News Corp joined other public companies in issuing a formal notice to investors that the COVID-19 pandemic “is expected to adversely affect the Company’s business and results of operations,” detailing the negative impact across its businesses. At HarperCollins, “Sales are expected to be adversely affected by shipping restrictions and delays imposed by online retailers, as…
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Holly Harris will join Simon & Schuster UK as publishing director, non-fiction, adult publishing division, starting July 6. She is currently editorial and media development director at Penguin Random House UK children’s division. Crooked Lane has a multi-year agreement with Dreamscape Media for production and distribution of audiobooks. Relief Poets & Writers has created…
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First Book says its Covid-19 Action Response has shipped 1.3 million books and distributed digital access codes for more than 2 million children, all donated by publishers and related organizations. CEO Kyle Zimmer, president, CEO and co-founder of First Book. “These books are so meaningful. They super-charge learning for kids in need, who are particularly…
Status: Major Layoffs at Lonely Planet, More Agency Pay Cuts, Wiley Reports “Adverse Impact”
Lonely Planet will layoff a significant number of employees in multiple locations. The company said “its operations in London and Melbourne [will] close almost entirely, with impacts in other Lonely Planet locations around the world,” according to communications manager Adam Bennett. Managing director for publishing Piers Pickard said in an email seen by Books+Publisher that…
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Drew Reed will move to Sony Pictures as evp of literary affairs, starting May 1. He has served in a similar role at Fox for 17 years. Jake Bauman continues as vp of literary development, and will report to Reed. Patricia “Patty” M. Wong, city librarian at Santa Monica Public Library, was elected as president-elect…
Briefs: Forthcoming Books, Postponed Pulitzers
Forthcoming Paolo Giordano‘s HOW CONTAGION WORKS will be published in the US on April 14, as an ebook from Bloomsbury and in audio from Penguin Random House Audio. An essay on the coronavirus pandemic that explains how disease spreads and how our interconnectedness will save us is reported to have been shared over 4 million…