Tag Archives: Hachette

5Jun | '13

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Not New York: Book Business and Publishers in Boston

By Shannon Kobran | Published: June 5, 2013

Well, readers, we have finally come to the end of our cross-country perambulation of the nation’s publishing powerhouses that are not New York. To conclude our journey, we take you to Boston, a city which has recently shown us its mettle by pulling together in the face of tragedy. Boston is a city with a lot to be proud of—its history, its universities, its sports teams, and, of course, its book culture. It’s best to start with Bookbuilders of Boston, a non-profit with an aim to bring together people from ... Read more

0 Comments | Category: Industry Insight | Tags: 'Ologies, and Publishing, Arlington Street, Beacon Press, Bedford, Bedford/St. Martin's, Bookbuilders of Boston, Boston, Boston Book Festival, Boston Marathon, Boston Public Garden, Brown and Company, Cambridge, Candlewick Press, certificate programs, Dennis Lehane, Department of Writing, Emerson College, Freeman & Worth, Hachette, Harvard Book Store, Harvard Square, Harvard University Press, Houghton Mifflin harcourt, Jon Klassen, literature, Little, macmillan, massachusetts, MIT Press, New England Book Show, Not New York, Somerville, The T

3May | '13

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5 Top Publishing News Stories of the Week: 4/29 – 5/3

By Elisabeth Watson | Published: May 3, 2013

Every week we recommend 5 links to publishing news that the young professional should read to feel more 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. **** A little bit of closure (or at least settlement) for Macmillan, that underdog of the Big 6′s battle with the DOJ. Simon & Schuster turns out to be a comeback kid: despite ongoing strife with B&N, they pulled up their profits ... Read more

0 Comments | Category: Book Biz Now | Tags: 5 links, authors, Barnes & Noble, Bowker, comics, DOJ Agency Suit, Free Comic Book Day, Hachette, legal issues, libraries, macmillan, MyIdentifiers, Paul Miller, recommended reading, self-publishing, Simon & Schuster, The Verge

15Mar | '13

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5 Top Publishing News Stories of the Week: 3/11 – 3/15

By Marnise Tucker | Published: March 15, 2013

Every week we recommend 5 links to publishing news that the young professional should read to feel more 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. **** University Press of Florida has purchased Seaside Publishing known for it’s travel and cooking novels. After Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) major criticism of Random House’s contracts RH has made changes to their Hydra, Alibi, LoveSwept and Flirt imprint contracts, offering two formats he original profit ... Read more

0 Comments | Category: Book Biz Now | Tags: Alibi, And Other Stories, Curbside Splendor Publishing, Evatopia Press, Flirt, Gallic Books, GILES, Hachette, Houghton Mifflin harcourt, Hydra, Koyama Press, LoveSwept, Random House, Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Seaside Publishing, Stockholm Text, University Press of Florida

8Feb | '13

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5 Top Publishing News Stories of the Week: 2/4 – 2/8

By Marnise Tucker | Published: February 8, 2013

Every week we recommend 5 links to publishing news that the young professional should read to feel more 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. And the other shoe drops: Macmillan, stalwart Big-Sixer left standing against the DOJ, has decided to settle. A Hot Topic this week is the newly launched Bookish, ”a one-stop, comprehensive online destination designed to connect readers with books and authors.” ... Read more

0 Comments | Category: Book Biz Now | Tags: 5 links, Bookish, DOJ, DOJ Agency Suit, Hachette, macmillan, Ooligan Press, Start to Finish

7Nov | '12

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Amazon and Barnes & Noble: The Tale of Two Online Booksellers

By Liz Janetschek | Published: November 7, 2012

Being the resident intern around here, I sometimes get stuck with, well, intern-y jobs. A few weeks back, I was assigned to clean up a bookshelf that had been gathering dust, old industry reports and book festival guides. As I flipped through the old files, I laughed at subtitles like, “The CD ROM Gold Rush: Too Many Prospectors, Not Enough Gold.” But it wasn’t all outdated technology jokes. An Open Book Publishing 1997 report entitled “Subtext: Perspective on Book Publishing: Numbers, Issues & Trends” broke the news that “A number of booksellers ... Read more

1 Comment | Category: Industry Insight | Tags: aba, agency model, amazon, American Booksellers Association, Apple, b.dalton, Barnes & Noble, Borders, Department of Justice, dual screen, earth's biggest bookstore, ebook, Hachette, HarperCollins, jeff bezos, Kindle, lawsuit, macmillan, nook, one-click, Penguin, settlement, Simon & Schuster, spring design, the alex, the express lane, waldenbooks, wired

5Oct | '12

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5 Top Publishing News Stories, Week of 10/1-10/5

By Liz Janetschek | Published: October 5, 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. So just how big was the debut of one of the most highly anticipated books of the year? Here’s all you need to know about the release of JK Rowling’s The Casual Vacancy. Teaming up against ... Read more

0 Comments | Category: Book Biz Now | Tags: amazon, amazon studios, ania ahlborn, Apple, Barnes & Noble, Google, Hachette, JK Rowling, library project, Microsoft, nook, Nook Media, seed, The Casual Vacancy

28Sep | '12

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5 Top Publishing News Stories, Week of 9/24-9/28

By Liz Janetschek | Published: September 28, 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. The not-so-casual mistake: Hachette drops the ball with the ebook version of JK Rowling’s highly anticipated novel, The Casual Vacancy. Whiz kids: The National Book Foundation released the names of its 5 under 35 honorees. Penguin files ... Read more

0 Comments | Category: Book Biz Now | Tags: ALA, amazon, barnes&noble, ebook, Elizabeth Wurtzel, Hachette, JK Rowling, Kindle, Maureen Sullivan, National Book Foundation, nook, Penguin, Prozac Nation, The Casual Vacancy

14Sep | '12

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5 Top Publishings News Stories, Week of 9/10-9/14

By Liz Janetschek | Published: September 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. Fifty Shades of Grey is (finally!) overtaken in this week’s sales by No Easy Day, a firsthand account of the raid that killed Osama Bin Laden. As a result of the DOJ settlement, HarperCollins takes some tentative ... Read more

0 Comments | Category: Industry Insight | Tags: 50 shades of Grey, Department of Justice, e-books, Hachette, Harper Voyager, HarperCollins, No Easy Day, unagented manuscript, YA

7Sep | '12

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5 Top Publishing News Stories, Week of 9/3-9/7

By Liz Janetschek | Published: September 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 unveiled more new Kindles than you can shake a stick at during a September 6th press conference. Some new models will be available for shipping as early as September 14th. Atria is no longer her keeper–Jodi Picoult ... Read more

0 Comments | Category: Book Biz Now | Tags: age discrimination, amazon, Apple, Atria, Ballantine Bantam Dell, e-books, e-readers, Hachette, HarperCollins, Jodi Picoult, Justice Department, Kindle, Kobo, Penguin, Simon & Schuster

11Nov | '11

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Lifecycle of a Book: Latoya Smith, Editorial

By Elisabeth Watson | Published: November 11, 2011

Ah, Editorial…that most visible, coveted, and glamorous of publishing jobs…right? Or two truths and a lie? We left it to Latoya Smith at Grand Central Publishing to set us straight.

0 Comments | Category: Industry Insight, Professional Paths | Tags: editorial, Hachette, lifecycle of a book