PEOPLE Mark Kuyper is leaving his position as Executive Director of the Book Industry Study Group, where he had served for a year. Previously he was President/CEO at the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association. At HarperCollins, VP and Executive Editor Hugh Van Dusen is to retire on August 30. Lisa Erickson returned to the Crown Publishing…Continue Reading
PEOPLE F+W hired Tom Beusse as CEO. Beusse was formerly Founder and President of the USA Today Sports Media Group. Margaret Milnes is now Marketing Director at Globe Pequot Press. She was most recently Senior Director, Brand Management at Running Press. Cindy Ratzlaff has joined Simon & Schuster imprint North Star Way as Director of…Continue Reading
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. A new research paper from the Book Industry Study Group found that library patrons prefer to check out print books and physical audiobooks…Continue Reading
PEOPLE Catherine Makk joined HarperCollins as VP, Global Insight. She was Director, Retail and Consumer Insights at Vogue. Additionally, Allison Jarvela is now Senior Manager, Consumer insight. Previously, she was Market Research Analyst at Wiley. Laura Owen joined Nieman Journalism Lab as Deputy Editor. She was previously Managing Editor of GigaOM. Mark Kuyper was named…Continue Reading
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. Book Industry Study Group released new findings showing that students are spending less time with textbooks and more time with…Continue Reading
The 2014 general US publishing industry contact sheet is our most popular annual feature, listing publishers large and small, accounts, trade associations, and more. Taking into account offices that have moved and new acquisitions, we are proud to offer our most comprehensive updated version as a free PDF. Click the image below to download the Publishing Trends Annual Contact Sheet…Continue Reading
PublishingTrends.com continues its regular column in which we review, explicate, and excerpt books that we think will resonate with people in the business of publishing and media. **** While there’s no shortage of innovation on the digital book front when it comes to new platforms and features, questions of the digital future inevitably seem to lead back to a discussion of…Continue Reading
PEOPLE Mark Gompertz has joined Hearst Magazines as Creative Director, Content Extensions, reporting to EVP/GM John Loughlin. Gompertz will focus on developing and executing “substantive content” for the company’s print and digital brands. Gompertz was most recently an eBook consultant/project manager and executive producer of enhanced eBooks, and previously EVP Digital Publishing at Simon &…Continue Reading
Book Industry Study Group‘s Angela Bole, welcomed attendees to the May 3rd conference at the McGraw-Hill Auditorium, which focused on how to capture and use data in both print and digital book marketing and sales. Despite a serious subject, the day’s presentations managed to be both accessible and entertaining. First up was Jake Freivald from Information Builders, who talked about how…Continue Reading
PEOPLE Rodale’s Publisher, Karen Rinaldi has left the company following a reorganization. She may be reached at karen.rinaldi1@gmail.com. David Zinczenko and Steve Perrine will take over the book group. Top executives Ken Citron and Gregg Michaelson, along with Senior Director Operations Bill Siebert, will also leave the company. Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) has hired Michael…Continue Reading
