Wednesday, December 02, 2015

The Roundup with PW

Canadian Booksellers Face HC Shipping Delays
In its first holiday season without a Canadian warehouse, HarperCollins is struggling to ship titles to the country's booksellers in a timely fashion. Aside from the inconvenience, booksellers say the problem is impacting sales.


New Study Finds Low Levels of Digital Library Borrowing Only 25% of library patrons borrowed an e-book in the past year, according to the latest BISG survey. more »

Global Kids Connect Conference Set for Dec. 2-3 Global Kids Connect, a new children's publishing conference co-sponsored by Publishers Weekly and the Bologna Book Fair, is set to begin tomorrow, December 2, in New York City. more »

Lost Neruda Poems Launched with Crowdfunded Publishing Campaign Two works by Pablo Neruda will debut in English after nonprofit poetry press Copper Canyon raised over $50,000 on Kickstarter to fund the project. more » »

'Iterating Grace' Gets A Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux is publishing the anonymous satire about the Silicon Valley as a small paperback edition.

Employees to Own Gibbs Smith, Publisher: The founder and president of Gibbs Smith, Publisher, explains why the company adopted an Employment Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).

Ten Books Theater Fans Will Love: Find a list of books for the theater lover in your life with titles such as 'Razzle Dazzle' to 'Seth's Broadway Diary.'

UNC Bookstore Draws Protesters: Students, professors, and more gathered in protest of UNC-Chapel Hill's move to privatize its 100-year-old bookstore on Monday.

The Presidential Race, In Books: See how the 2016 presidential candidates are ranking with one another when it comes to the sales of their books.

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