E-Book Pioneers Launch Audio Venture The team that created the Palm Reader software and built that platform into the most successful e-book venture so far will launch a new audiobook company that takes advantage of the latest standards at the World Science Fiction Convention in Boston on Labor Day. Mike Segroves serves as president and publisher of the new company, Paperback Digital, with Jeff Strobel as vp of software development and Dave Pascoe as vp of Commerce Systems. Using the MP3-CD standard, they can compress up to 17 hours of book narration onto a single CD. Most titles will be […]

Both Khouri Books Pulled For Good Random House Australia has made their withdrawal of Norma Khouri’s FORBIDDEN LOVE permanent, and has dropped her second book as well, originally scheduled for publication this fall. Managing director Margaret Seale comments: “It’s just very disappointing that we haven’t had the evidence to prove to us that the allegations raised were incorrect.” In a different report, Random calls Khouri’s evidence “inadequate and inconclusive.” Published as HONOR LOST in the U.S. by Atria, corporate spokesperson Adam Rothberg says, “We have already withdrawn the book from sale and publication, and nothing we’ve seen or heard leads […]

Great Jobs, Great Audience, Great Deal With another 4 new postings since yesterday we’re now up to 80 in all — close to our highest ever — as our Job Board remains vibrant even in the dog days of August. And why not. We deliver by far the largest audience of people in the book publishing business (almost twice the circulation of our nearest competitor), and we do it for a far lower price than anyone else (our old partners charge a third more; a print competitor costs more than three times as much). We just try to offer a […]

Great Jobs, Great Audience, Great Deal With five new postings since yesterday and 78 in all — close to our highest ever — our Job Board remains vibrant even in the dog days of August. We think the explanation is pretty simple: We deliver by far the largest audience of people in the book publishing business (almost twice the circulation of our nearest competitor), and we do it for a far lower price than anyone else (our old partners charge a third more; a print competitor costs more than three times as much). Plus, we absolutely never spam people to […]

Personnel News Andrew Mandel will join Farrar Straus as evp and deputy publisher on September 20. He will be responsible for “Finance, operations, production, sales, and marketing functions, and will work closely with all departments to enhance FSG’s performance.” For the past eight years he has been at Workman Publishing, currently serving as general manager. At Profile Books, Oliver Stanley is stepping down as chairman, but will remain a director. Nicholas Perren, former managing director of John Murray, takes over the position. Andrew Franklin said of Stanley, “Oliver has played a crucial part in the success Profile has achieved. The […]

Da Vinci Book Helps Drive Sales at Nelson Thomas Nelson reported first quarter sales of $49 million, up 17 percent from a year before, with income of $1.9 million, up from $1.1 million a year ago. CEO Sam Moore says that BREAKING THE DA VINCI CODE was one of two “top performers” for the quarter. Moore also notes that, “We believe there are signs that business is starting to rebound in the religious book store market after several years of pressure. Our share of this market has increased in recent years, and we expect to benefit from any sustained recovery […]