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 Liza Campbell’s MEASURE ME AGAINST THE SKY, in which a young […]
Condit Ready to Tell His Story
The confirmation of the possible pending arrest of Ingmar Guandique–already in federal custody in California–for the murder of Congressional intern Chandra Levy eight years ago has put former California congressman Gary Condit back in the news. And agent Rachelle Gardner at WordServe Literary (rachelle@wordserveliterary.com) is submitting a book proposal by Condit to publishers this week. According to Gardner, Condit promises to reveal “the reason he has stayed silent and never spoken out on his own behalf in eight years” and to detail “what really happened between himself and Ms. Levy” (he previously admitted having a relationship with her). He also […]
Announcements
Encounter Books will move sales and distribution from NBN to Perseus Distribution as of August 1. Publisher Roger Kimball notes in the announcement, “Encounter has been seeking to raise its profile and discover effective new avenues to bring its wares to a broader audience…. Their combination of enthusiasm and pragmatism is as refreshing as it is rare.” Simon & Schuster has launched a 365 Crosswords puzzle app on the Apple App Store, selling for $4.99. Penguin’s new “especial” on sale tomorrow is Nalini Singh’s novella ANGELS’ PAWN (angels and vampires together in one package), a prequel to her new Guild […]
Immigration Audit Affects BN's Reno Warehouse
Approximately 50 Hispanic employees say they were fired from Barnes & Noble’s Reno, NV distribution center after a routine federal immigration audit found they did not have the required paperwork on file. The employees were told to report to the Reno Immigration and Customs Enforcement office with proper documentation by Friday, the Reno Gazette-Journal reports. But BN spokesperson Mary Ellen Keating tells the paper in a separate piece “those people have not been fired.” They add: “she said Thursday that some employees have provided the required documentation to ICE officials and are back at work but declined to say how […]
Condoleezza Rice to Crown
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has reached a three-book deal with Crown. The first book, for publication in 2011, will be a memoir in which “Rice will combine candid narrative and acute analysis to tell the story of her time in the White House and as America’s top diplomat, and her role in protecting American security and shaping foreign policy during the extraordinary period from 2001-2009,” according to a statement. A memoir about her family is scheduled for 2012 and it will be published at the same time in a separate YA version. The AP cites “two publishing officials […]
Care to Twit?
Long ago you needed forums on your web site. Then came e-mail newsletters. Next you needed a blog. And comments. Add RSS feeds, and an RSS reader. Your kids probably got you to text. Podcasts were the next big thing, followed by viral video, My Space, and Facebook. And so it goes: now it’s Twitter’s turn. From what was a community of a few million, Twitter suddenly hit its viral ramp-up stage within the past couple of months. Whether or not to join the crowd is the latest information-anxiety question on the minds of many people, particularly challenging for classically […]