Barnes & Noble will close its West Village location on Sixth Avenue on December 31, according to a notice posted on the store’s window we observed last week. New and used bookstore Books and Boos opened in Colchester, CT last week. Owners Jason and Stacey Harris, also on the board of directors of the New England Horror Writers’ Association, told the Norwich Bulletin “it was something we always wanted to do” and that the store caters to “those of us who enjoy a good book, a good time and a good scare.” Yawn’s Books and More in Canton, GA will […]
Books-A-Million Sales Rise Again in Third Quarter On Soft Store Comps; Courier Publishing Revenues Decline
Books-A-Million reported third quarter results Tuesday afternoon, and for the fourth straight quarter sales rose — thanks to the dozens of stores they added after Borders closed — but same-store sales continued their pattern of declines as well, down 3.6 percent. Sales of $104.7 million were up 11 percent compared to a year ago, and their net loss of $2.8 million for the quarter was an improvement from the $3.8 million in losses a year earlier. BAMM ceo and president Terence Finley said the third quarter results “reflect stabilization in our core book business and improvements in our toys & […]
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Rodale Books publisher Steve Perrine is leaving the company after more than 20 years along with Men’s Health editor-in-chief and general manager of Rodale Books and the Healthy Living Group Dave Zinczenko. The NY Post reports the two men “are said to be teaming up on a new venture” while ceo Maria Rodale told the paper Zinczenko’s departure “was a mutual decision, but we initiated the discussion.” Former literary agent at ICM Kate Lee has joined online publishing platform startup Medium as director of content in New York, where she will “be building a small team to help her.” They […]
eNews: Penguin Expands eBook Library Lending Pilot with Baker & Taylor; Sourcebook’s “Put Me In The Story” Children’s Book App
Penguin is expanding its library ebook lending pilot programs through a new distribution agreement with Baker & Taylor that will make their titles available to public libraries in Los Angeles County and Cuyahoga County, Ohio, the NYT reports. Penguin tells us they “hope it is up and running before the end of the year.” The new initiative will employ the same lending terms as Penguin’s pilot with 3M and the New York public libraries from earlier this year: Titles are available for library lending six months after publication, sold at standard ebook prices, available for one-lend-at-a-time, with each purchase valid […]
Bookselling: The Book Stall in Conversation With Potential New Owners; Mobile Libris Needs New Buyer By December 31
Owner of the Book Stall in Winnetka, IL Roberta Rubin, who has been preparing to retire after 30 years of running the store, tells the Chicago Tribune she’s “in conversation with three prospective buyers and is confident one will be able to close the deal.” In May Rubin said she was “plotting an exit strategy” though at the time the store was not formally up for sale. She had told the Sun-Times, “I’m talking to people who might be interested in buying it, but I’m still making that decision.” Rubin said her store turned a profit over the past year–after […]
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Allan Adler has been promoted to general counsel and vp, government affairs at the Association of American Publishers. Peter Berkery, Jr. will serve as executive director of the Association of American University Presses, starting March 1, 2013. He has been vp and publisher for Oxford University Press’s US Law Division for the past four years. Longtime Crown editor and executive Charlie Conrad was laid off earlier this week, after 22 years at the company (first Bantam Doubleday Dell and then Random House Inc.). Spokesperson David Drake tells us “the change did not involve a broader reassignment of responsibilities or roles within […]