E-Mail Tips The service that sends much of our mail has had technical problems — hence yesterday’s late meal yesterday. And today we are sending via the PublishersMarketplace server to get the mail through. We hope the problems will be resolved quickly, but in the meantime here are some tips that are always useful with mail issues: — Lunch Deluxe is posted to PublishersMarketplace.com as soon as it’s ready, and archived there as well. You can always read Lunch through the site, no matter what e-mail issues you might be having. (Some members are on the site every day; some […]
Lunch for Tuesday, February 19
Over 1.1 Million Orman Free Downloads The Oprah Winfrey Show said in a statement over the weekend that they provided over 1.1 million free downloads of Suze Orman’s book in the short period that it was available. Orman says in the release: “I believe WOMEN & MONEY is the most important book I’ve ever written. So this was not about getting people to buy the book, but getting them to read it, and that was the intention behind this offer.” AP Editorial Cuts at HMH As part of the integration of Harcourt Trade and Houghton Mifflin, editors Jane Rosenman, Anton […]
Lunch Weekly for Monday, February 18
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 Atlantic contributor and former Bunting Fellow Amy Waldman’s THE SUBMISSION, a […]
Lunch for Friday, February 15
Proposal, Apology, and Coming Attraction New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress has a book proposal being auctioned now by Ian Kleinert at Objective Entertainment, written with Newark Star-Ledger sports writer Michael Garafolo. NYP Actor Kathleen Turner, facing libel charges in the UK from Nicolas Cage over excerpts from her book SEND YOURSELF ROSES that ran in the British newspaper, has apologized. Turner said: “I guess what I can say is I’m truly sorry if I caused distress or harm, because one thing is for sure — I never, ever intended to do that. This is what I remember, these […]
Lunch for Thursday, February 14
Borders’ New Concept Borders unveiled their first new concept store in Ann Arbor. The biggest change is their Digital Center, outfitted with computer workstations and a promise “we’ll show you how” with the help of knowledgeable staff. Borders wants customers to buy music for download (to non-Apple players) and custom-burned CDs; print out digital photos and create their own photo books; self-publish through a “personal publishing” program in conjunction with Lulu.com; research their family history through “genealogy services” from Ancestry.com; and buy Sony Readers and download e-books. Certain particularly strong categories have been “designated as special destinations” and given a […]
Lunch for Wednesday, February 13
Oprah Offers Free Download On today’s Oprah Winfrey Show, the host announced that a free downloadable version of Suze Orman’s bestselling book WOMEN & MONEY (published a year ago by Spiegel & Grau) is available at Oprah.com today and tomorrow through 5 pm Pacific time only. The PDF file is offered in both English and Spanish versions, and the site includes this message: “This book is copyrighted. You may view and download the file, but you may not copy the file or share or forward it to any other person.” Orman was featured on today’s show, helping out a family […]