Book Publishing News: 13
This is page 13 of the book publishing news archives.
James Atlas Joins Amazon Publishing, Will Focus on Biographies (2012-03-03): Publisher's Weekly reports James Atlas, the founder of independent publishing Atlas & Co.
J.K. Rowling to Publish Adult Novel With Little, Brown (2012-02-23): Little, Brown Book Group landed the rights to publish J.
John Wiley and Sons Buys Inscape (2012-02-18): John Wiley & Sons announced that it has acquired Inscape Holdings Inc.
Books-A-Million Won't Stock Books Published by Amazon (2012-02-05): Books-A-Million will not be stocking any books published by Amazon. Barnes & Noble is also refusing to stock Amazon published titles.
The End May Be Near for Dorchester Publishing (2012-02-04): Publishers Weekly reports that the end may be near for Dorchester Publishing.
Barnes & Noble Won't Stock a Single Book Published by Amazon (2012-01-31): Barnes & Noble has decided it will not carry any books published by Amazon.
Amazon and Houghton Mifflin Announce Distribution Deal (2012-01-26): Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and Amazon.
Apostrophe Protection Society Condemns Waterstone's For Dropping Apostrophe (2012-01-14): The UK's Waterstone's bookstore is dropping the apostrophe from its name.
HarperCollins Launches Comprehensive Backlist Program in Nine Independent Bookstores (2012-01-12): HarperCollins announced the launch of its new Comprehensive Backlist Program today.
Barnes & Noble Considering Sale or Spin-off of Nook Business (2012-01-05): Barnes & Noble Inc.
Barnes & Noble Plans to Sell Sterling Publishing (2012-01-04): The Wall Street Journal reports that Barnes & Noble will soon put its Sterling Publishing business up for sale.
Barnes and Noble Releases Major Software Upgrade for Nook Color (2011-12-13): Good news for Nook Color owners: Barnes & Noble, Inc.
Amazon Announces KDP Select Program With Royalty Fund For Authors (2011-12-11): The breaking news from Amazon.
U.S. Justice Dept. is Investigating Publishers, Possibly Apple in Ebook Price Fixing Case (2011-12-09): The European Union is investigating allegations of antitrust violations and ebook price fixing between five major publishers and Apple.
Amazon.com Buys Children's Book Titles From Publisher Marshall Cavendish (2011-12-07): In a press release today, Amazon.
European Commission Opens Antitrust Investigation Over Ebook Pricing Against Apple, Five Publishers (2011-12-06): The European Union's watchdog, The European Commission, has opened a formal investigation into price fixing and collusion regarding ebook prices between Apple and five major publishers: Hachette Livre (Lagardere Publishing, France), Harper Collins (News Corp.
Postal Service Announces Mail Service Slowdown, More Closures (2011-12-05): The U.
Neil Gaiman Guest Stars on The Simpsons in The Book Job (2011-12-03): Neil Gaiman guest stars on The Simpsons in a hilarious episode about teen literature called The Book Job.
Books-a-Million Reports 3rd Quarter Loss, Drop in Sales (2011-11-26): Books-a-Million announced its 3rd quarter financial results for the quarter ended October 29, 2011.
Author's Guild Not Happy With Amazon Lending Library (2011-11-15): The Author's Guild is extremely unhappy with Amazon.