Friday, January 23, 2015

The Roundup with PW


Egmont USA to Close After Sale Attempt Falls Through
Egmont Publishing, which put its U.S. division up for sale in October, has announced plans to close the unit. The move, the Danish publisher said in a release, comes after the division failed to establish a "market leading position" in the States, and attempts to sell the unit failed. more »


Trade Paperback Bestseller List
'Unbroken' by Laura Hillenbrand is the #1 title on PW's trade paperback bestseller list. See the full list » »


Zuckerberg's Quest for Literary Meaning: The Facebook founder's book club choices are a useful (and kind of touching!) window into his inner life, says Salon's Laura Miller.

Reading Reading Behavior: Buzzfeed on the publishing industry’s uneasy embrace of Netflix-style analytics.

'Wolf Hall' Debut Draws 3.9M Viewers: According to the BBC, the ratings make the show, an adaptation of Hilary Mantel's historic novel, BBC Two's best-performing original drama series launch since 2005.

Model Bookshop: Japan's new Shonan T-Site bookstore sets the stage for the 21st century.

Book Debuts Quietly in Reshaped Nation: ‘The Red Sari,’ a once incendiary book on Sonia Gandhi, is released in India.

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