Today In Book Publishing
November 12, 2015 at 1:52 pm
Yesterday HarperCollins announced the launch of HarperLegend, a part of the HarperOne imprint. HarperLegend will publish “visionary and transformational fiction in the digital-first format,” reports HarperCollins in a press release. The line will also accept manuscripts by un-agented writers. HarperOne’s publisher, Mark Tauber told Publishers’ Weekly that the decision to accept un-agented writers is part…
November 11, 2015 at 1:52 pm
Serialized fiction isn’t a new idea -- it dates back to the Victorian Era -- but it’s gaining wider appeal today as more consumers use their mobile devices to read. Smaller screens mean smaller chunks of reading. The Pigeonhole, a U.K.-based digital publisher, has capitalized on this growing trend by creating a platform to share…
November 10, 2015 at 2:44 pm
According to the Association of American Publishers (AAP), July was a strong month for trade publishers. In its Monthly StatShot report, the AAP reported that sales grew .3% in the trade market from January to July 2015 -- the first increase in trade sales this year. Driving that growth were double-digit increases in adult, children/YA,…
November 9, 2015 at 11:14 am
Frankfurt Book Fair 2015 is in the rearview mirror but there were a few noteworthy tidbits gleaned from the event. Nielsen’s Jonathan Stolper shared some of the more important facts and figures in his state-of-the-U.S.-market presentation. Although you can argue Nielsen’s data isn’t complete and it’s therefore far from perfect, it’s one of the few…
November 6, 2015 at 11:12 am
NEW YORK—November 5, 2015—News Corporation (“News Corp” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ:NWS, NWSA; ASX:NWS, NWSLV) today reported financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2015. Commenting on the results, Chief Executive Robert Thomson said: “News Corp is on track in its transition to a more digital and global future, having successfully integrated several recent…
November 5, 2015 at 1:33 pm
Trajectory’s mission is two-fold, says co-founder and chief content officer Scott Beatty. “The Trajectory mantra is ‘Be Available -- Everywhere. Be Discoverable.’” The startup is achieving that mission through global distribution partnerships with thousands of book retailers and distributors and through its algorithms, which analyze the semantics of a book and relate it to other…
November 4, 2015 at 2:59 pm
Last week Book Business hosted the Digital Book Printing Conference with its sister publication Printing Impressions. The goal of the event, which brought together over 150 book publishers, manufacturers, and equipment suppliers, was to explore how publishers can take advantage of digital printing to reduce inventory and distribution costs and quickly deliver books to consumers.…
November 3, 2015 at 2:38 pm
On the heels of subscription platform launches from Disney and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, German publisher Bastei Lübbe has announced the development of its own subscription service, oolipo. The international streaming service is built from the foundation of Bastei Lübbe’s ebook store “beam,” and shares bite-sized, serial content geared toward mobile readers. The subscription service is…
November 2, 2015 at 10:00 am
When I meet with publishers I always ask them about the biggest problems they face in today’s market. One of the most popular answers is “discoverability.” Most publishers fret about getting lost in a sea of other books and promotional campaigns. Life seemed much easier in the brick-and-mortar days. A publisher simply paid a retailer…
November 4, 2015 at 3:10 pm
At last week’s Digital Book Printing Conference a panel of leading digital printing equipment manufacturers told a room full of publishers and printers what their companies are working on to continue to enhance digital printing technology for the industry. The panel included representatives from Ricoh, Canon, Hewlett-Packard, Kodak, and Xerox. Watch the video below to…
