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Day: December 23, 2020

New Publishers, Agents, and Other Ventures in 2020

December 17, 2022December 23, 2020 by Jane Friedman

A roundup of new publishers, agents, and digital media ventures (book-related) that were announced in 2020.

Categories Agents, Traditional Publishing Tags New Agent Alert

The Association of Authors Representatives changes its name, launches nonprofit

January 2, 2023December 23, 2020 by Jane Friedman

Going forward, the AAR will be known as the Association of American Literary Agents (AALA).

Categories Agents Tags Hot Shots

Roxane Gay is launching a book club and newsletter

November 14, 2022December 23, 2020 by Jane Friedman

It’s called The Audacious Book Club, which is part of a new overall endeavor called The Audacity, debuting on January 11, with new writing from Gay

Categories Author Income Tags Trailblazes

Robin Cutler has joined LMBPN Publishing

November 14, 2022December 23, 2020 by Jane Friedman

Robin Cutler recently retired as head of IngramSpark, the print-on-demand distribution arm of Ingram that serves self-publishing authors.

Categories Bookselling, Traditional Publishing Tags Book sales, Trailblazes

Rachelle Gardner launches her own agency

November 14, 2022December 23, 2020 by Jane Friedman

Gardner, well-known for advising writers through her blog, is launching Gardner Literary, a full-service agency “representing diverse authors at the crossroads of faith and culture.”

Categories Agents Tags New Agent Alert, Trailblazes

Jay-Z launches an imprint with Random House

November 14, 2022December 23, 2020 by Jane Friedman

The new imprint, Roc Lit 101, will be partly overseen by One World publisher and editor in chief Chris Jackson.

Categories Bookselling, Traditional Publishing Tags Book sales, Trailblazes

Spiegel & Grau are back

November 14, 2022December 23, 2020 by Jane Friedman

Last year, Penguin Random House shut down its imprint Spiegel & Grau, run by the well-known veteran editors Cindy Spiegel and Julie Grau.

Categories Traditional Publishing Tags Book sales, Trailblazes

BookFunnel adds support for audio

November 14, 2022December 23, 2020 by Jane Friedman

BookFunnel, the service used by many authors to distribute digital review copies and giveaways (as well as sell ebooks direct), can now deliver digital audio.

Categories Marketing, Tools and Services Tags ebooks, Trailblazes

Book sales update: print units up 8 percent versus last year

January 18, 2023December 23, 2020 by Jane Friedman

Print sales continue to run ahead of 2019 according to NPD BookScan, which tracks sales through brick-and-mortar and online retailers.

Categories Bookselling, Industry Research Tags Book sales, Hot Shots, NPD Bookscan

A couple more takes on the potential PRH acquisition of Simon & Schuster

January 2, 2023December 23, 2020 by Jane Friedman

In our last issue, we rounded up multiple viewpoints on the potential of the Big Five becoming the Big Four.

Categories Traditional Publishing Tags Big Five, DOJ v PRH, Hot Shots
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