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Distribution News
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.”
Simon & Schusters Cuts Field Reps, Launches Telemarketing Group
Due to “the changing nature of the market place,” Simon & Schuster is reducing and reorganizing its staff of field sales reps, eliminating nine salespeople and leaving a new structure of just seven field reps: John Muse (MA, CT, RI and parts of NY); Tim Hepp (parts of PA, NJ, VA, MD and Washington, DC); Leah Hays (IL, OH, WI, MN); Michael Smith (Hastings, other select retailers); Amy Schoppert (WA, OR, CO); Kelly Stidham (CA, AZ); Laura Webb (LA, SF, UT). They will work under director, field sales, Michael Croy. Sales and marketing evp Michael Selleck says the “new field […]
Borders UK Online Assets Are Sold
The Capital Organisation, an investment group, has purchased the defunct Borders UK’s online operation and a database of over a million customers for an undisclosed price, the Bookseller reports. Operating under the less tarnished Books etc brand (a part of Borders UK), the buyer “is thought to be planning to merge the website with two other retail sites it already owns – goodmusic.co.uk and sellstudentstuff.com.”
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.
Today's eReader News
DMC is launching a line of six different ereaders–two of which have 3G connectivity, with the rest using wifi–along with a social networking platform around reading called Copia. Their tag line is: “Any eReader can hold your book. But only one holds your entire reading experience. Introducing the copia reader — the first and only reader with social networking built in.” Gizmodo dubs it “like Goodread on steroids.” Company info on the readers Amazon’s SuperKindle will start shipping with international wireless capability starting January 19, now open for pre-orders.Release Meanwhile, CourseSmart, the consortium that sells higher education textbooks online, has […]