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. Bowker released a report on self-publishing statistics for 2015. Bloomberg takes a deeper look into the theory that print is…Continue Reading
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 responsibility do writers have to interact with their readers? What are the struggles of publishing art news in an…Continue Reading
In these tough economic times, it’s nice to hear something other than bad news. So here’s our third annual roundup of publishers doing good. We hope it warms your heart and inspires you in the New Year—here’s to 2009! Each summer, Robin Straus of the Robin Straus Agency volunteers at Circle of Tapawingo, a weeklong…Continue Reading
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Tagged Betsy Howie, Bloomberg, Bob Miller, Bookbinders Guild of New York, Books for a Better Life, Boulder Book Store, Carol Sakoian, charity, Circle of Tapawingo, ClassroomsCare, David Baldacci, David Black, David Levithan, Dr. Mehmet Oz, Dr. Michael Roizen, Everybody Wins!, Feeding America, Feeding Body & Mind, First Book, Gayle King, HarperStudio, Judy Newman, Judy Sjo-Gaber, Michael Kazan, My Arabic Library, philanthropy, Pine Ridge Reservation, Reach Out and Read, Robin Straus, Robin Straus Agency, Room to Read, Scholastic, Scholastic Reads!, Scott Manning, Steve Bedney, Tyler Reed, Verso Advertising, volunteerism, Wish You Well Foundation
The AAP’s “Annual Meeting for Smaller and Independent Publishers” was devoted, as it has been for the past 6 years, to the small and feisty. Executive Director Pat Schroeder skipped her intro to go attend an “urgent” meeting by the Higher Ed Group to discuss textbook prices, but the conference proceeded with an ebullient and…Continue Reading
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Tagged AAP, Alexander Skutt, Association of American Publishers, Bloomberg, Dominique Raccah, Edwards Brothers, Eric Yaverbaum, Jed Lyons, Jericho Communications, John Crutcher, Lee Thompson, Madison Square Garden, Marty Schamus, McBooks, Miriam Bass Award, NBN, Pat Schroeder, Sandra Payne, Sourcebooks, Sterling, Tech Materials, Texere
PEOPLE More Random House movement: Craig Virden, who has been President of RH Children’s and before that, BDD Books for Young Readers, is leaving. Crown’s Chip Gibson will take over, with Rich Romano as his EVP. Meanwhile Jenny Frost, now heading up Random Audio (which she will continue to run), will take over Crown Publishing…Continue Reading
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Tagged AAP, Alissa Neil, Allegra Goodman, Amanda Vail, AMS, Amy McIntosh, and Publishing, Andrea Smith, Ansel Adams, Aperture, Arthur Klebanoff, Barnes & Noble, Barney Rosset, Beverly Williams, Bill Bradley, Bloomberg, BMG, Bob Miller, Bob Wyatt, Bonnie Ammer, Brady Udal, Broadway, Carlton Books, Charles Roberts, Chuck Schumer, Cindy Adams, Colson Whitehead, Craig Virden, Crown Chip Gibson, David Czuchlewski, Diane Reverand, Dick Robinson, Disney, Donald Lyons, Dorothea Lange, E. Lynn Harris, Ecco, Ed Koch, Ellen Ryder, Fortune Magazine, Gerry Howard, Greg Anastas, Grolier, HarerPerennial, HarperCollins, Holt, Hyperion, IMG, Ingrid Betancourt, Inside.com, Janos Gat Gallery, Jenny Frost, Joe Kanon, Joerg Pfuhl, June Jordan, Justin Loeber, Karen Weitzman, Klutz Press, Kurt Cobain, Linda Wolfe, London Book Fair, Lynn Bond, Lynn Yaeger, Marie Arana, Mark Reiter, Marly Rusoff, Martingale & Co., Mary Anne Thompson, McGraw-Hill, Michael Denneny, Michael Eisner, Michael Pollan, Michele Slung, Mike Campbell, Minor White, Morrow, My Losing Season, Nan Talese/Doubleday, Nat Sobel, National Book Critics Circle, Neal Goff, Nelvana, New York Public Library, New York Times Book Review, Nina Zagat, Nirvana, NY Post, Otto Penzler, Pat Conroy, Pat Schroeder, Penguin UK, Pete Muller, Peter Olson, Peter Orner, PGW, PJ Mark, Pocket Books, Poets & Writers, Politics, Random House, Rich Romano, Riverhead Books, Robert Allen, Robert E. Evanson, Roger Williams, Rosetta Books, S&S, Scholastic, Small Press Book Fair, Sons of heaven, St. Martin's, Stranger, Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival, Terrence Cheng, Texere, The Agent: Personalities, The Botany of Desire, The Red Tent, The Stegner Circle, Tim Carvell, Tim Zagat, Today Show, Tony Clark, Tracy Sherrod, Trafalgar Square, Trust for Public Land, Until Death Do Us Part: My Struggle to Reclaim Colombia, Vicki Bijur, Virginia Festival of the Book, Wally Lamb, Washington Post Book World
