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Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 12/29-1/2

January 2, 2015

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Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know. What will be the biggest digital trends for libraries this year? How do professional bookbinders carry on in the…Continue Reading

Posted in 5 Links • Tagged Digital library trends, direct-to-consumer sales, ebook subscription services, ebooks, professional book binders

Top 5 Publishing 2014 Reflections and 2015 Predictions

December 26, 2014

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Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. As we near the end of the year, we thought we would change things up and instead post 5 links to articles with predictions for the publishing industry in 2015. Digiday outlined what we learned about publishing this year, focusing primarily on…Continue Reading

Posted in 5 Links • Tagged academic publishing, DBW 2015, Digiday, digital, Digital Book World, diversity, future of publishing, Harvard Magazine, international, pricing, Publishers Weekly, Publishing Perspectives, Thad McIlroy, trends

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 12/15-12/19

December 19, 2014

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Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know. Should Barnes & Noble start focusing on how to beat Starbucks instead of trying to win the tablet market?…Continue Reading

Posted in 5 Links • Tagged anti-trust, Apple, Barnes & Noble, copyright law, Department of Justice, disabilities, marketing, Nielsen, print, social media, Starbucks, Tablet, teens, websites

People Round-Up, Mid-December 2014

December 17, 2014

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PEOPLE Meredith Greenhouse will join Perseus Book Group as VP, International Sales and Marketing. She was Senior Director of International Sales at HarperCollins. Susan Reich will retire as President of Publishers Group West in March 2015. She has been president of the company for seven years. Perseus President and CEO David Steinberger said of her…Continue Reading

Posted in Book View • Tagged 15th Annual Chicago Latino Book & Family Festival, 29th Geneva Book and Press Fair, 47th North, A Content + eCommerce Company, ABA Winter Institute, Abu Dhabi International Book Fair, ALA 2015 Midwinter Meeting & Exhibitions, Alive Literary Agency, Almond Group Technologies, Amazon, American Pharmacists Association, Andrew Karre, Andrew Stoddard, Anna Mintz, ASCI/AAP Joint Meeting, AWP Conference, Barbara Casey, Barbara Casey Agency, Bastei Entertainment, Bologna Children's Book Fair, Bonnier Publishing, Book Expo America, Book World Prague 2015, BookCon, BookMasters, Booknet Canada Technology Forum Conference, Brad Rose, Brookings Institutional Press, Brussels Book Fair, caa 103rd annual conference, CAMEX, Carly Gorga, Chelsea Vaughn, Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2), Christopher Cosgrove, Ciana -2015 January Remainder and Promotional Book Fair, Cindy Whittemore, Clarkson Potter, Copyright Clearance Center, Crown Archetype, Crown Publishing Group, Daphne Durham, Darren Gillgrass, David Blum, david c. cook, David Steinberger, Digital Book World, digital innovators' summit, Donald Maass Literary Agency, Dreamscape Media, Dutton Children's, Ellie Hirschhorn, F&W, Festival Neue Literatur, Foundry Literary & Media, Frankfurt Book Fair, Free Comic Book Day, G7 Entertainment, Gallery, Great American Bargain Book Show (GABBS), Hachette Book Group, Harmony Books, Harper Christian, Harper Wave, HarperCollins, HarperCollins Christian Publishing, Healthcare Consulting Limited, Hoopla Digital, Housing Works Bookstore Cafe, InkWell Management, Inside 3D Printing Conference and Expo, International Home and Housewares Show, International Kolkata Book Fair, Irv Myers, Jackie Dinas, Janet Goldstein, Jason Kaufman, Jerusalem International Book Fair, Jet City Comics, Joanne Leedom-Ackerman, Jodi Watson, Julie Cepler, Kate Tyler, Kathryn Schulz, Katie Shea Boutillier, Kelly Leonard, Kensington, Key West Literary Seminar, Kindle Singles, Kirk Bleemer, Kristi Marchbanks, Lake Union, Lerner Publishing Group, Lisa Thomas, Little A, Little Brown, Little Brown Books for Young Readers, Liz Perl, Lori Cloud, Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, Lyrical Press, Maaza Mengiste, Marietta B. Zacker, Mark Smith, Mary McCue, Melissa Danaczko, Meredith Greenhouse, Michelle Forde, Midwest Tape, Mikyla Bruder, MIPTV 2015, MLA Annual Convention, Molly Quinn, Molly Templeton, Montlake Romance, Museum Store Association Retail Conference & Expo, Myers Associates, MysteriousPress.com, Nancy Gallt Literary, National Geographic Books, National Stationary Show, New Delhi World Book Fair, New Leaf, New York Magazine, New Yorker, North Atlantic Books, Norwegian Festival of Literature, Patty King, Penguin Random House, Perseus Book Group, Playcon, ProQuest, psp 2015 annual conference, Publishers Group West, Publishing Triangle Awards, Quercus, Random House Children's, Regan Arts, Rex Ogle, Robert Bloom, SCBWI Annual Winter Conference, Scholastic, Simon & Schuster, Skyscape, Society for Scholarly Publishing Annual Meeting, Solothurn Literature Festival, State of Maryland International Reading Council (SoMIRAC) Conference, Stephen Barbara, Steve Bevis, Strategic Media Books, Sue Driskill, Sue Malone-Barber, Susan Murphy, Susan Reich, Suzanne Donahue, SXSW Interactive, Taipei International Book Fair, Tammy Faxel, The London Book Fair, Thomas & Mercer, Three Rivers Press, Threshold, Tim McKee, Tin House Books, toy fair, tracy brickman, Turin International Book Fair, Two Lions, Vilnius Book Fair, Virginia Festival of the Book, W. Publishing, W. W. Norton, Waterbrook Multnomah, Wolverine Worldwide, Word Bookstores, Words Without Borders, World Cookbook Fair, Yelba Quinn, Zaffre Publishing

