messina moves up to assistant director of publicity; and Lauren Kuhn has been promoted to publicist. At Clarkson Potter, Anna Mintz has been promoted to publicity manager, while Natasha Martin moves up to associate publicist. In the UK Jacqui Small, publisher of eponymous Jacqui Small imprint, will take on the additional new role of group publisher at Quarto UK (which includes Small’s line as well as Aurum Press and Frances Lincoln). The FT features an interview with Bertelsmann ceo Thomas Rabe. On his efforts to expand the company, he […]
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Pam Spengler-Jaffee has been promoted to senior director, publicity and brand development for Avon/Voyager. Simon & Schuster Children’s announced a number of new hires and promotions across several departments. Matt Pantoliano has been promoted to associate director of digital marketing for the children’s division, while Carolyn Swerdloff moves up to assistant marketing director for Aladdin and Simon Pulse. Anthony Parisi has been promoted to associate marketing manager, education and library. In addition, Candace Greene has joined the group as marketing manager. Previously she was assistant marketing manager for author events and trade conventions at Scholastic’s education & library marketing group. […]
Amazon Growth Continues in First Quarter On Slim Margins, And Stock Declines
Amazon reported first quarter sales after the close of the market on Thursday, with sales of $19.74 billion (up 23 percent) and net income of $108 million, or 23 cents a share, both almost exactly in line with analysts’ expectations. Amazon’s stock rose by $13 a share Thursday in anticipation of the report, but the price has given back much more, down $32 a share and still falling, in early trading on Friday. (Amazon shares hit an all-time high of about $408 a share in January, but with the market rotating out of “momentum” and high-value tech stocks, it now […]
Apple Outperforms In Quiet Quarter
Apple reported better than expected results for their fiscal second quarter on Wednesday afternoon, for the period ending March 29. Traditionally their quietest quarter, they still grew both sales ($45.6 billion) and net profit ($10.2 billion) in what ceo Tim Cook called “our strongest non-holiday quarter ever.” In the areas we focus on, Apple sold 16.35 million iPads — for a total of 214 million iPads sold since launch in spring 2010. Cook reported on the conference call with investors, “we now have almost 800 million iTunes accounts, most of these with credit card; this is a staggering number.” Strong iPhone […]
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Maria Ribas and Paul Lamb have joined the Howard Morhaim Literary agency as literary agents. Ribas was an associate editor at Adams Media and will continue to focus on cookbooks, self-help, health, diet, parenting, and humor. Lamb was most recently senior marketing manager at Viking, and will focus on representing non-fiction in the areas of business, memoir, political science, sociology and sports, as well as crime, mystery and literary fiction. Gypsy da Silva will retire from Simon & Schuster on April 30 after more than 47 years in publishing, the last 26 as associate director of copy editing for the […]