Monthly Archives: December 2012

21Dec | '12

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5 Top Publishing News Stories of the Week, 12/17-12/21

By Elisabeth Watson | Published: December 21, 2012

Every week we recommend 5 links to publishing news that the young professional should read to feel more informed and connected to what’s going on in the industry. There are only 5, so even if you weren’t able to read a thing all week, these should help keep you in the know. This will be the last “5 links” before the New Year. We at Trendsetter hope this year in book biz has left you healthier (ha), wealthier (HA!), and wiser, and we look forward to continuing adventures in 2013! ... Read more

0 Comments | Category: Book Biz Now | Tags: Bookateria, DOJ Agency Suit, earnings, EL James, Google, John Sargent, macmillan, Penguin, publishers lunch, Random House, scholastic

19Dec | '12

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Profiles in Publishing: Liz Calder

By Liz Janetschek | Published: December 19, 2012

Name: Liz Calder Birthdate/Place: January 20, 1938, London Publisher Associated With: Bloomsbury Claim to Fame: While she began her literary career at Cape, Liz Calder felt bigger things calling by the mid-1980s. She cofounded Bloomsbury, which remains one of the most successful independent publishing houses. And this remarkable woman seems to have quite the Midas touch when it comes to literature: she picked up the Harry Potter series, as well as edited Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children (1981), Anita Brookner’s Hotel du Lac (1984), Michael Ondaatje’s The English Patient (1992) and Margaret Atwood’s The Blind ... Read more

0 Comments | Category: Industry Insight, Professional Paths | Tags: biba, bloomsbury, brazil, cape, Harry Potter, hotel du lac, liz calder, midnight's children, model, paco rabane, profiles in publishing, salman rushdie, the blind assassin, the english patient

17Dec | '12

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Internviews: The End of the Road for Liz Janetschek

By Liz Janetschek | Published: December 17, 2012

Liz, our fantastic fall intern, bid us farewell last week. Like all our interns, we know she’s bound for great things. But before riding off into that promising professional sunset, we asked her to reflect a bit on what she’s gained (or uncovered) in the course of a not-quite-traditional publishing internship. Here’s what she had to say: What specific tasks or projects completed across the semester do you feel were most valuable to your professional development? Writing online articles and managing our blog helped me professionally so ... Read more

0 Comments | Category: Industry Insight, Professional Paths | Tags: articles, Frankfurt Book Fair, Hofstra University, internview, liz janetschek, profiles in publishing, social media

14Dec | '12

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5 Top Publishing News Stories of the Week, 12/10-12/14

By Liz Janetschek | Published: December 14, 2012

Every week we recommend 5 links to publishing news that the young professional should read to feel more informed and connected to what’s going on in the industry. There are only 5, so even if you weren’t able to read a thing all week, these should help keep you in the know. Amazon has released their list of 2012′s bestselling books…3 guesses as to who’s first? Barnes & Noble announced the closing of Tikatok, as well as a plan to close approximately 15 brick-and-mortar stores by April 2013. HarperCollins ... Read more

0 Comments | Category: Book Biz Now | Tags: 2012 bestsellers, amazon, Barnes & Noble, HarperCollins, internship, korea, literary proposal, london book fair, rainforest action network, tikatok

12Dec | '12

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Book-Jobs Not by the Book: Rachel Fershleiser of Tumblr

By Liz Janetschek | Published: December 12, 2012

Rachel Fershleiser is the young book professional every young book professional dreams to be. Ten years into the publishing industry, Rachel has toiled for two of the big six, worked in the fabled land of bookstores, landed on the Times bestseller list, and (for now) settled into the ever-growing, ever-changing world of literary social media. Responsible for literary and non-profit outreach at Tumblr, Rachel chatted about how the advent of social media is affecting the world of literature. *** PT: What was your first job in the book business and what were the most ... Read more

3 Comments | Category: Book Biz Now, Professional Paths | Tags: book jobs not by the book, HarperCollins, housing works, non-profit, rachel fershleiser, social media, technology, tumblr, william morrow