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 12/8-12/12

December 12, 2014

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Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know. Amazon and Wattpad are about to go head-to-head in fanfiction, but who will come out on top? Is it…Continue Reading

Posted in 5 Links • Tagged Amazon, ebook pricing, ebooks, fanfiction, reader privacy, Reading habits, Twitter, Wattpad

Publicists Contact Sheet 2015

December 9, 2014

Once again, Publishing Trends has assembled a contact sheet of freelance publicists. We’ve added some names, and retired some, but the list continues to expand as the need for publicity services grows. Many firms utilize both traditional and digital approaches to book publicity, and again we have three digital-only firms. To download a PDF of this…Continue Reading

Posted in Contact Sheets • Tagged Amplify Partners, Andrea Burnett Public Relations, Antonia Hall Communications, Author Marketing Experts, Barclay Publicity, Blathersweet PR, Blue Slip Media, Brand New Brand You, Buxus PR, Danzig Communications, David Ratner Publicity & Publishing Consulting, Deb Shapiro & Company, DeBartlo & Co., Ein Communications, February Media, Franklin Public Relations, FSB Associates, Gail Leondar Public Relations, Goldberg McDuffie Communications, Graf-Martin Communications, Greg Mowery Public Relations, GT/PR, Hilsinger-Mendelson, Icon Media Group, Jennifer Prost Public Relations, Jessica Jonap PR, JSA Kids Marketing, Kat Purcell, Kathryn Hall, Kathy Daneman, Kaye Publicity, Kelley and Hall Book Publicity, Kimberly Burns Literary Publicity, Krupp Kommunications, Little Bird, Lorna Garano, Margo Donohue, Marian Brown PR, Maryann Palumbo Marketing Concepts, MCartin Daniels PR, Media Connect, Meghan Phillips Public Relations, Michele Karlsberg Marketing and Management, Miracle Worker PR, Mouth Public Relations, One Potata Producations, Over the River Public Relations, Parsont Publicity Group, PR by the Book, Rare Bird Lit, rhalee hughes public relations + marketing, Richards Public Relations, Saichek, Sarah Russo Public Relations, Scott Manning & Associates, Shelton Interactive, Shreve Williams Public Relations, SoCal Public Relations, Stephanie Barko, Tandem Literary, The Carriere Company, The Hendra Agency, The Lisa Ekus Group, The PR Freelancer, To Press and Beyond, VM / PR, Whitney Peeling Public Relations, Wiley Saichek, Wiley Saichek Marketing and Publicity Consultant, Your Expert Nation

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 12/1-12/5

December 5, 2014

Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know. Has Pamela Paul’s leadership led to a more inclusive New York Times Book Review “100 Notable Books” list? Is Apple guilty…Continue Reading

Posted in 5 Links • Tagged 100 Notable Books, Apple, blockbusters, bookstores, debut authors, ebook price-fixing, infographic, kids, New York Times Book Review, Pamela Paul, public libraries, Scholastic

People Round-Up, Early December 2014

December 3, 2014

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PEOPLE Hachette Book Group EVP, Chief Marketing and Sales Officer Evan Schnittman is leaving his position as of December 12th, after two and a half years. The position was created for him and will be eliminated when he leaves. Chris Murphy was promoted to SVP, Group Sales Director of Hachette and will join the company’s…Continue Reading

