Niki Papadopoulos has been promoted to associate editor at Public Affairs, where she will acquire titles across the list. At HarperCollins, Tara Feehan has moved over to become business manager, technology and operations. She was in the corporate finance department for seven years. Yesterday we undercounted Stuart Applebaum‘s birthday bequests: the gift was $60,000 each to Everybody Wins! and First Book.
Justice Raises Google Settlement Questions, But Sees Path to Solutions
Last Friday night, the Department of Justice filed a brief with Judge Chin in the Google Books case that provided both critics and proponents of the settlement with reasons to be happy. Justice asked the court to “reject the proposed settlement in its current form and encourage the parties to continue negotiations to modify it so as to comply with Rule 23 and the copyright and antitrust laws.” At the same time, the department noted repeatedly its understanding, as reported recently, that the parties “are continuing to consider possible modifications to address the many concerns raised by various commenters and […]
Lunch Weekly for Monday, September 21
Deal Reports Just e-mail to deals@PublishersMarketplace if you aren’t using the online form linked below. Report a deal using the online form The Key As usual, the handy key to our Lunch deal categories. While all reports are always welcome, those that include a category will generally receive a higher listing when it comes time to put them all together. “nice deal” $1 – $49,000 “very nice deal” $50,000 – $99,000 “good deal” $100,000 – $250,000 “significant deal” $251,000 – $499,000 “major deal” $500,000 and up FICTION Debut Meg Mitchell Moore’s THE ARRIVALS, set in Vermont, about three siblings […]
eNews: Scribd Sued, BN.com Bulletins, Hachette's Free Audio Downloads
With echoes of at least one of the unresolved fair-use issues in the Google suit, author Elaine Scott sued Scribd.com last week in a Houston Federal District Court, represented by Camara & Sibley, seeking class action status on behalf of “every author who owns a valid registered copyright in a work infringed by Scribd.” The filing accuses the company of believing that “commercial copyright infringement is not illegal, unless and until the injured party discovers and complains of the infringing activity, and (the) infringer fails to respond to such complaints.” They accuse Scribd of having “broken barriers to copyright infringement […]
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At Harper, Tara Weikum has been promoted to editorial director in the Children’s division, continuing to lead the editorial group responsible for developing and publishing single-title teen fiction and tween girls’ fiction. She has been with the company for nine years. Amy Wideman has been promoted to senior editor at becker&mayer! Book Producers. At Penguin Children’s, Kimberly Lauber has been promoted t0 manager of educational marketing. In commemoration of his 60th birthday and 37 years “in the uninterrupted employ of Random House, Inc. and the previous corporate companies now part of it, Bantam Books and Bantam Doubleday Dell,” evp of […]
As Predicted, Oprah to Pick Uwem Akpan's Story Collection
The metadata posted last month made Uwem Akpan’s SAY YOU’RE ONE OF THEM the odds-on favorite as Oprah Winfrey’s new book club selection (a Little, Brown book, available in 14.99 paperback and 23.99 hardcover editions). The Washington Post confirmed it yesterday, saying that additional information was accidentally leaked. The first version of the story named Ingram as the leaker; the version in today’s paper simply blames a “book distribution company.” Oprah Winfrey Show spokesperson Angela DePaul told the Post, “We don’t comment on advance speculation. Oprah announces her book club selections on her show and shares her reasons for choosing […]