Digital Tweets, They Are A-Changin’ By Jason Boog on Aug. 31, 2009 - 4:23 PM Like Bob Dylan cutting a Christmas album, we’ve made a few changes here at GalleyCat central. The mediabistro.com tech crew has simplified the page design and added a host of social bookmarking buttons to make it easier to j ...
Book Biz The Eye in the Pyramid Has Us Seeing Double By Neal on Aug. 31, 2009 - 3:51 PM Earlier this month, we looked at some upcoming books where the authors and publishers are clearly hoping to get caught in Dan Brown‘s wake, as they explore themes of Freemasonry and American history that are generally assume ...
Authors Author Jenna Bush Joins Today Show By Jason Boog on Aug. 31, 2009 - 3:23 PM Considering Megan McCain’s “high six figure” book deal and Liz Cheney’s recent co-author role in her father’s memoir, the daughters of conservative politicians should form their own publishing imprint ...
Authors Lindsay Patterson, 1934-2009 By Neal on Aug. 31, 2009 - 2:36 PM We were saddened to hear last week of the death of Lindsay Patterson, a retired professor from Queens College who also taught Afro-American and Carribbean literature at Hunter College. He wrote and edited several books, including ...
Book Biz David Cross Gets Literary Support from Keith Olbermann By Jason Boog on Aug. 31, 2009 - 1:23 PM Earlier this year, it seemed like publishers inked book deals with comedians on a daily basis. David Cross, the star of Mr. Show and Arrested Development will lead the pack, publishing his new book today: “I Drink For a Reas ...
Publishing Random House Revenue Drops for First Half of 2009 By Jason Boog on Aug. 31, 2009 - 12:23 PM In a new earnings report, Random House reported that worldwide revenues were down by 32 million euros for the first half of 2009 compared to the same period last year. Overall, the publisher’s corporate parent, Bertelsmann, ...
Book Biz Storm Large IS Gretchen Lowell By Neal on Aug. 31, 2009 - 12:00 PM Last week, we wrote about Minotaur‘s promotional campaign for Evil at Heart, which involved sending mobile phones with text messages from Gretchen Lowell, the female serial killer who stars in Chelsea Cain‘s novels. A ...
Publishing Publishing Job Board: HarperCollins Hiring By Jason Boog on Aug. 31, 2009 - 11:23 AM As August winds down, the job boards are heating up with new opportunities. In an effort to keep the GalleyCat community up-to-date, we are tracking new jobs fresh off the mediabistro.com job boards. For your resume-making pleasur ...
Comic Books Disney to Acquire Marvel Entertainment in $4 Billion Deal By Jason Boog on Aug. 31, 2009 - 10:23 AM In a deal that will rattle the very foundations of the comic book industry, the Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) has struck a deal to acquire Marvel Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:MVL). The company press release valued the cash and stock ...
Bookselling Smashwords Inks Distribution Deal with Barnes & Noble By Jason Boog on Aug. 31, 2009 - 9:23 AM Late on Friday, the digital self-publishing company Smashwords announced a new distribution agreement with Barnes & Noble, as the bookselling giant agreed to sell e-book titles produced by the online digital book publisher. Sm ...