Posted in Book View • Tagged 15th Annual Chicago Latino Book & Family Festival, 29th Geneva, ABA Winter Institute, Abrams, Abu Dhabi International Book Fair, ALA 2015 Midwinter Meeting & Exhibitions, Alloy, Amanda Bullock, American Booksellers Association. Chris Finan, American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression, Amplify, Amy Pederson, Andrea Fleck Nisbet, Arena, ASCI/AAP Joint Meeting, Atria Books, AWP Conference, BISG, Bob Gibney, Bologna Children's Book Fair, Book Expo America, Book World Prague 2015, Booknet Canada Technology Forum Conference, Books-A-Million, Brittany Morrongiello, Bruce Tracy, Brussels Book Fair, caa 103rd annual conference, CAMEX 2015, Care.com, Carl Lennertz, Caroline Horn, Cengage Learning, Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2), Chris Murphy, Christie's, Ciana -2015 January Remainder and Promotional Book Fair, City Lights Publishers, Claire McKean, Claudia Boutote, Crown, Current, Dan Reynolds, Dan Ruffino, David Kent, David Schiller, DC Entertainment, Denver Publishing Institute, Digital Book World, digital innovators' summit, Douglas Reil, eBook Architects, Ecco, Einstein Literary Management, Einstein Thompson Agency, Ellie Pyle, Elsevier, Emily Krasner, Erin Stein, Evan Schnittman, ExpressEdit.net, Festival Neue Literatur, Fiona Brown, Fodors.com, Frank Vari, Free Comic Book Day, Genevieve Dominguez, Get Reading!, Google, grand central life & style, Great American Bargain Book Show (GABBS), Grigory Tovbis, Grosset & Dunlap, Guadalajara International Book Fair, Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins, HarperCollins Canada, HarperElixir, HarperOne, HD Supply, Helen Tobin Knopf, Hodgman Literary, Housing Works Bookstore, Inside 3D Printing Conference and Expo, International Home and Housewares Show, International Kolkata Book Fair, International Licensing Industry Merchandisers' Association, Iris Tupholme, Jaime Leifer, Jennifer Maloney, Jenny Mandel, Jerusalem International Book Fair, Jessica Weiner, Jessica Wong, Jill Smith, Jo Lusby, John Leahy, Jon Yaged, Kate Travers, Kathy Daneman, Kathy Daneman Public Relations, Key West Literary Seminar, Kickstarter, Krista Ingebretson, Launch Kids, Laura Stiers, Leah McLaughlin, Leo MacDonald, Libby Edelson, Lindsay Fradkoff, Lippincott Massie McQuilkin, Literary Arts Inc., Little Brown, Little Brown Books for Young Readers, Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, Macmillan's Children's Publishing Group, Marie Arana, Marvel Comics, Mary Anne Thompson Associates, Meagan Stacey Levinson, Meg Leder, Meg Thompson, Megan Harley, Metropolitan Books, Michael Pietsch, MIPTV 2015, MLA Annual Convention, Molly Drislane, Morgan Moroney, Museum Store Association Retail Conference & Expo, National Book Festival, National Stationary Show, Nelson Books, New Delhi World Book Fair, Nick Small, North Atlantic Books, Norwegian Festival of Literature, Other Press, Oxmoor House, Page Edmunds, Palgrave Macmillan, Paul Stevens, Penguin Books, Penguin Children's, Penguin Random, Perigee, Playcon, Portfolio, Price Stern Sloan, Princeton University Press, psp 2015 annual conference, PublicAffairs, Publishing Triangle Awards, Quirk Books, Rachel Lodi, Randall Lotowycz, Ravensburger, Rayhane Sanders, Richard Veith, Rodale, Ronald J. Domanic, Roxanne Chen, RR Donnelley, SCBWI Annual Winter Conference, Selina Meere, Sentinel, Shawna Mullen, Simon & Schuster Australia, Society for Scholarly Publishing Annual Meeting, Solothurn Literature Festival, St. Martin's Press, Stacey Lewis, State of Maryland International Reading Council (SoMIRAC) Conference, Steve Murphy, Sulay Hernandez, Susan Bolotin, Susan Golomb Literary Agency, Susanna Einstein, SXSW Interactive, Taipei international Book Exhibition, Taunton Press, The Library of America, The London Book Fair, The Thompson Literary Agency, Thea James, Time Home Entertainment Inc, Tor Books, Touchstone, toy fair, Tricia Remark, Trish Hoard, Turin International Book Fair, University of California Lose Angeles, Unveiled Ink, Vanessa Mobley, Vertigo, Vilnius Book Fair, Virginia Festival of the Book, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post Book World, Wordstock Festival, Workman Publishing, World Book Night US, WSK Management

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 11/24-11/28

November 28, 2014

Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know. A year-long study in the UK reveals that ebook lending does not increase ebook buying in libraries. Do independent…Continue Reading

Posted in 5 Links • Tagged bibliodiversity, digital lending, digital printing, Disney, Disney movies anywhere, ebook lending, ebook sales, libraries, Long Tail

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 11/17-11/21

November 21, 2014

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Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know. What does Penguin Random House’s refusal to sign with any ebook subscription service mean for the Big Five? Is…Continue Reading

Posted in 5 Links • Tagged Big Five, digital rights management, DRM, ebook subscription service, Hachette, HarperCollins, Norton, Penguin Random House, People Roundup, Reading habits, Renaissance Learning

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