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News & Trends : eBooks ... By the Numbers
April 2010
From Book Business
Amazon.com Inc. announced at the end of 2009 that its Kindle
e-reader had become the most gifted item in Amazon's history. On its peak day of the holiday season (Dec. 14, 2009), Amazon customers ordered more than 9.5 million items worldwide—a record-breaking 110 items per second—according to an Amazon press release.
Andrews McMeel's Strategy: Building 'Bench Depth'
February 2010
From Book Business
With some of its better-known and wackier titles including "The Complete Far Side," "What the Duck: A W.T. Duck Collection," "Cake Wrecks: When Professional Cakes Go Hilariously Wrong" and "Butter My Butt & Call Me a Biscuit: And Other Country Sayings, Say-So's, Hoots & Hollers," one might think that Andrews McMeel Publishing's (AMP) strategic advantage comes from its funny bone. But, while humor is one of the company's leading product categories, there is no doubt that it's serious about its approach to publishing.
Editor's Note : Who's Eating Your Cake?
February 2010
From Book Business
You may have heard by now about author Stephen Covey's deal with Amazon, selling the exclusive electronic rights (via e-book publisher Rosetta Books and for a one-year period) to two of his titles, "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" and "Principle-Centered Leadership." You also may have heard (or been a voice among) the resounding, collective industry gasp.
Simon & Schuster Author Partners With Amazon on E-books
December 2009
From BB Extra
Amazon and FranklinCovey Co. announced that electronic versions of business author Stephen Covey's best-selling books, "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" and "Principle-Centered Leadership," are now available exclusively in the Amazon Kindle Store for $7.99. Longtime best-seller "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" has helped make Covey Amazon.com's 13th best-selling author of all time.
Guest Column : The Promise of Poetry in a Digital Age
November 2009
From Book Business
The problems of poetry are many. It can be difficult to discover. It can be difficult to read and interpret. Are you reading it right? Are you interpreting it right? Are you sure?
Dominie Press Wins at D&AD Awards
October 2009
From News
Singapore-based printing firm Dominie Press recently picked up two Yellow Pencil Awards for outstanding achievement at the U.K.-based 2009 D&AD Awards, which recognize outstanding work in design and advertising.
Thomas Nelson Sees 149-Percent Increase in Sales to General-Market Bookstores
August 2009
From BB Extra
Religious publisher Thomas Nelson Inc. announced that during the quarter ending June 30, the company saw significant growth in its sales to general-market bookstores, which it defines as those, whether chains or independents, that sell more than explicitly Christian products. The net revenue of these general-market bookstore accounts increased 149 percent over the same period last year.
Cover Story : The Two Sides of David Borgenicht
August 2009
From Book Business
Amid the gussied up romances, male action fables and screenplay-bound interpersonal dramas making up
The New York Times’ trade fiction best-seller list, one book stands out like a corpse at a wedding. It’s called “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies,” currently the only book on the list to combine gory scenes of zombie mayhem with the romantic exploits of a beloved Victorian-era literary heroine. Nothing in the book world in recent months has made the kind of splash (or should we say, splatter) that this title has, from the frantic Internet buzz greeting the announcement in February of its publication to the huge sales following its release this spring. The book has even been added to the curriculum at several university English departments.
News & Trends : Fast Stats
August 2009
From Book Business
45 Number of James Patterson titles that have appeared on
The New York Times Best-Seller List—a Guinness World Record. Patterson received the honor from Guinness at this year’s BookExpo America.