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Crown Acquires Compendium
Crown Publishing Group has acquired illustrated and gift book publisher Compendium, which will become an imprint of Ten Speed Press. The details of the deal were not disclosed. According to a release, Compendium will “retain its own distinct editorial identity and continue to lead the creation and promotion of the Compendium portfolio.” Kobi Yamada becomes president, Compendium, “working closely as a partner and creative liaison to Ten Speed Press.” Jim Darragh is now Compendium svp, finance and operations and chief marketing officer Renee Holmes becomes Compendium associate deputy publisher. EVP, publisher of Clarkson Potter and Ten Speed Press Aaron Wehner […]
Taylor Swift Book Sold 814,000 Copies In the First Two Days
Circana Bookscan reported that Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour book sold 814,000 hardcovers on Friday and Saturday at Target stores. The WSJ had previously reported that Target ordered 2 million copies of the book, which leaves plenty in inventory for the days ahead. That makes the book the fastest-selling release of 2024, and Bookscan noted it is “the second-highest adult non-fiction release in BookScan history, just behind Barack Obama’s A Promised Land, which sold 816,300 print units in its first week of sales.” More recently, that makes it comparable to the release of Colleen Hoover’s IT STARTS WITH US two […]
Final Judgement: AAP’s Victory Over Internet Archive Becomes Permanent, and Now They’ll Get Paid
The AAP (Association of American Publishers) prevailed over the Internet Archive’s mass infringement of books twice: First in District Court in March 2023, and then again before the Court of Appeals in September 2024. December 3 was the last day in which the Internet Archive could have filed a cert petition with the Supreme Court and they did not do so — which means the previous rulings are now final. The AAP says in a statement, “We are pleased that the Second Circuit’s September 4, 2024 opinion stands as the eloquent legal ending to this case, as it draws extensively […]
Party Press
The NY Post made a lengthy “exclusive” out of a report claiming that, “Simon & Schuster staffers are fuming after their Christmas party was once again scrapped by what they called the Scrooge-like investment giant that owns the famed book publisher, The Post has learned…. ‘They are being cheap and not having a big company-wide party this year,’ one of the sources told The Post.” As for comment, S&S ceo Jonathan Karp writes to PL: “Today’s NY Post story about KKR having anything to do with S&S not having a holiday party is a total work of fiction. I made […]