When the Second Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Apple’s guilty verdict in the ebook antitrust case in a 2-1 decision on June 30, that set in motion a 90-day “countdown clock” to file a cert. petition for consideration by the Supreme Court (formally called a petition for a writ of certiorari). That means Apple’s deadline to file is September 28, confirmed to us by multiple interested parties. The company can also ask for an extension of the time to file up until 10 days prior to the deadline (with the request to be fielded by the Justice with responsibility for the Second Circuit, […]
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Michael Ballanco has been hired as Hachette Book Group’s as svp, chief information officer, starting September 28, filling the position vacated by Ralph Munsen. Ballanco was CIO at the Warner Music Group and prior to that at EMI Music. Caitlin McDonald has joined the Donald Maass Literary Agency. She was formerly an associate agent at Sterling Lord Literistic. At Grove Atlantic, Peter Blackstock has been promoted to senior editor. In addition, John Mark Boling moves up to senior publicity manager, Justina Batchelor has been promoted to publicity manager, and Becca Putman has been promoted to sales and marketing associate and academic marketing manager. […]
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Lorena Jones has rejoined Ten Speed Press as vp, publisher of a yet-to-be-named imprint focused on cooking and lifestyle books, reporting to Aaron Wehner. Jones was publisher of Ten Speed Press when she left in 2008 after fourteen years with the company and spent the past six years at Chronicle Books, where she was publishing director, food & drink and lifestyle. In her new role she will also serve as editor-at-large for Crown’s larger illustrated publishing program. In the announcement Wehner called Jones a “force in illustrated publishing, having developed and edited some of the most seminal books and authors […]
Hallberg’s City On Fire Tops October Library Reads List
Garth Risk Hallberg’s much-hyped debut novel City on Fire is the No. 1 pick for the October Library Reads list. The list also includes The Secret Chord by Geraldine Brooks, an excerpt of which you can start reading right now in our Buzz Books 2015: Fall/Winter ebook. The rest of the list features: After You, by Jojo Moyes A Banquet of Consequences, by Elizabeth George Slade House, by David Mitchell The Heart Goes Last, by Margaret Atwood Welcome to Night Vale, by Joseph Fink & Jeffrey Cranor In Bitter Chill, by Sarah Ward Then Comes Marriage, by Roberta Kaplan, Edie […]
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At Flatiron Books, James Melia has been promoted to associate editor, while Patricia Cave moves up to associate publicist. Albert Lee will join both Kuhn Projects and Zachary Shuster Harmsworth as an agent on November 2, working out of the two firms’ shared New York City offices. Previously he was executive projects director at Wenner media and earlier, executive editor at US Weekly, where he spent twelve years. Sarah Clayton is joining the Hachette Group international sales team on September 21 as international sales manager, Middle East and North Africa, reporting to Matthew Cowdery (who is relocating from Dubai back to the […]
Another Soft First Quarter for Wiley
Wiley reported first quarter sales for the period ending July 30, with sales falling 3 percent to $423 million (down $15 million) on currency exchange, as half their sales come from the weaker pound and euro. Adjusted operating income of $44.9 million was down 10 percent for the quarter, and net income was down $2 million (or 4 percent) to $32.4 million. On a “constant currency” basis sales actually rose 2 percent, with foreign exchange subtracting $22 million in sales in the quarter. In the professional development division, which includes their remaining trade books, revenue rose 10 percent to $98.7 […]