Barnes & Noble finally introduced its own free digital reading experience for browsers, NOOK for Web, for PC and Mac. Complimentary titles available for those who try the new offering through July 26 include Map of Bones by James Rollins, Sex and the City by Candace Bushnell, The Vow by Kim Carpenter, The Boxcar Children Summer Special by Gertrude Chandler Warner, Brave by Tennant Redbank and Perfect Island Getaways by Patricia Schultz. Christopher Schelling at Selectric Artists has launched a new ebook imprint, Roadswell Editions, for backlist and frontlist titles by clients. The launch title is Kathe Koja’s 1991 horror […]
People: Obits for Stephen R. Covey, Donald J. Sobol
Stephen R. Covey, author of the 1989 self-help bestseller 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE, died early Monday at the Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls from the residual effects of a bicycle accident in April, his family said. He was 79 years old. 7 HABITS and additional follow-up titles have sold more than 20 million copies in over 38 languages. Simon & Schuster ceo Carolyn Reidy said in a statement the publisher was “deeply saddened by Covey’s passing” and the company “is honored to have had a long lasting, company-wide and close association with Dr. Covey and […]
Corporate: Quarto Shareholders Call For Orbach’s Removal; Apollo Floated as McGraw-Hill Education Buyer; And More
Two shareholders who together hold more than 19.2 percent of common shares in Quarto have written to the board of directors asking for a special meeting and the removal of Laurence Orbach – co-founder, ceo, chairman, and the company’s largest shareholder – as a director of the company. (Orbach is set to step down as ceo next year, with current coo Marcus Leaver to replace him.) They also ask that Tim Chadwick be named to the board, though no details were provided as to why this should be necessary. In a statement the Quarto Board said it “believes that it […]
People, Etc.
Barnes & Noble has hired Thomas Donohue as vp, treasurer and Kanuj Malhotra as vp, corporate development. Donohue was most recently vp, assistant treasurer, International of the The Interpublic Group of Companies, while Malhotra was previously vp, finance head for the graduate programs business unit of Kaplan Test Prep. In addition, Andy Milevoj has been promoted to vp, investor relations. All three executives report to cfo Michael Huseby. At Bloomsbury, Kathleen Farrar is being promoted from her position setting up Bloomsbury Australia and will take over as group sales and marketing director as of January 1, 2013. She will be […]
People, Etc.: Marion Cunningham Dies
Marion Cunningham, 90, author of cookbooks such as LEARNING TO COOK and THE FANNIE FARMER COOKBOOK, died Wednesday in an assisted-care home in Walnut Creek, CA from complications of Alzheimer’s Disease. Her longtime editor at Knopf Judith Jones said in a statement that Cunningham “epitomized good American food…She was someone who had an ability to take a dish, savor it in her mouth, and give it new life. At a time when Americans were embracing all kinds of foreign cuisine, Marion Cunningham’s love and respect for American food helped The Fannie Farmer Cookbook once again earn a place in kitchens […]
eNews: Kobo to Launch Italian Platform With Mondadori; eBook Sales and Expectations Up in Germany
As previously promised, Kobo will officially enter the Italian market “this fall”–the news is that they will do so through a partnership with Mondadori, “Italy’s leading retailer, and publisher of books and magazines.” Mondadori will sell the Kobo Touch online and through 400 stores at 99 Euros and promises to offer over 30,000 ebooks in Italian. Kobo will join Amazon’s Kindle, Google Play and the iBookstore, all of which have started selling ebooks in Italy over the past year. For Kobo, it will be the fifth store in a language other than English, joining operations in France, Germany, Holland and […]