David Rothman Founder, Teleread.org Sure, Oprah loves the Kindle, Amazon’s gizmo for reading electronic books, even if it looks a bit like a Soviet-made adding machine. And a second model probably will be on the way—in fact, perhaps two. We just might see an econo-Kindle and a large-screened version for students. Forbes is so excited…Continue Reading
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PEOPLE In the Random House reorganization, which moved Bantam to RHPG, Irwyn Applebaum has left, as has Bantam Dell Group SVP, Director of Creative Marketing, Betsy Hulsebosch. She may be reached at (914) 772-1022. Barb Burg, SVP Executive Director Publicity and PR, will also be leaving, after 24 years, on January 30. She may be…Continue Reading
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Tagged ABPA, audio, Ballantine, Becky Saletan, Bill Boedeker, Bob Loomis, book view, Brian Vaughan, Broadway, Carolyn Pittis, Chronicle, Claire Tisne, Craig Virden, Crown, Dan Farley, Dan Halpern, Denise Cronin, Denise Oswald, Dial Press, DK, Doubleday, Ecco, Elise Proulx, Feiwel and Friends, First Second, FSG, Gina Centrello, Grosset & Dunlap, Harcourt, Herb Schaffner, Holt, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Irwyn Applebaum, Jean Feiwel, Jennifer Hershey, Jennifer Kaufler, Joelle Dieu, Joseph Bendel, Kate Medina, Kathy Dawson, Lauri Hornik, Linda Rosenberg, Lisa George, Listening Library, Lori Burke, Mary Marotta, Mary McGrath, McGraw-Hill, Melanie Kroupas, Michael Eisenberg, Michael Hathaway, Nancy Gallt, Patty Garcia, Phyllis Azar, Priddy Books, Quirk, Rachel Bressler, Rachel Kind, Random House, Rebecca Gardner, Rebecca Waugh, Recorded Books, Rick Richter, Roaring Brook Press, Rodale, Rubin Pfeffer, Selina Cicogna Meere, Sharon Swados, Simon & Schuster, Simon Boughton, Sonny Mehta, Square Fish, Steve Case, sub rights, Susan Kamil, Tor
Liz Thomson and Nicholas Clee Founders, Bookbrunch.co.uk Many trends become apparent in the US book market before finding their way to the UK, and, unfortunately, recession is one of them. At the Frankfurt Book Fair this October, publishers in the UK aisles were reasonably sanguine (about prospects for the coming season, at least), while their…Continue Reading
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PT thanks New York-based marketing consultant Rich Kelley for this report. “Content is no longer something you hand down from on high on a sacred tablet,” advised John Byrne, editor-in-chief of BusinessWeek. Today it’s more like “a campfire that you use to gather people. What becomes important is what then happens among the people.” The…Continue Reading
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PEOPLE Doubleday has eliminated 16 positions across all of the group’s imprints, in the editorial, marketing, publicity, art, and ad promo departments. Those leaving include editor Jennifer Josephy; Janet Silver, Nan Talese, Editor at Large; and from Spiegel & Grau, senior editor Tina Pohlman, Director of Publicity Gretchen Koss, Director of Marketing Megan Walker, and…Continue Reading
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Tagged Alex Lencicki, Andrea Glickson, Annsley Rosner, Atheneum, Atlas Books, Barnes & Noble, Basic Books, Becky Cabaza, Belinda Rasmussen, Beth Gebhard, Bill Huelster, Bonnier Publishing, Bonnier UK, book view, BookMasters, Brown, Campbell Wharton, Carlton Publishing Group, Cengage Learning, Charles Nurnberg, CLMP, Collins, Constance Sayre, Crown, Da Capo Press, Dan Harvey, Dan Weiss, David Moldawer, Des Higgins, Diane von Furstenberg, Dick Robinson, DK, Doris Cooper, Doubleday, Dupree/Miller, Ecco, Egmont UK, Emily Takoudes, eScholastic, Esther Margolis, Geoff Colquitt, Geoff Shandler, Gilman Park, Ginee Seo, Gretchen Koss, Hachette, Harmony, HarperCollins, HarperOne, Holt, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Hudson Park Press, Hudson Street Press, Hyperion, Imagine Publishing, Jane Beirn, Janet Silver, Jed Donahue, Jennifer Hunt, Jennifer Josephy, Jeremy Nurnberg, Joe Wikert, John Fagan, John Owen, Jordan Brown, Judy Powers, Jurt Hassler, Kaplan, Karen Frangipane, Karen Hansgen, Kim Small, Leslie Cohen, Lisa Herling, Little, Liz Keenan, Marie Coolman, Matt Weiland, Matthew Lore, Megan Walker, Metropolitan Books, Michael Broussard, Mickey Maudlin, Morrow, Nan Talese, Nancy Hancock, New York Center for Independent Publishing, Newmarket Press, O'Reilly Media, Octopus USA, Oprah Winfrey Network, Orbit, Peter Yarrow, PGW, Plume, Portfolio, Potter Craft, Quamut.com, Reagan Arthur, Rich Freese, Rich Johnson, Rizzoli, Rodale, Rough Guides, Sara Bershtel, Scholastic, Seth Radwell, Shawn Nicholls, Shaye Areheart, Sheena Coupe, Simon & Schuster, Simon Spotlight Entertainment, Skira-Rizzoli, Sparknotes, Spelling Bee, Spiegel & Grau, St. Martin's, Sterling, Susan Canavan, Terry Newell, The New Museum, The Paris Review, Three Rivers Press, Tim Holman, Tim Sullivan, Tina Pohlman, Toni Sciarra, Trident Media Group, Walden Pond Press, Watson-Guptill, Weldon Owen, Wiley, Workman
By Ariel Aberg-Riger I love Google. Like, a lot. I use Google Reader. And Gmail. And Google Docs. And Google Calendar. And Google Analytics. I happily let Google see everything I do. I eagerly await the day Google search can be fused to my brain. So, when I first heard the rumors about Google’s mobile…Continue Reading
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PT thanks New York–based marketing consultant Rich Kelley for his reporting. “What we have today is the tyranny of more,” warned Mike Linton, CMO of eBay. “More choices, more technology, more competition, more alliances, more complexity, more risk.” “The Internet is run on love,” mused Clay Shirky, author of Here Comes Everybody: The Power of…Continue Reading
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For Turkey, whose publishing past is inextricably linked with controversy, being the Guest of Honor at Frankfurt Book Fair is a unique opportunity. Rather than defending itself and its authors against the historically restrictive government, Frankfurt is a chance for Turkey’s literary community to present a united cultural front on the international stage. Fittingly, Nobel…Continue Reading
