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Random House Will Keep All Its E-Books In Libraries, With A Price Increase

Feb 3, 2012 9:17 AM

Random House is now the only big six publisher to allow unrestricted access to all of its e-books in libraries—and it said yesterday it will continue to do so, though it is raising prices.

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, Books, e-books, hachette, harpercollins, libraries, library journal, macmillan, overdrive, penguin, random house, simon & schuster, stuart applebaum

Which E-Books Are Most Borrowed From Libraries, And Why?

Jan 4, 2012 1:16 PM

OverDrive released its lists of the most-downloaded e-books from libraries in December 2011. These lists look pretty different from the current New York Times e-book bestseller lists. Here’s why, plus a few interesting tidbits.

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, Books, e-books, hachette, libraries, overdrive, penguin, random house

Stop Treating $9.99 As The Magic E-Book Price

Dec 16, 2011 10:14 AM

$9.99 is often treated as a magic price—the cost of a New York Times bestseller on Kindle back in the good old days, before big-six publishers adopted agency pricing models and ended Amazon’s discounting of their books. However, for a variety of reasons, few readers ever had the chance to…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, Books, e-books, e-readers, Companies, Amazon, Kindle, agency pricing, e-book pricing, hachette, harpercollins, macmillan, penguin, random house, simon & schuster

Sci-Fi Publisher Orbit Expands E-Singles Program Internationally

Nov 29, 2011 3:02 PM

Science fiction/fantasy publisher Orbit, which is part of Hachette Book Group, is expanding its short fiction e-offerings from the U.S. to the UK and other countries where Orbit titles are sold.

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, Books, e-books, Companies, Amazon, 47north, angry robot, anne clarke, hachette, orbit, science fiction

Hachette, Bloomberg Businessweek Partner On Steve Jobs E-Single

Nov 28, 2011 1:00 PM

Big-six publisher Hachette Book Group is partnering with Bloomberg Businessweek on e-singles that will “illuminate key moments in the world of business,” drawing on content from the magazine. First up is Steve Jobs: 1955-2011.

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, Books, e-books, bloomberg businessweek, e-singles, hachette, steve jobs

Earnings
E-Books Now Make Up 21 Percent Of Hachette Sales In U.S., 9 Percent In UK

Nov 8, 2011 11:54 AM

E-books now make up about a fifth of “big six” publisher Hachette’s U.S. sales, but net sales for the quarter were down overall.

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, Books, Money, Earnings, hachette, lagardere

How Many Copies Is My Book Selling? Now Authors Have More Answers

Oct 20, 2011 8:48 AM

It is surprisingly hard for an author to know how many copies his or her book is selling. Now Simon & Schuster (NYSE: CBS) is giving its authors real-time access to their sales information for the first time, and Random House and Hachette Book Group just announced they will do…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, Books, Companies, Amazon, Kindle, hachette, random house, simon & schuster

Amazon’s New Kindle Book Promotion: The Breakdown

Sep 2, 2011 10:42 AM

Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) is moving from periodic e-book sales (like Sunshine Deals and Big Deals) into regular month-long Kindle promotions (along with its Kindle Daily Deals, launched last week). A new section of the Kindle store now offers “100 Kindle books for $3.99 or less,” selected by editors each month.…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, Books, e-readers, Companies, Amazon, Kindle, e-book pricing, hachette, harpercollins, macmillan, random house

Earnings
Not Just Random House: Over 20 Percent Of Hachette’s Sales Are E-Books, Too

Sep 1, 2011 8:41 AM

On the heels of the news yesterday that over 20 percent of Random House’s U.S. sales are e-books, Hachette Book Group says that e-books made up 20 percent of its U.S. sales in the first half of this year, up from 10 percent in the first half of 2010.

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, Books, e-readers, Money, Earnings, hachette, lagardère publishing, stephenie meyer

The Bestsellers: Michael Connelly And The Art Of E-Book Price Cutting

Jul 30, 2011 9:00 AM

How did a book first published in 1992 suddenly land at the top of the Kindle and Nook bestseller lists in 2011?

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, Books, e-readers, Companies, Amazon, Kindle, Barnes & Noble, Nook, bestsellers, hachette, little brown, michael connelly, the black echo

The Biggest Losers From The Borders Bankruptcy

Jul 19, 2011 1:16 PM

Yesterday’s news that the Borders bookstore chain is going to be sold off—much of it probably at fire-sale prices—means that some of the nation’s biggest publishers are going to be taking a bath, financially. Five publishing houses are owed more than $25 million by the bookstore chain, and many others…

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Posted In: Legal, Money, Bankruptcy, Companies, News Corp., Fox, Sony, borders, hachette, harpercollins, macmillan

Hearst Completes Deal For Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S.

