Some days the news practically writes itself. On Monday the NYT clearly documented just how polluted the Amazon bookstore has become with fake, illegitimate and counterfeit editions of books by an obscure author like George Orwell. The full statement provided by an Amazon spokesperson in response unwittingly makes the case against the online seller. The…
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Malcolm Edwards, former Gollancz chair and consultant publisher at Orion who left Hachette UK in May after 43 years at the company, will join Welbeck Publishing in September to serve as publisher of André Deutsch. He will “focus on resurrecting and reviving the Deutsch fiction backlist, alongside developing a new front list strategy which will…
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Wendi Gu has returned to Sanford J. Greenburger Associates as agent; she spent the last two years at Janklow & Nesbit as associate agent. Sarah Phair has joined SJGA as agent after 6 years at Trident Media Group, and Edward Maxwell has been promoted to agent. Jenny Stephens has been promoted to agent at Sterling…
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At Flatiron, Bryn Clark has been promoted to editor and Sarah Murphy to executive editor. Agnes Ahlander Turner has been promoted to executive vice president at Maria B. Campbell Associates, and Beniamino Ambrosi and Johanna Gustavsson both been named vice president. In the UK, Noel Murphy will join Granta Books and Granta Magazine as commercial…
Welcoming Daunt to Barnes & Noble and The American Press
Both the WSJ and the NYT welcome new Barnes & Noble ceo James Daunt with profile pieces: The Journal’s article is shorter, but fact-based, while the Times’s piece is romantic and features various errors and misunderstandings. The WSJ has no trouble stating Waterstones’ fiscal 2018 results plainly: “An underlying profit of £16.32 million across its…
Elliott Advisors Officially Acquires Barnes & Noble
August 6 was the closing date for the tender offer for Barnes & Noble shares, and Elliott Advisors reports that approximately 82 percent of all shares outstanding were tendered. Those shares — and with it the entire BN — are paid for today, August 7, and Barnes & Noble has officially become a “privately held,…