11Dec | '12

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Profiles in Publishing: Sylvia Beach

By Liz Janetschek | Published: December 11, 2012

Name: Sylvia Beach Birthdate/Place: March 14, 1887, Baltimore, Maryland Bookseller /Publisher Associated With: Shakespeare and Company Claim to Fame: American-born, Sylvia Beach first arrived in Paris at age 15, after her father Sylvester’s appointment as the assistant minister of the American Church in Paris. She moved back to America at age 18, but was unable to resist the pull of Europe, and soon moved back. Here, she discovered (her future partner) Adrienne Monnier’s bookstore, Maison des Amis des Livres. Inspired, Beach wanted to bring a branch of Monnier’s bookstore to New ... Read more

0 Comments | Category: Industry Insight | Tags: adrienne monnier, ernest hemingway, fall of paris, james joyce, maison des amis des livres, paris, profiles in publishing, shakespeare and company, sylvia beach, ulysses, WWII

7Dec | '12

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5 Top Publishing News Stories of the Week, 12/3-12/7

By Liz Janetschek | Published: December 7, 2012

Every week we recommend 5 links to publishing news that the young professional should read to feel more informed and connected to what’s going on in the industry. There are only 5, so even if you weren’t able to read a thing all week, these should help keep you in the know. Amazon announced a new Amazon Marketing feature, Amazon Pages, which allows companies to integrate their presence on Amazon into social media & measure Amazon analytics. As per their settlement with the DOJ, Hachette has began to implement ... Read more

0 Comments | Category: Book Biz Now | Tags: amazon, amazon marketing, amazon pages, bestseller list, cosmo, Department of Justice, EL James, Fifty Shades of Grey, goodreads, goodreads choice awards, Harlequin, machete, middle grade, new york times, YA

5Dec | '12

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Libraries and Ebooks: An Australian Perspective

By Kate McKenzie | Published: December 5, 2012

This is the first post by our new blogger, Kate McKenzie, based on research she’s done for her Masters in Publishing and Communications at the University of Melbourne. While there are differences between Australian and North American library systems and ebook policies, we’re excited to welcome Kate’s account of things in her hometown to help widen our picture of the way people are borrowing and reading around the world. **** Random House, one of the world’s biggest publishing houses, recently said that libraries do, in fact, ‘own’ their Random ... Read more

3 Comments | Category: Industry Insight | Tags: 1984, amazon, andrew finegan, australia, Barnes & Noble, bolinda, ebook, ebook ownership, george orwell, gutenberg project, Kindle, library, library journal, melbourne, michael kelley, overdrive, Random House, skip dye, wavesound

4Dec | '12

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Profiles in Publishing: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

By Liz Janetschek | Published: December 4, 2012

Name: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Birthdate/Place: July 28, 1929, Southampton, NY Publishers Associated With: Viking Press, Doubleday Claim to Fame: Jackie Kennedy is, quite obviously, most well-known for her position as First Lady from 1961-63 during the presidency of her husband, John F. Kennedy. However, after the death of her second husband, shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis, Jackie was offered a position as a consulting editor at Viking Press by an old friend. She worked there for two years before resigning over a bit of a scandalous snafu–a book was published under her (which she claimed ... Read more

2 Comments | Category: Industry Insight | Tags: aristotle onassis, doubleday, editor, jackie kennedy, jackie o, jacqueline kennedy onassis, john f kennedy, profiles in publishing, southampton, ted kennedy, viking press

3Dec | '12

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The Yeah Write Review

By Liz Janetschek | Published: December 3, 2012

One of Publishing Trendsetter’s former interns (the intern that helped Trendsetter initially go live, actually), has launched her own literary review! Livia Nelson is selling digital as well as hard copies of the Yeah Write Review, which includes everything from writing advice to wonderful short stories. We at Trendsetter are very proud, and invite you to check out the premier issue, as well as Livia’s Yeah Write! tumblr, the popular blog that started it all.

0 Comments | Category: Industry Insight | Tags: intern, livia nelson, yeah write, yeah write review