Barnes & Noble has appointed two new independent directors to its board as the company prepares to spin off its College division as a separate publicly-traded entity. Joining the board are Ann-Marie Campbell, current president of Home Depot’s southern division; and Paul Guenther, former president of PaineWebber Group, Inc. The company also announced that “one or more current members of the board will resign and join the board of directors” of Barnes & Noble Education (which is expected to trade as BNED). At St. Martin’s, Jimmy Iacobelli has been promoted to art director. Safari has hired Michelle Norell as business development manager, […]
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At Hachette Livre, Pierre Danet has been promoted to group chief digital innovator, reporting to Arnaud Nourry, while continuing to supervise digital projects in France, reporting to Catherine Cussigh. In addition, Eva Dunoyer moves up to innovation project manager. At Sourcebooks, Susan Raasch is being promoted to senior accounts receivable specialist, and Sara Bonnar is being promoted to accounting manager. Due to a US sales restructuring at DK, svp, sales Therese Burke and director of special sales Vicki Korlishin have had their positions eliminated. Burke may be contacted at trez914@gmail.com and Korlishin may be reached at vkorlishin@gmail.com. Head of Bilheimer & Associates (and head of PR for […]
eNews: New Kindle Paperwhite, Oyster’s Lumin
Amazon has refreshed its Kindle Paperwhite device, whose screen now has a 300-pixel-per-inch resolution, a new “Bookerly” font, and a $119 price. The device is available for pre-order and ships on June 30. Oyster has launched Lumin, a new feature designed to improve the quality of the in-app reading experience by automatically adjusting to the natural sunlight outside based on the time of day and the user’s location. The company says that Lumin “gradually filters the blue light from your screen, replacing it with a warm, soft amber light” as the sun sets.
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Longtime executive director of the National Book Foundation Harold Augenbraum will leave his position at the end of March 2016. The Foundation’s board of directors has formed a search committee and selected executive search firm Spencer Stuart to look for a new executive director. “I have very much enjoyed my time here at the Foundation,” Augenbraum said in the announcement, “but it’s time for me to seek new challenges in my professional life and for new leadership at the Foundation as it looks toward the future.” Perseus Books ceo and National Book Foundation board chair David Steinberger added: “We owe […]
Hachette UK Acquires Nicholas Brealey; Abacus Imprint Takes Over 100-YEAR-OLD-MAN Rights
Hachette UK has acquired Nicholas Brealey Publishing, which focuses on global business, personal and professional development, and travel writing, after which the company will become an imprint of John Murray Press. Nick Brealey will continue to manage the lists, reporting to John Murray managing director Nick Davies. All of the UK staff will move to Hachette UK’s London offices, while three employees working for the US-based imprints Davies-Black and Intercultural Press — head of Boston office Janet Crockett, sales manager Melissa Carl, and head of production Jen Delaney — will move into Hachette Book Group’s Boston office toward the end […]
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At Basic Books, Dan Gerstle is being promoted to senior editor, while Leah Stecher moves up to associate editor. Jessica Brown has joined Convergent Books as publicist/marketer. Previously she was a publicist at Howard Books. Sourcebooks announced a number of promotions in its design team. Dawn Adams is being promoted to art director for the Casablanca imprint, and Adrienne Krogh moves up to art director for Landmark. Additionally, Nicole Komasinski is being promoted to associate art director and Jillian Rahn is being promoted to senior production designer. Thérèse Coen will join Madeleine Milburn Ltd as rights agent in July. Previously […]