The nine-week holiday selling period at Barnes & Noble was another rough one, with same-store sales down 5.4 percent at $1.1 billion (and bear in mind that the comps a year ago were down 7 percent from 2007). Sales at BN.com rose 17 percent however, at $134 million, in large part because of nook revenues recognized in that period. (BN.com had sales of $114 million in the same period a year ago. When the company reported second quarter earnings in late November, BN.com was up 9 percent for the period. So figure that recognized nook revenues are roughly between $10 […]
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The Library of America has hired Trish Hoard as production editor. Hoard was previously managing editor at Counterpoint Press and associate publisher at Shoemaker & Hoard. She replaces retiring managing editor Sharon Graham, who had overseen the publication of all 200 volumes in the Library of America series, dating back to 1982, along with numerous special publications. HarperOne associate publisher Claudia Boutote is being promoted to senior vice president, and executive editor Gideon Weil has been made a vice president. Ronit Feldman has been promoted to associate editor at Nan A. Talese books. Jennifer Abbots will join Victoria Sanders & […]
Bookselling: Revolution Books "In Peril"
The New York City story is having a benefit this Friday night, featuring Wally Shawn, as part of their drive to raise $100,000 to keep the store “open and thriving.”Revolution home page
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Peterson will move sales and distribution of their titles from Simon & Schuster to Hachette Book Group as of June 1. Peterson’s president Stephen Clemente says “we have forged a relationship with an industry leader who shares our vision and is committed to helping our organization expand into new and emerging markets.”
Sam's Club Launches National Book Club
The chain of warehouse stores will kick off their new book club with Beth Hoffman’s debut novel, SAVING CEECEE HONEYCUTT from Pam Dorman Books, “a spirited Southern tale that explores the indomitable strengths of female relationships as a young girl loses one mother and finds many others in the storybook city of Savannah,” which publishes January 12. The club titles will be “featured prominently at Sam’s Club locations,” which number more than 600 nationwide.
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Loveland, CO-based Interweave Press will move their sales and distribution for the US and Canada from IPG to Perseus Distribution as of July 1. Perseus will also handle distribution only to the world market excluding UK, Australia and Europe. Interweave, will publishes about 45 new titles a year, will continue to distribute themselves directly to the craft store market. Similar to the strategy executed by F+W Media, Interweave manages a network of more than 30 targeted websites featuring content from across their many platforms, which include 17 magazines for art and craft enthusiasts, run consumer trade shows, produce instructional DVDs […]