For almost four years, Publishing Trends’ most popular article has been a piece called “How to Get a Job in Publishing,” by Marian Schembari, a recent college grad who used her social media skills to land a job in book publicity. But getting a job in publishing is just a beginning—how and when does someone…Continue Reading
When Publishing Trends published its first App Developer Round-up in February 2011, the publishing world might have just then been reaching the height of app mania. Publishers were still flushed with excitement over the Great Downloading Spree of Christmas 2010; Kirkus had just announced the addition of a book app review section to every issue;…Continue Reading
Posted in Digital •
Tagged Apple, Audubon, Auryn, Green Mountain Digital, Jesus Calling, Kirkus, One Hundred Robots, PicPocket Books, Publishing Trends, Sarah Young, The New York Times, Thomas Nelson, Zuuka
Our sister site, Publishing Trendsetter, posted this great Book-Jobs Not by the Book interview today with Laura Hazard Owen, former Editorial Manager here at Publishing Trends and current book industry journalist for paidContent. Always honest and accessible, Laura’s interview is just as informative as her articles, which cover everything from the DoJ case to Penelope Trunk. The…Continue Reading
At a point when the words “fast-changing landscape” have become so universally true of publishing that one starts looking for alternative phrasings to avoid monotony, surprisingly little change appears between the Publishing Trends Distributor Survey 2011 and the results for this year. We list 25 total companies with no new additions this year: 12 publishers…Continue Reading
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Tagged Abrams, Antique Collectors' Club, ARTBOOK | D.A.P., BDS / AtlasBooks, Chicago Distribution Center, Consortium, Disney/Hyperion, distributor, Globe Pequot, Greenleaf Book Group, Hachette, HarperCollins, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Independent Publishers’ Group (IPG), Ingram Publisher Services, International Publishers Marketing, Macmillan, Midpoint Trade, National Book Network (NBN), Norton, Penguin, Perseus Distribution, Publishers Group West, Publishing Trends, Random House, Red Wheel/Weiser, SCB Distributors, Simon & Schuster
While the majority of book industry coverage at the moment is focused on ebooks and the latest developments in the tablet and ereader race, Publishing Trends wanted to focus briefly on publishers’ internal structures: how are they meeting all these new digital demands from a human resources standpoint? Initially we planned to write an article…Continue Reading
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Tagged Baker & Taylor, Bob Nelson, Chantal Restivo-Alessi, David Bronstein, EMI Music, HarperCollins, Hartnick Search, ING Bank, Jeff Dodes, Jive Label Group, Kate Hartnick Elliott, LivePerson, Perseus, Peter Phillips, Publishing Trends, Random House, Samantha Cohen, Simon & Schuster, Sony
PEOPLE Evan Schnittman is joining Hachette Book Group on May 7 in a new executive position of EVP, Chief Marketing and Sales Officer. He will oversee marketing and sales for all divisions of the company, which includes digital sales and marketing, advertising and promotion, and the market research and analytics group. He has been Managing Director, Group Sales…Continue Reading
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Tagged Al Zuckerman, Amistad, Amy Berkower, Bloomsbury, Buenos Aires International Book Fair, Carl Raymond, Chip Gibson, Chris Angelilli, Craig Young, Digital Kids, Digital Minds Conference 2012 New Markets: New Models, DK Publishing, Ecco, Evan Schnittman, F&W, Geneva Fair for Books & Press, Golden Books Young Readers Group, Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins, Hudson Street Press, Hyperion, Jessica Napp, John Schoenfelder, Jonathan Kroberger, Karen Rinaldi, Kate Klimo, Kate Travers, Katy Hershberger, Kevin Callahan, Laura Keefe, Lisa Ekus Group, Lisa Sharkey, Little Brown, Liveright, London Book Fair, Mallory Loehr, Marie Coolman, Marysue Rucci, Matt Harper, Media Assets Management Associates, Mulholland Books, Museum Store Association Conference & Expo, Nickelodeon, PEN World Voices Festival, Penguin, Peter Miller, Publishing Trends, Putnam, Random House, Rizzoli, Rodale Books, Scott Rudin, Simon & Schuster, Simon Lipskar, St. Martin's Press, Thomas Dunne, VOICE, Walker Children's, Workman, Writers House
New York, NY: February 1, 2012—EPM Communications, Inc.’s Content Licensing Network will incorporate Market Partners International’s Publishing Trends into the Network’s flagship publication, Content Licensing. Content Licensing reveals the latest trends, deals, and deal-makers involved in licensing media and entertainment properties across traditional and digital platforms. The Content Licensing Network, which launched earlier this year, is run…Continue Reading
At the Children’s Publishing Goes Digital conference, hosted by Publishers Launch and the Frankfurt Book Fair, and chaired by Lorraine Shanley of Market Partners International and Publishing Trends, some unexpected themes emerged from the assembled speakers: Kids (or perhaps their parents) are not buying ebooks, so (for now) print books are still big. That goes…Continue Reading
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Tagged Bowker, Children's Publishing Goes Digital, Disney, Frankfurt Book Fair, Jennifer Perry, Kelly Gallagher, Lorraine Shanley, Market Partners International, Mike Shatzkin, Nickelodeon, Publishers Launch, Publishing Trends, Russell Hampton, Scholastic, Sesame Workshop, TouchyBooks
PEOPLE Laurie Brown is leaving FSG, where she was SVP, Director Sales & Marketing. Her duties will be assumed by Jeff Seroy and Linda Rosenberg. . . Gary Gentel has been named VP Sales, Trade Division at Scholastic. He was most recently with Dorling Kindersley. . . John Schline has been made SVP, Corporate Director…Continue Reading
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Tagged Amazon, Barbara Tolley, Barnes & Noble, Bell Tower, Berlitz, Bob Miller, BOMC, Bonus Books, Chris McInerney, Christopher Maclehose, Columbia House, Cynthia katz, Cynthia Victor, Dan Weiss, Disney, Dominique Raccah, Dorling Kindersley, Duncan Baird, Emma Sweeney, Festival of Books, Fourth Estate, FSG, Gary Gentel, Gerogina Challis, Greg Anastas, Guggenheim, HarperCollins, Harvill, Hyperion, Jayne Pliner, Jeff Seroy, Jerry Hobbs, Joel Conarroe, John Phillips, John Schline, Julie Merberg, Jupiter, Klutz Press, Koret Foundation, Larry Kirshbaum, Laurie Brown, Library of Congress, Linda Rosenberg, Little Brown, London Book Fair, Lorraine Shanley, Market Partners International, Marsha Melnick, Maureen O'Brien, Merchantile Library, Merriam Webster, Microsoft, Morrow/Avon, National Book Crticis Circle, National Book Foundation, North-South, Paul Fargis, PEN, Penguin Putnam, Perry Janoski, Peter Mayer, PGW, Poets & Writers, Prentice Hall, PubEasy, Publishing Trends, Random House, Rick Kat, Robert Riger, Roundtable, Running Press, Sam Yagan, Scholastic, Simon & Schuster, Small Press Center, Sparknotes, Susan Friedland, Susan Meyer, Talk/Miramax, Tarcher, The Daily News, The New York Times, The Three of Us, Thomas Friedman, Tuinette Lippe, University of Virginia, Victoria Shurnick, Vintage, Wendy Lefkon, Yahoo!
