Chronicle Books Spring Preview
San Francisco, CA

Recently I had the pleasure of attending Chronicle Books’ spring preview. Booksellers were invited to the publisher’s headquarters in San Francisco for a sneak peek at upcoming 2016 children’s titles. Seriously cool, right?

The first title they talked about was Let’s Play by Herve Tullet. He’s the ( Read more... )

Free Comic Book Day!!

Who wants to get something free today?

May 4th is Free Comic Book Day, one of the coolest events in the comics industry! If you head on down to your local comic book store*, free comic books should be available. Some stores limit them to one per customer; others just have piles of comics on a table and you’re free to pick ‘n ( Read more... )

Margaret Mitchell’s Gone With the Wind: A Bestseller’s Odyssey from Atlanta to Hollywood
by Ellen F. Brown & John Wiley, Jr.

One of my favorite books (and favorite movies) is Margaret Mitchell’s Gone With the Wind. I’m not alone in my opinion, it seems - GWTW is thought to be one of the ten most widely read books in the world, right up there with The ( Read more... )

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From the International Herald Tribune:
Bargain books have an unexpected cost
by David Streitfeld

U.S. book publishers and booksellers are full of foreboding - even more than usual for an industry that has been anticipating its demise since the advent of television. The holiday season that just ended is likely to have been one of the worst in decades. ( Read more... )

FASCINATING (but long) article about the decline of the publishing industry's profits and outlook for the future from New York Magazine.

Original Article Can Be Found Here
The End
The book business as we know it will not be living happily ever after. With sales stagnating, CEO heads rolling, big-name authors playing musical chairs, and Amazon looming ( Read more... )