From Publishing Weekly

Climate for Mergers & Acquisitions Slowly Improving

4 hours 37 min ago

Conditions for mergers and acquisitions are slowly improving, said Robert Halper who specializes...

Grisham Goes Digital...Finally

4 hours 56 min ago

After a lengthy holdout, John Grisham is allowing his books to become available...

Alex Reader Starts Taking Pre-Orders

5 hours 17 min ago

Spring Design, the firm that produces the dual-screen Alex Reader, will begin taking pre-orders...

Peter Smith Publishers to Close

5 hours 22 min ago

After eight decades. Peter Smith Publishers in Gloucester, Mass., one of the last remaining...

Two Library Magazines Sold

5 hours 33 min ago

Two weeks after Library Journal and School Library Journal were acquired by Media Source, two...

The PW Morning Report: Tuesday, March 16, 2010

6 hours 15 min ago

A daily roundup of book and publishing news from across the Web: Strike Grounds Bologna Bound;...

Quirk Serializes Latest Mash-Up

Mon, 03/15/2010 - 13:49

Quirk Books is offereing its newest mash-up, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the...

The PW Morning Report: Monday, March 15, 2010

Mon, 03/15/2010 - 13:26

A daily roundup of book and publishing news from across theWeb: Judi Dench Memoir; iPad's...

Hachette Corporate Launches SocialMedia Sites

Mon, 03/15/2010 - 13:21

The Hachette Book Group haslaunched a series of social media sites—adding accounts on...

Watkins to Reopen

Mon, 03/15/2010 - 13:19

London's esoteric bookseller Walkins Books has been bought by American...

Mailer's Son Goes to Smashwords

Mon, 03/15/2010 - 13:01

John Buffal Mailer has published a magazine piece as...

Bookstore Sells Half of All Copies of WWII Book

Mon, 03/15/2010 - 12:36

A Washington-area bookstore has sold 13,200 copies of Hell...

Skylight Books Takes to the Air

Fri, 03/12/2010 - 20:04

The Los Angeles indie booksellers has begun showing ads on its local cable television...

Golden Notebook for Sale

Fri, 03/12/2010 - 15:34

Woodstock, N.Y.'s Golden Notebook is looking for new...

Wiley Partners with Bloomberg for Imprint

Fri, 03/12/2010 - 15:12

John Wiley has struck a deal with Bloomberg to publish business books under the Bloomberg Press,...

January Bookstore Sales Up 2%

Fri, 03/12/2010 - 14:37

Bookstore sales rose 2% in January, rising to $2.28...

The PW Morning Report: Friday, March 12, 2010

Fri, 03/12/2010 - 13:16

A daily roundup of book and publishing news from across the Web: iPad Pre-Orders Start Today;...

Mantel, Holmes, Biss Among 2009National Book Critics Circle Winners

Fri, 03/12/2010 - 01:57

Wolf Hall, Hilary Mantel's fictional recreation of the earlylife of 16th-century English...

Earnings Up on Sales Decline at Books-A-Million; Preps E-book Plans

Thu, 03/11/2010 - 21:49

Despite a 1.3% decline in sales for the year ended January 30, net income at Books-A-Million...

Earnings Up on Small Sales Decline at Books-A-Million