Combined
Print, Digital Sales Down for UK Pubs in 2014 The combined print and e-book sales of U.K. publishers fell by 2% in 2014, to £3.3 billion, according to the new edition of the Publishers Association Statistics Yearbook. PA chief Richard Mollet said the numbers show that publishers now need to demonstrate "the strength and value" of their curated content. more » »
Taunton
Eliminates 40 Positions: Almost one month after taking over as
CEO on a permanent basis, Dan McCarthy announced via a LinkedIn post today that
Taunton Press has eliminated 40 staff positions at the company.
Idaho Parents
Push for Steinbeck Ban: After a curriculum review in Coeur
d’Alene, a committee has suggested pulling 'Of Mice and Men' from a ninth grade
reading list, due to its "profanities."
Ferraro to Head
Disney Publishing Unit: Disney said late Thursday that Leslie
Ferraro would become president of Disney Consumer Products, effective
immediately, which includes oversight of the company's large book publishing
operation.
Like Author,
Like Character: Authors may be creating fictional stories, but
the fictional characters in them have more than a bit of the creator.
Celebrity
Tell-All Fatigue: The latest industry data out of the U.K.
suggests that readers' love of the celebrity memoir is cooling.
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