The new sales agreement supposedly reached on Monday by Amazon and Simon & Schuster, has been confirmed by both parties. The deal, which affects the sale of the publisher's digital and print books, is something that S&S CEO Carolyn Reidy called "a return to a version of agency pricing." more »
Atavist
Books to Close Atavist Books, a multiplatform book company formed by media mogul Barry Diller, chairman of the IAC/InterActiveCorp, film producer Scott Rudin, and former Picador publisher Frances Coady in September 2012, will shutter at the end of the year. more »
At a panel about the lack of diversity in the book publishing industry, hosted by PW last week, attendees grappled with some grim numbers: 36% of the U.S. population identifies as a person of color, while roughly 10% of U.S. children’s books have content targeting minority readers. According to a number of publishing professionals on the panel, the issue threatens the industry's longterm viability. more »
The Great Amazon
Debate: A leading Amazon critic and a self-publishing rock star
try to find common ground.
Sleep Over at
Waterstones: Waterstones is offering 10 competition winners the
chance to stay overnight in one of its shops, after a U.S. tourist found
himself locked inside the Trafalgar Square branch of the bookstore last
Thursday.
In a Bookstore
in Paris: Bruce Handy takes a look inside the history and legacy
of Shakespeare and Company for 'Vanity Fair.'
Jimmy Fallon to
Pen Children's Book: The host of NBC's 'The Tonight Show' has a
deal with Feiwel and Friends for the picture book 'Your Baby's First Word Will
Be Dada,' inspired by his daughter.
How Martin Got
His 'Game' On: George R.R. Martin gets personal with the 'New
York Post.'
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