The Christopher Little Agency has entered into a new affiliation with Curtis Brown, effective immediately. The Bookseller reports that Little himself will continue to operate independently, but Curtis Brown will now take responsibility for administering related contracts and selling clients’ translation rights. Little said in a statement that he is “delighted with this arrangement as it allows both me and my team the flexibility to expand the creative arm of my agency. We have a lot of new work in progress and announcements will be forthcoming.” Curtis Brown chairman Jonathan Lloyd added: “I am thrilled to be working with Christopher […]
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People, Etc.: Macmillan’s New Children’s Publishing Venture in China
Macmillan and 21st Century Publishing House have joined forces on a new children’s publishing venture in China, Macmillan Century Consulting & Service Company Ltd. The new venture will acquire, develop, introduce and promote children’s titles sourced from Macmillan’s publishing companies and imprints around the world, and will be led by 21st Century Publishing president Zhang Qiulin and Macmillan managing director for Greater China Charlotte Liu. “We believe Macmillan Century is in a unique position at the outset, as it has the advantage of combining Macmillan’s carefully selected children’s classics and bestsellers with 21st Century’s strong distribution channels within the Chinese […]
eNews: Hunger Games Bestselling Series Ever At Amazon US: State Department Cancels Kindle Contract; and More
Amazon announced that THE HUNGER GAMES trilogy by Suzanne Collins is the US division’s bestselling series ever on all formats, though, as always, no sales figures were provided. (What the release doesn’t note is that those “sales” are likely spurred by Amazon’s decision to offer the Hunger Games to Prime members for free borrowing through the Kindle Owner’s Lending Library.) Earlier in the summer Amazon UK said the 50 SHADES OF GREY trilogy was its bestselling series to date. In other Amazon news, the State Department cancelled a controversial no-bid contract with Amazon pending since last June that would have […]
People: Stephen Laster Named McGraw-Hill Chief Digital Officer
Stephen Laster has joined McGraw-Hill in the newly created role of chief digital officer, reporting to ceo Buzz Waterhouse. Laster will lead the company’s digital initiatives, including creating compelling digital learning experiences for students and inspiring creative innovation across all aspects of the organization. He spent the past six years as chief information officer for Harvard Business School. “The digitization of education provides our company with a major opportunity to make learning more accessible, engaging and effective,” said Waterhouse. “Stephen is the ideal choice to lead our digital initiatives going forward as we continue to leverage technology innovations and capabilities […]
Sampling Amazon’s First Fall Harvest
This fall, Amazon’s New York-based imprint, New Harvest, will formally launch its first full season, after debuting in quiet fashion last March with JEFF, ONE LONELY GUY, by Jeff Ragsdale (with David Shields and Michael Logan.) The imprint’s inaugural list, already slated to be small, is down two books: Billy Ray Cyrus’s memoir HILLBILLY HEART, was pushed back to April 2013 to coincide with his next tour, while dissident Chinese poet Liao Yiwu’s memoir FOR A SONG AND A HUNDRED SONGS won’t be published until June 2013, the 24th anniversary of the Tianenmen Square Protests. With New Harvest bidding to […]
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As of Spring 2013, the Potter Style imprint at Clarkson Potter will expand its scope to encompass interior design, style, and wedding books in addition to the gift books already published by the imprint. As a result, Potter senior editor Aliza Fogelson and associate editor Angelin Borsics will also acquire books for Potter Style. Borsics will now report to Fogelson, who continues to report to Doris Cooper. “With this realignment, Potter is even better positioned to leverage our unparalleled editorial strength and directed publishing strategies to foster our authors’ audience growth and brand development and to extend our market reach […]