Tuesday, November 17, 2015

The Roundup with PW

September Bookstore Sales Up 6.7%
Sales this September hit $1.09 billion, up from $1.02 billion last year. The increase follows a down August and was enough to drive sales up by 0.8% in the first nine months of 2015 over the same period a year ago. more »


New Shakespeare & Co. Owner Envisions a National Bookstore Chain
Several months after buying Shakespeare & Co., Dane Neller, cofounder of the company that makes the Espresso book machine, is busy transforming the store with an eye toward national expansion. more »


Don DeLillo's New Novel 'Zero K' Publishing in May 2016
Scribner will publish the latest work by DeLillo, the recipient of the National Book Foundation's Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. »


Two Editors Killed in Paris Attacks: Two young editors died in the shootings at the Bataclan concert hall in a series of terrorist attacks in Paris on Friday, November 13.

Amazon, Apple Audiobooks Probed: Germany's Federal Cartel Office has begun an investigation into Apple Inc's arrangement with Amazon for purchasing audiobooks.

Obituary: Charles Tillinghast: Tillinghast, the founder of Advanced Marketing Services, died at age 78 on Thursday, November 5.

The Truth Behind E-book Subscriptions: Global brands seem to dominate e-book subscriptions, but the truth is that nimble, local publishing startups across Europe are leading.

New York Public Library Goes Underground: The library is expanding and updating one of the most sophisticated book storage systems in the world, 17 feet below ground.

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