With bookstores closing temporarily all over the country, people are looking for ways to support their local indies. And with the economic impact of the pandemic growing every week, a number of relief efforts are providing grants to authors, illustrators and other creators as well as to booksellers in need. Buy Books and Audiobooks from Independent Booksellers We have built an open spreadsheet of stores that have closed to visitors, but are still processing orders through their websites and/or phone orders: http://publun.ch/stores. Many are delivering locally while they can and/or offering special shipping offers. (You can report information on your […]
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Status Reports: Amazon Delays Replenishment of Non-Essentials, Indigo Closes Stores, French Publishers Postpone Releases, and More
Amazon told third-party sellers in the US and EU who use their distribution centers for Fulfillment by Amazon that the company is “temporarily prioritizing household staples, medical supplies and other high-demand products coming into our fulfillment centers so that we can more quickly receive, restock, and ship these products to customers.” They have disabled new shipments and replenishment to their warehouses of other products through April 5 . The notice said, “We are taking a similar approach with retail vendors,” and that is reinforced in a general press release. (In the case of retail vendors for non-prioritized goods, they are […]
People, Etc.
At Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Children’s, Margaret Raymo has been promoted to senior editorial director of Versify and BFYR. Emilia Rhodes becomes editorial director of Etch and BFYR. Erika Turner moves up to senior editor at Versify. Chris Krones has been promoted to editor. Gabriella Abbate and Elizabeth Agyemang each become editorial associate. Tara Shanahan has been promoted to associate director of publicity and Anna Ravenelle to publicity associate. Matt Holt has joined BenBella as editor in chief of a new Matt Holt Books imprint. He was previously senior vice president and executive publisher at Wiley. Kaitlin Loss has joined Macmillan Children’s as assistant manager, subsidiary rights. She […]
Author Donations Back A Second BINC Fundraiser
After garnering donations of over $44,000 during their first matching gift challenge, the Book Industry Charitable Foundation has secured pledges for another $41,000 in matching funds for a new round of gifts. Garth Stein, Tui Sutherland, and Amor Towles have combined their gifts for that match pool. Sutherland says, “I am so grateful for bookstores and the booksellers who have supported me — as an author, a reader, and above all as a mom of two bookworms — so we want to do anything we can to show them our love and support right now, when so many really need […]
Clarity: Penguin Random House Formalizes Open License for Online Story Time and Classroom Read-Alouds
Responding to community needs and inquiries, Penguin Random House formally stated on Tuesday that it is “permitting teachers, librarians and booksellers to create and share story time and read-aloud videos and live events,” according to publicly posted guidelines. Teachers and educators providing distance learning in a virtual classroom setting can conduct story time or read-aloud videos with PRH books through closed educational platforms (such as Google Classroom, Schoology, Edmodo and Discovery Education.) Videos posted to YouTube must be designated as “unlisted” when uploading, and then can be linked to from within a closed educational platform. The permission lasts until the end […]
Some New Titles On Sale Today
In a special section of PublishersMarketplace we regularly list notable forthcoming releases by month, currently looking out through May. Some release dates are going to shift further into the year, but for now we want to help shine a light on titles publishing today. (Fiction is listed first; the nonfiction sections starts with David Daley.) A Conspiracy of Bones Reichs, Kathy Scribner The Shape of Family Gowda, Shilpi Somaya Morrow The Boy from the Woods Coben, Harlan Grand Central The Red Lotus Bohjalian, Chris Doubleday The Eighth Girl Chung, Maxine Mei-Fung Morrow Less Than a Moment Havill, Steven Poisoned Pen […]