Viking,
Dutton Get New Leadership in Penguin Reorg Four months after taking over as president of the Penguin Publishing Group, Madeline McIntosh has implemented a wide-ranging restructuring of the division. Among the changes, Brian Tart will be taking the reins at Viking, succeeding Clare Ferraro, who is leaving the company. Additionally, the Hudson Street Press and Gotham Books imprints are being folded. more »
ABA
Asks Bookstores to Support #JeSuisCharlie Last week the American Booksellers Association and American Booksellers for Free Expression condemned the terrorist attack on the French satirical magazine 'Charlie Hebdo.' Now the ABA is asking booksellers to show their support for the magazine's staff by, among other things, selling copies of the latest issue of 'Charlie Hebdo.' more »
Oyster,
Scribd Add Macmillan E-books; Frontlist Grows E-book subscription services Oyster and Scribd have added Macmillan backlist e-books in addition to a growing list of frontlist titles. more »
First
Look: New Illustrated Edition of Harry Potter Here's a first look at images for the deluxe hardcover edition of 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,' to be released globally October 6, 2015. The illustrations are by Kate Greenaway Medal winner Jim Kay, known for his edition of Patrick Ness' 'A Monster Calls.' more » »
'The
Girl on the Train' by Paula Hawkins Check out our starred review of Hawkins’s "psychologically astute" debut, which has "surprise-packed narratives" that "hurtle toward a stunning climax, horrifying as a train wreck and just as riveting." »
The Print,
Digital Debate Arises Again: This time, there's talk of e-books
"dying out."
New York Builder
Sues Amazon for $25M: An established New York real estate
company is suing Amazon after the world’s largest online retailer allegedly
reneged on an agreement to rent space from one of its Midtown Manhattan office
buildings.
Amazon Takes
Over Textbooks at UMass: Starting next fall, students at the
flagship Amherst campus will buy almost all textbooks from Amazon.com. The
online retail giant has struck a deal with UMass to replace an on-campus
“textbook annex” run by Follett Corp. with a smaller Amazon distribution
center.
Judging Books by
Their Covers: The Millions compares American and U.K. covers of
popular titles.
The Colorado
Bookstore on Final Chapter: The venerable college book store on
Boulder's University Hill district is expected to close this spring, said store
officials and the bookseller's property owner.
Hardcover
Nonfiction Bestseller List 'Killing Pattton' by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard is the #1 title on PW's adult hardcover nonfiction bestseller list. See the full list » »
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