Author Archives: PT Editors

Making Movies: Reeling and Dealing 2014 Contact Sheet

This year, we did a complete overhaul of our Reeling and Dealing contact sheet, a listing of agents and film scouts who work in the book industry. For this updated version, we have added several companies, new clients, and also separated out New York and LA production intelligencers from Independent Scouts. Click the image below to download…Continue Reading

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 6/30-7/4

Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know.  Public libraries are their bringing book clubs to their patrons. Opportunities in the digital magazine market are on the…Continue Reading

People Roundup, June 2014

PEOPLE The news of Perseus’s sale surprised publishers, but the response both inside the company and from industry observers seems generally upbeat.  No personnel announcements have been made but the sales and distribution staff will become employees of Ingram while all the publishing people report to Hachette. The deal is scheduled to close July 31st. Hachette has…Continue Reading

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 6/23-6/27

Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know.  School Library Journal addresses the issues of calling diverse books “special interest.” New data shows that the Long Tail…Continue Reading

International Bestsellers, June 2014

Every month, Publishing Trends runs fiction international bestsellers lists from four territories–France, Germany, Italy, and Spain. This month, our four regular territories are joined by two more: Argentina and Poland.  Those books that have been published in English are listed with their official English-language title. All others are translated as literally as possible from the original….Continue Reading

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 6/9-6/13

Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know.  What are the next steps in working to create diversity in publishing? Does the young adult genre need a savior?…Continue Reading

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 6/2-6/6

Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know.  Why aren’t publishers afraid of Wattpad? How does John Green connect with teen readers so well? Jane Friedman investigates…Continue Reading

Partners’ Corner: BEA 2014 Edition

Reporting by Lorraine Shanley, Amy Rhodes, and Constance Sayre. While BookCon brought teens out to the Javits Center in droves on Saturday, there’s general agreement that overall Book Expo America seemed to have a little more pizzazz this year. The convention, which ran May 28-31, featured a lot of stars, from Thursday’s Author Breakfast (where Neil Patrick…Continue Reading

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 5/26-5/30

Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know.  Why is diversity still a large issue throughout the many facets of publishing? Are the steadily growing number of…Continue Reading