May 31, 2011 4:38 PM

Hearst Corp. is nearing completion of its $921 million (€640 million) acquisition of French media conglomerate Lagardère SCA. It’s finalized the purchase of Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S., which gives the publisher control of nearly 100 titles in 14 countries outside of France. On top of the magazines, the deal adds…

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Posted In: Advertising, E-Commerce, Marketing, Media & Publishing, Magazines, Mobile, Companies, Hearst, Countries, Europe, UK, Russia, France, Asia, China, hachette, lagardere

Bookish CEO: ‘Thrilled To Have A Dual Revenue Stream’

May 7, 2011 5:15 PM

Technically, Bookish doesn’t have any revenue stream yet. The joint venture of Hachette Book Group, Penguin Group (USA), and Simon & Schuster (NYSE: CBS) went public Friday after more than a year in stealth but the launch is planned for summer. CEO Paulo Lemgruber and I chatted via e-mail about…

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Posted In: Advertising, Media & Publishing, Books, e-readers, Mobile, Companies, AOL, CBS, Starbucks, bookish, hachette, paulo lembgruber, penguin, simon & schuster

Hachette, Penguin, Simon & Schuster Team Up With AOL For Book Site: Bookish

May 6, 2011 10:30 AM

Three major publishers are behind the latest effort to boost print and digital book reading. Bookish, backed by Hachette Book Group, Penguin Group (USA), and Simon & Schuster (NYSE: CBS), promises an editorially independent platform for discovery and sales. It has been in stealth mode for months as “Obikosh.” (Get…

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Posted In: Advertising, E-Commerce, Media & Publishing, Books, Companies, AOL, Huffington Post Media Group, Starbucks, bookish, hachette, penguin, simon & schuster

The Android Apps That Are Sparking Legal Battles

Mar 8, 2011 11:50 AM

Google’s Android Marketplace, now home to more than 100,000 mobile apps, has fast become the top competitor to Apple’s App Store. But unlike Apple’s store, Android apps aren’t subject to extensive review before they’re made available in the store. Google’s more open system for uploading apps has led to a…

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Posted In: Apps, Legal, Copyright, Companies, Google, Android, LinkedIn, Motorola, Starbucks, atari, bnp paribas, cartoon network, hachette, jp morgan, nintendo, riaa, takedown notices, td ameritrade, trademark, u.s. bank

Hachette Shuts Teen Mag Sugar, Website Stays

Jan 19, 2011 12:23 PM

Teenage girls’ magazine Sugar is to close after a 75% fall in circulation over the past decade, with publisher Hachette Filipacchi blaming young readers’ appetite for free content.

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, Magazines, hachette, sugar

Industry Moves
Cost-Cutting Completed, Lemarchand Is Out At Hachette, Replaced By Parr

Sep 21, 2010 3:39 PM

Lagardere executives are moving out Alain Lemarchand as president and CEO of HFMUS, the magazine publisher of Elle, Woman’s Day and Car and Driver, and are moving in former president of Primedia (NYSE: PRM) Enthusiast Media and Source Interlink Steve Parr to replace him. Parr’s hiring is billed as the…

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Posted In: Advertising, Industry Moves, Media & Publishing, Magazines, alain lemarchand, hachette, steve parr

Industry Moves
Hachette Hires Microsoft Ad Exec Domeniconi To Head Elle Group

Jun 4, 2010 9:40 AM

Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) ad exec Robin Domeniconi is officially leaving the company and will return to the magazine world to take on the role of SVP, chief brand officer for Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S.‘s Elle Group, which is comprised of the Elle, Elle Decor and ELLEgirl brands, the publisher announced.…

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Posted In: Advertising, Industry Moves, Media & Publishing, Magazines, Companies, Microsoft, hachette, robin domeniconi

There Goes The Neighborhood: Hachette Moving Into Time Inc.‘s Building

May 7, 2010 6:43 PM

Here’s an interesting New York real estate story: we’ve heard that Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S will be vacating its long-time 50th St. and Broadway offices this fall and will move a block and a half east to the *Time* Life Building. So far, some Time Inc. (NYSE: TWX) staffers don’t…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, Magazines, Companies, Time Warner, Time Inc., hachette

Industry Moves
Industry Moves: Hachette Promotes Peyre To VP-Emerging Platforms

May 3, 2010 6:35 PM

Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. becomes the latest to try to tackle the mixed opportunities of mobile and various handheld devices by creating a new post. Florent Peyre has been promoted to VP-Emerging Platforms from VP-business and corporate development. Peyre is still reporting to Todd Anderman, SVP, Hacehette Digital, but with…

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Posted In: Industry Moves, florent peyre, hachette, todd anderman

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