Publisher News

Children’s Choice Book Awards adds three new categories; S&S to debut Scout Press this fall; Ten publishers sign with IPG and its subsidiaries

Booksellers looking for a better understanding of their current point-of-sale system and those looking for a new one are encouraged to attend the Winter Institute’s “Roundtable Discussion on POS Systems” and to visit with POS vendors participating in the Consultation Station.

Egmont to close U.S. publishing operations; American Small Business Championship contest now open; National Book Critics Circle announces award finalists

Matchbook Marketing to offer consulting to indie bookstores; Images from upcoming illustrated Harry Potter released; Simon & Schuster authors to teach online courses; Readers to win prizes, raise funds for NBF on National Readathon Day; Penguin Publishing Group announces big changes; Betsy Hotel Writer's Room offers residency for James Laughlin Award winners 

Morin becomes president and COO at Ingram; Survey finds rise in writers’ fear of government surveillance; Como sales rep retires; Binc Foundation elects president, new board member; IDW Publishing acquires Top Shelf Productions

Penguin Random House extends #GiveaBook campaign; Author Jeffrey Stayton gives $1,500 to independent bookstores; Wiley Chairman Peter Booth Wiley to retire

Macmillan returns to agency pricing on e-books, plans to test subscriptions; Nielsen Children’s Book Summit highlights growing market; Cameron Post wins again with help of Kids’ Right to Read Project; Duncan, Ellroy named Mystery Writers of America Grand Masters

Booksellers can still add to their bottom lines this holiday season by taking advantage of expedited order fulfillment programs offered by HarperCollins, Random House, and Simon & Schuster through the Indies First initiative.

Brookline Booksmith customer wins A.J. Fikry sweepstakes; NPR’s Morning Edition announces first book club pick; BookCon grows partnership with We Need Diverse Books; Kobo launches “buy more, save more” program; Consumers look to shop local this holiday season; Scholastic report details kids’ reading habits; Chronicle Books to distribute Quadrille Publishing

BookCon opens ticket sales; J.K. Rowling’s Harvard speech to go to print in 2015; Arizona anti-nudity law on hold; BA’s Tim Godfray honored; Brian Murray named PW Person of the Year

James Patterson calls on President Obama to support reading; HarperCollins to offer samples of bestsellers to JetBlue customers; Ursula K. Le Guin delivers show-stopping speech at National Book Awards

In support of Indies First, Ingram Content Group has launched a holiday promotion for independent booksellers, which provides free freight, additional discounts on popular titles, and the opportunity to earn a percentage back on eligible purchases this season.

Penguin Random House to launch #GiveaBook campaign; Patriot Act reform falls short; Lennertz starts ExpressEdit.net; SIBA receives $40,000 grant; Ingram Publisher Services adds three clients; U.K. Books Are My Bag campaign boosts sales

On Thursday, November 13, Amazon and Hachette Book Group announced that they had agreed to a multi-year contract for print and e-book sales in the U.S., thus ending their months-long dispute, which reportedly centered on e-book pricing.

To show its appreciation to booksellers and in support of the Indies First campaign, Lonely Planet has announced a limited-time stocking special.