Bio: Mel Parker has worked in virtually every area
of trade book publishing, from mass market and trade paperback to hardcover and book clubs.
With nearly 250 independent imprints and brands on five continents, Penguin Random House comprises adult and children's fiction and nonfiction print and digital English - and Spanish - language
trade book publishing businesses in more than 20 countries worldwide.
«Today, Penguin and Random House officially unite to create the first truly
global trade book publishing company,» explained Dohle in the release.
Mike Shatzkin, founder and CEO of the Idea Logical Company and author of a recent, highly informative blog post titled «The «Big Change» era in
trade book publishing ended about four years ago.»
Only five
big trade book publishing houses are left standing in the U.S. (1), amidst a proliferation of smaller independent presses, an explosion in self - publishing, and the emergence of the newest model — hybrid publishing.
«Penguin Random House will combine the adult and children's fiction and nonfiction print and
digital trade book publishing businesses of Penguin and Random House in the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and India; Penguin's trade publishing activity in Asia and South Africa; Dorling Kindersley worldwide; and Random House's companies in Spain, Mexico, Argentina, Uruguay, Colombia, and Chile.
But it's certainly not inconceivable, and his post paints an interesting picture of
how trade book publishing will change if eBooks take over half of the current retail market.
A good follow - up to yesterday's post about Daniel Menaker's post
on trade book publishing comes from Nathanial Bransford's popular blog (81 comments so far on the entry).
DBW is the first of two annual events that bring the
U.S. trade book publishing community together (the other is BookExpo, formerly BEA).
The novelist William McPherson, who edited the Washington Post Book World in the 1970s, recently told me that back then, there were around forty thousand
adult trade books published every year.
«That's why we're excited to announce that Pronoun is joining Macmillan Publishers, a
global trade book publishing company with over 100 years experience, and amazing imprints around the world,» the post said.
Stephanie's interview with Dan Kennedy contains a revealing quote that summarizes the way many successful authors view recent n excellent overview of the best perspectives I've seen
of trade book publishing:
An «orphan» is the first line of para left behind on previous page, and is now commonly accepted
in trade book publishing.
-- Leonard G. Goss, Senior Acquisitions Editor /
Trade Book Publishing, B & H Publishing Grou Writers who are serious about getting published need more than talent.
Trade book publishing is not a complicated process.
A fixed $ 10 price point would certainly be good for Amazon's ebook business, but it would take a shark - sized bite out of the market for hot new bestsellers, which is
trade book publishing's single most profitable area.
All of this goes to suggest that something big is happening, slowly but surely, to the shape of
the trade book publishing industry.
Their support and valued input made Publishers Launch a success in its inaugural year, and we look forward to another year of providing critical and practical advice and education for
the trade book publishing business.
The following words about the state of
trade book publishing and author marketing were written by best - selling Lee Child.
All of which goes to suggest that something big is happening slowly but surely to the shape of
the trade book publishing industry.