With New York swimming in sun soup, and all of Europe on vacation, it must be August, which means it’s time for another sneak peak at this year’s 100 staggeringly successful Columbia Publishing Course graduates. As in years past, we’ve compiled a composite biographical sketch of the ultimate superstar student, taken entirely from actual bios….Continue Reading
Yup, that’s right, Mr. Lysol strolled the Javits Center June 21-23, one of several seemingly incomprehensible brands (think RotoRooter) that are — or hope to be — turned into licenses. Welcome to the 25th Annual Licensing Show, where 20,000 attendees gazed at the wares of 525 exhibitors, showcasing 5,700 properties — essentially on par with…Continue Reading
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Swede Heads for the Hills, Plato’s PR at the Bar, Ultra-Marathoner Darts Through Europe A long-forgotten hero of speed gets his moment on the proverbial winner’s podium in German author Marc Buhl’s biathlon of fact and fiction, RASHIDA or THE RACE TO THE SOURCE OF THE NILE. Mensen Ernst was born in the late 18th…Continue Reading
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Tagged Albatros, Anton Chekhov, August Strindberg, Bengt Nordin Agency, Bloomsbury USA, Boris Vian, Circulo de Leitores, Cortazar, De Geus, Dulnyouk, Eichborn, Electra, Florian Beckerhoff, Frederic Lenoir, French Publishers' Agency, Georg Buchner, Jutta Willand, Karen Duve, Lucinda Karter, Madeleine Hesserus, Marc Buhl, Maria Enberg, Mensen Ernst, Natur och Kultur, People's Press, Peter Hoeg, Phebus, Philippe Djian, Piper, Prix des Maisons de la Presse, RH Mondadori, Thomas Hack, Violette Cabsesos, Virginia Woolf, Yedam
Specialty Distributors Dominate Markets Publishers Can’t Touch Last month’s profile of distributors into the traditional book market only revealed the tip of the sales iceberg, as publishers expand their special sales departments in hopes of reaching a broader (read non-bookstore) array of consumers. Enter the specialty distributor. In a retail landscape where books are accessories…Continue Reading
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Tagged Bass Pro, Booklegger, Cabela's, Carrie Kilmer, CHP, Chronicle, Contemporary Specialty, Copeland, Copeland Sports, Creative Homeowner, Cy de Cosse, Dick's, Elaine Panagides, Elliott Mackey, Gander Mountain, Gaylan, Global Sports, HDA, Idea Logical Company, Ingram, Kevin Haas, Libby Bonomolo, Media Solutions, Meredith, Michael Kirschwehm, Mike Hejny, Mike Shatzkin, Modell's, Motor Books International (MBI), National Plan Service, Quayside, Robert Kraut, Rodale, Ron Davis, Select, SLS, Soho, South Beach Diet, Sports Chalet, Sterling, Sunset, Time Media, Time Media Direct, Wine Appreciation Guild
Distributors Reshuffle the Deck – Signing Up Clients As Publishers Proliferate, Ingram Jumps In As Baker & Taylor Gets Out Bowker reports that 2004 saw the birth of 11,000 new ISBNs in the US, bringing the grand total to a whopping 81,000 publishers. From the largest to the smallest, everyone’s looking to get to market,…Continue Reading
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Tagged Baker & Taylor, Banta, Bowker, CDS, Dave Shanke, Ingram Publisher Services, Neil Levin, Octopus Group, Perseus, Phil Ollila, Random House, Workman
Book-Banning Scare in Iran, Expats Unite in Turkey Despite having completed all of the normal and rigorous procedures required to get permission from the government, Arash Hejaz, the Iranian publisher of Paulo Coelho‘s latest international sensation, THE ZAHIR, was threatened and terrified last month by the authorities. The novel was the first foreign title to…Continue Reading
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Tagged Anastasia Ashman, Arash Hejaz, Avalon Publishing Group, Caravan Books, Catherine Bayar, Constance Sayre, Curtis Brown, Dogan Kitap, Elif Shafak, FSG, Jennifer Gokmen, Jonathan Lyons, Lady Mary Wortley Montague, Orhan Pamuk, Paulo Coelho, Seal Press, Tehran Book Fair, University of Arizona
The 60th Annual Stationery Show At this year’s 60th annual Stationery Show, held at the Javit’s Center from May 15-18, it seemed as if style was returning to its source, with retro-chic 1940’s and 50’s designs – and an emphasis on vintage Paris – flooding the floor. An especially slow year, Sunday kicked off to…Continue Reading
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Tagged Abrams, Anne Taintor, Chronicle, HarperCollins, Javits Center, Marvel Comics, Random House, S&S, Sourcebooks, Stationery Show, Yoshitomo Nara
BEA‘s back and Blackberrys are buzzing as everyone gears up for yet another three-day extravaganza chock full of authors, agents, air kisses and an international invasion. To help you get quadruple booked in all the right ways, Publishing Trends checked in with a number of show veterans and got the low down on this year’s…Continue Reading
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Tagged BEA, Buzz Forum, Chris McCabe, Cowan DeBaets Abrahams and Sheppard, David Rosenthal, Ellis Levine, Frankfurt Book Fair, Gig Levangie Grazer, Graphia, Harcourt, Henry Holt, Houghton, InkWell Management, J. Stephen Sheppard, javits, Jurgen Boos, LBF, Le Bureau International de l'Edition Francaise, Mark Bittmar, Metropolitan Books, Michael Carlisle, Ornella Robbiati, Random House, Rights Center, S&S, Soho House, Sonzogno, The New Title Showcase, Umberto Eco
A gaggle of writers and publishers gathered at the Small Press Center in mid-April to witness a lively panel discussion on the growing phenomenon of Reading Groups, aka the Other Book Clubs. PT attended the panel and then did follow up interviews with some of the panelists. Organized by Mark Kaufman, Donna Paz Kaufman who…Continue Reading
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Tagged Adriana Trigiani, B&N University, Barbara Hoffert, Carol Fitzgerald, David Roth-Ey, Donna Paz Kaufman, HarperPerennial, Jill Tardiff, Mark Kaufman, ReadignGroupGuides.com, Seattle Public Library, Small Press Center, The Book Report Network, Women's National Book Association
RBTE: The Traditionalists FROM PUBLISHING TRENDS (MAY 2005) New York isn’t the only city getting a little expo action this June. In Chicago, the Religious Book Trade Exhibit (RBTE) is hitting the floor the same weekend as BEA, running from May 31 to June 3. Bob Byrns, who coordinates the event (which has sold out…Continue Reading
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Tagged Amazon, B&N Books, Barnes & Noble, BEA, Bob Byrns, Borders, CBA, Doubleday, Greg Tobin, Religious Book Trade Exhibit, Trace Murphy, Walmart
