Tuesday, September 01, 2015

The Roundup with PW

First Half Results Rise at Penguin Random House
In the first half of 2015, sales at Penguin Random House rose 16.2%, to 1.70 billion euros, while earnings increased 30.2%. The numbers, which indicate changes in comparison to the same period in 2014, were reported by parent company Bertelsmann this morning. more »


The Mysterious Bounce of ‘The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep’
How the self-published Swedish picture book become an overnight international sensation. more »

World’s First Multicultural and Multilingual Ghostwriting Agency Launched
A network of over 40 journalists, translators, and designers from five continents launched The Ghost Team, the first multicultural and multilingual ghostwriting agency on Monday, Aug. 31. »

How Amazon's Healing Its 'Black Eye': 'Forbes' contributor Dave Chase says Amazon needs to respond "forcefully" to the recent, and scathing, NYT piece on its culture in order to be able to "attract and retain the best talent in the tech industry."

Dunham Drops New Story in New Newsletter: Lena Dunham's new newsletter, Lenny, has a preview fiction issue coming out that features a short story by the author/actress/filmmaker called “Six Sausages."

Comic Books Take Hold in the Middle East: 'Al Jazeera' explores how, amid growing demand, the Muslim and Arab world has begun constructing more of its own comic superheroes.

Oliver Sachs Obituary: The neurologist and lauded author, whose memoir 'On the Move' was published in April, has died. He was 82.

Ancestry Books Closing Physical Store: The Minneapolis Bookstore sent a message, via Facebook, announcing the closure of its store on Lowry Avenue. It intends to reopen, in the near future, as an online store.

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