We’re delighted to acknowledge one of those marvelous moments that you never see coming, but you’re always thrilled when they occur: PublishersMarketplace.com is 10 years old. As always, our greatest thanks go to you, our members and subscribers; we exist to serve the community that supports us. Second on the list is our founding webmaster, still at the helm of this ever-growing codebase, Michael Macrone. It is a little strange and very gratifying to travel the journey from idea to institution before one’s very eyes. The simple idea ten years ago was to create a community center online, for publishing […]
Eugenides, Patchett and Fey On PW’s 2011 Top 10 List
PW named their Top 10 books of 2011: Fiction The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides (FSG) The Devil All the Time by Donald Ray Pollock (Doubleday) State of Wonder by Ann Patchett (HarperCollins) After the Apocalypse by Maureen McHugh (Small Beer) There but for the by Ali Smith (Pantheon) Nonfiction Bossypants by Tina Fey (Reagan Arthur Books) Catherine the Great by Robert K. Massie (Random) Hemingway’s Boat by Paul Hendrickson (Knopf) One Day I Will Write About This Place by Binyavanga Wainaina (Graywolf) Arguably: Essays by Christopher Hitchens (Twelve)
Agents Express Concern Over Kindle Lending Library
As we reported yesterday afternoon, many of the trade publishers with books included in Amazon’s new Kindle Lending Library did not consent to that participation and therefore had neither notified nor consulted with agents in advance about the program and its terms. (At least some of those companies specifically declined Amazon’s earlier offer to participate.) The Association of Authors’ Representatives has issued a statement on the new initiative: “The agent and author community have not been consulted about this new sort of use of authors’ copyrighted material, and are unaware of how publishers plan on compensating authors for this sort […]
Nancy Jensen’s The Sisters Tops December Indie Next List
Here are the ABA’s latest monthly picks: 1. The Sisters: A Novel, by Nancy Jensen The Angel Makers, by Jessica Gregson Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman, by Robert K. Massie Mourad: New Moroccan, by Mourad Lahlou Harbor, by John Ajvide Lindqvist The Drop, by Michael Connelly Family Legacy, by Jack O’Halloran Second Read: Writers Look Back at Classic Works of Reportage, by James Marcus (Ed.) Blue Nights, by Joan Didion BarnHeart: The Incurable Longing for a Farm of One’I Am Half-Sick of Shadows: A Flavia de Luce Novel, by Alan Bradleys Own, by Jenna Woginrich 420 Characters, by […]
Barnes & Noble Set to Launch Nook Tablet; $99 eReader with “No Annoying Ads”
Engadget has obtained a number of internal Barnes & Noble documents in advance of Monday’s Nook press conference. The materials indicate the company will launch a $249 fully-featured media tablet with specs that meet or exceed the Kindle Fire. With Amazon’s tablet releasing November 15 and Kobo’s new Vox already out, the Nook tablet it set to arrive in stores for demonstration on November 15 and be available to customers on November 16. The internal spec documents indicate it will have double the ram of Fire, a faster processor, and twice as much internal storage, at 16 GB. They are […]
People, Etc.
At Harvard Business Review Press, Sarah McConville has been promoted to publisher, responsible for leading all commercial aspects of the press including strategic partnerships, marketing and publicity, foreign rights, and global and domestic sales. She will also spearhead product development efforts. In addition, Tim Sullivan moves up to editorial director. At Random House, Frank Steinert has been promoted to evp, chief human resources officer. He is head of HR for the US division and for the company worldwide. Alyson Sinclair has been named publicity director at McSweeney’s, effective November 21st. She was most recently marketing and publicity manager at City […]