Names change, but the cast of characters is familiar. The Very Important Publisher (or Agent) is easily spotted because he's one of a small number of people wearing a well-tailored suit.
doctorsyntax.net | Posted 07.31.2011
The 2011 edition of BookExpo America, or as we call it in the trade “BEA,” has just concluded—the industry’s annual hoedown where booksellers,...
Original Reporting | Buck Wolf | Posted 07.29.2011
At a time in life when most people would be happy sitting on a park bench, Ernestine Shepherd is benching more than her own weight -- and competing wi...
personanondata.blogspot.com | Posted 07.25.2011
Publishers have been known to be a bitchy lot but this year most of the bitching on day one seemed to be focused on the intermittent and or ineffectua...
ft.com | 0 0 | Posted 07.24.2011
BookExpo America is upon us, and all the talk at the New York publishing fair is of booming e-book sales and where that leaves hardbacks and paperback...
paidContent | Laura Hazard Owen | Posted 07.17.2011
Apple (NSDQ: AAPL), which almost never appears at industry conferences unless it is doing the hosting, will exhibit this year at BookExpo America, the...
Andrew Shaffer | Posted 05.25.2011
The first annual Book Blogger Convention was officially held on May 28 at the Javits Center in New York City, immediately following the conclusion of BookExpo America. More than 200 bloggers, publishers, and authors attended.
Steve Leveen | Posted 05.25.2011
Will someone sitting on a park bench reading a book made of paper date our time?
Arielle Ford | Posted 05.25.2011
Amazon will become a full-fledged publisher in six months. This doesn't come as a surprise to most industry insiders.
Jason Pinter | Posted 05.25.2011
Every one of the 30,000 attendees entered BookExpo America with dreams--and at BEA they all seem so tantalizingly possible.
The New York Post | KEITH J. KELLY, JENNIFER GOULD KEIL and MICHAEL GRAY | Posted 05.25.2011
One of the most powerful agents in the literary world, Esther Newberg, blasted rival super agent Andrew "The Jackal" Wylie for what she claims is his ...
AP | Posted 05.25.2011
NEW YORK — Barbra Streisand will appear at the opening-night keynote reception for BookExpo America to promote "My Passion for Design." The boo...
The New York Times | JULIE BOSMAN | Posted 05.25.2011
As the book industry gathered for its annual convention in New York this week, it had plenty to be nervous about: the threat of piracy, the decline of...
AP | KAREN MATTHEWS | Posted 05.25.2011
NEW YORK — Speaking to booksellers and librarians Wednesday at a New York trade show where she was promoting her children's books, the Duchess o...
AP | HILLEL ITALIE | Posted 05.25.2011
NEW YORK — Creating the perfect house is more than a passion for Barbra Streisand. It's almost primal. The 68-year-old singer-actress-director,...
Los Angeles Times | Carolyn Kellogg | Posted 05.25.2011
The conference -- known to those who attend as BEA -- has been contracting in recent years. Tough times in the publishing industry led event organizer...
Library Journal | Cheryl LaGuardia | Posted 05.25.2011
With over 2000 exhibitors, this year's BookExpo America (May 25 - 27, New York) will be a challenge to negotiate. Where are the best galley giveaways?...
AP | HILLEL ITALIE | Posted 05.25.2011
NEW YORK — On the eve of BookExpo America, the publishing industry's annual convention, independent booksellers are enjoying a pleasant surprise...
Posted 05.25.2011
The ABA (American Booksellers Association) announced the finalists for the Indies Choice Book Awards on Monday, which are chosen by any and all indepe...
David Finkle | Posted 11.17.2011
I plucked and pillaged a number of books but I consumed the Hershey kisses, apples and candy canes on the spot.
AP | Posted 05.25.2011
NEW YORK — This year's national publishing convention will get a cup of "Morning Joe." MSNBC's Joe Scarborough was among the speakers announced...
Peter Ginna | Posted 07.31.2011