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Cover Story - Outlook 2010 : The Future of the Industry
February 2010 From Book Business
What does it mean when a city of 230,000 loses its lone bookstore, as is happening to Laredo, Texas, in early 2010? With a world of books available to purchase online, is it merely a symbolic loss, or is there something more deep-rooted at work?
February 2010 From Book Business
What does it mean when a city of 230,000 loses its lone bookstore, as is happening to Laredo, Texas, in early 2010? With a world of books available to purchase online, is it merely a symbolic loss, or is there something more deep-rooted at work?
February 2010 From Book Business
In today's evermore environmentally conscious society, many publishers have implemented "green" practices. Over the past two years, major publishing houses, such as Random House, Simon & Schuster and Scholastic, have joined a number of independent, smaller and midsize publishers in launching formal environmental sustainability policies, reflecting the priority increasingly being placed on being "green" by readers, retail partners and employees.
January 29, 2010 From BB Extra
On Wednesday, Jan. 27, Apple finally confirmed escalating rumors of its impending tablet, with Steve Jobs' announcement of the company's new iPad—which many describe as looking and functioning like a big iPhone—with a 9.7-inch, LED backlit, color touch-screen and WiFi, and an option for 3G via AT&T.
Book Industry Reaches Significant Environmental Milestone
December 2009 From BB Extra
Nonprofit advocacy organization Green Press Initiative (GPI) announced that the U.S. book industry has passed "a meaningful environmental threshold." Approximately 50 percent of publishers now have environmental commitments in place—most with goals and timelines for vastly improving their environmental and climate performance. "This is significant due to the fact that as recent as 2001, virtually no publishers had environmental commitments on record …," according to a GPI press release.
December 2009 From BB Extra
Nonprofit advocacy organization Green Press Initiative (GPI) announced that the U.S. book industry has passed "a meaningful environmental threshold." Approximately 50 percent of publishers now have environmental commitments in place—most with goals and timelines for vastly improving their environmental and climate performance. "This is significant due to the fact that as recent as 2001, virtually no publishers had environmental commitments on record …," according to a GPI press release.
Book Industry Reaches Significant Environmental Milestone
November 30, 2009 From News
Today, the U.S. book industry passed a meaningful environmental threshold—approximately 50 percent of publishers now have environmental commitments in place–most with goals and timelines for vastly improving their environmental and climate performance
November 30, 2009 From News
Today, the U.S. book industry passed a meaningful environmental threshold—approximately 50 percent of publishers now have environmental commitments in place–most with goals and timelines for vastly improving their environmental and climate performance
The Best Book Publishing Companies to Work For
November 2009 From Book Business
The "Best Book Publishing Companies to Work For" list is Book Business’ annual ranking of companies that embody the philosophy that a company’s employees are the key to its success, and that employee happiness translates to a more motivated, productive workplace. Many companies on the list show that being a great company isn’t just about offering an attractive benefits package (though that certainly helps). The companies that made this year’s list create environments where employees are valued and respected professionally, and they also work to help enhance employees’ personal lives. Whether it’s through profit sharing, ample paid time off, telecommuting options, childcare services, fitness facilities, adoption assistance or pet-friendly policies, these companies go the extra mile to keep their employees happy—and it shows.
November 2009 From Book Business
The "Best Book Publishing Companies to Work For" list is Book Business’ annual ranking of companies that embody the philosophy that a company’s employees are the key to its success, and that employee happiness translates to a more motivated, productive workplace. Many companies on the list show that being a great company isn’t just about offering an attractive benefits package (though that certainly helps). The companies that made this year’s list create environments where employees are valued and respected professionally, and they also work to help enhance employees’ personal lives. Whether it’s through profit sharing, ample paid time off, telecommuting options, childcare services, fitness facilities, adoption assistance or pet-friendly policies, these companies go the extra mile to keep their employees happy—and it shows.
'Twilight' Continues to Drive Profits for Hachette, Lagardere
August 2009 From BB Extra
This week, Lagardere SCA, which owns Hachette Book Group, announced its first-half results for this year. While net sales for the entire company were down 2.2 percent, it noted "very strong growth"—more than 11 percent—in its publishing unit. According to a press release issued by Lagardere, this strong growth was "driven by a surge in net sales in the United States on the back of the Stephenie Meyer phenomenon," referring to the author's best-selling "Twilight" series.
August 2009 From BB Extra
This week, Lagardere SCA, which owns Hachette Book Group, announced its first-half results for this year. While net sales for the entire company were down 2.2 percent, it noted "very strong growth"—more than 11 percent—in its publishing unit. According to a press release issued by Lagardere, this strong growth was "driven by a surge in net sales in the United States on the back of the Stephenie Meyer phenomenon," referring to the author's best-selling "Twilight" series.
'Twilight' Author Meyer Accused of Plagiarism
August 6, 2009 From News
Stephenie Meyer has been accused of plagiarism
August 6, 2009 From News
Stephenie Meyer has been accused of plagiarism
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.
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.
LibreDigital Secures $15 Million in Funding to Accelerate Delivery of eBooks and Digital Newspapers
July 29, 2009 From News
Triangle Peak Partners and Adams Capital Management Invest in Digital Distribution Platform for Publishers
July 29, 2009 From News
Triangle Peak Partners and Adams Capital Management Invest in Digital Distribution Platform for Publishers
