Book Business

Here’s What Happens When AI Does the Heavy Lifting A.K.A. The Summer Reading List That Couldn’t

May 23, 2025 Linda L. Richards 0

So this is what happens a decade after you fire all of the copyeditors and then swirl AI into the mix. According to NPR: Some newspapers around the country, including the Chicago Sun-Times and at least one edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer have published a syndicated summer book list that includes made-up books by famous authors. Chilean American novelist Isabel Allende never wrote a book called Tidewater Dreams, described in the “Summer reading list for […]

International Booker Prize Festivities Will Flow Through Mid-July

June 13, 2020 News Editor 0

One thing that the book industry is discovering during a global pandemic: though it may be a challenge to promote books in this era, it’s possible to tweak certain institutions to accommodate the need. Case in point: the International Booker Prize is (arguably) one of the most prestigious literary awards in the world. But the lead-up to the 2020 awards has a whole new energy: The Booker Prizes will be celebrating the International shortlist featuring […]

Letter from an Author in A Post-Pandemic World

May 30, 2020 News Editor 0

by Anita Daher The global pandemic created by Covid-19 has made things tough for almost everyone. While, on the surface, authors are doing fine — because what do people have to do during lockdowns other than sit home and read? — the pandemic has created some unique challenges for authors, too. So many authors have temporarily waived fees for virtual presentations during these pandemic times. So many authors and publishers have offered excerpts from books, […]

2020 London Book Fair Canceled Due to COVID-19 Coronavirus Concerns

March 4, 2020 News Editor 0

The 49th London Book Fair, to have been held from March 10th to 12th at Kensington Olympia has been canceled. Whether or not the Fair would go ahead had been the subject of speculation over the last week or so. But a wave of cancelations by agencies and publishers prompted the final cancelation. London Book Fair has been cancelled in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, hours after major publishers said they would not attend. […]

Educational Publisher Grows

March 2, 2020 admin 0

The announced acquisition of Paradigm Education Solutions by Iowa-based Kendall Hunt Publishing Company leverages content and customer base for accelerated growth in higher education. Paradigm is one of the nation’s leading post-secondary providers of print and digital learning solutions for computer technology, health careers, business technology and career development. Paradigm will continue to operate under the Paradigm Education Solutions name and maintain its office in Minneapolis. Kendall Hunt has been family owned and operated for […]

Local Bookstores Fighting Back

February 17, 2020 News Editor 2

Total dominance of the book market by Amazon. Nobody wants it, but there hasn’t been a lot anyone could or wanted to do about it. Until now. From Forbes: Bookshop is the brainchild of Andy Hunter. He is well-known in the independent bookstore community, with his background as a book publisher (Catapult, Counterpoint, Soft Skull Press); publisher of online literary sites (Literary Hub, CrimeReads, Book Marks; and as the founder of digital publisher Electric Literature. […]

Media and Entertainment Companies Must Reinvent to Survive the Next Five Years

January 12, 2020 admin 0

More than a third of media and entertainment executives admit that their company will no longer exist in five years unless their business undergoes reinvention, according to a new EY survey that asks: “How are media and entertainment businesses reinventing in an age of transformation?” The survey analyzes the views of more than 350 global industry executives to reveal the catalysts, strategies and actions that are shaping business transformation. Faced with multiple evolving and disruptive […]

Greystone Books Will Close International Offices for Climate Strike

September 19, 2019 admin 0

As millions of people around the world prepare to walk out of their homes and schools for the Global Climate Strike September 20 to 27, Greystone Books, a leading publisher of award-winning non-fiction books about nature and the environment, social issues, science, and wellbeing, will close its offices in the four countries they have a presence on Friday, September 27 in solidarity with young climate strikers around the world. The Vancouver office will march as […]

BookShout Announces Redesigned E-Book Redemption Process

August 12, 2019 admin 0

BookShout, an eBook distributor and digital reading platform, has announced major upgrades to its user-friendly system of redemption pages for eBook sales and promotions. BookShout will partner with organizations across a range of industries in the eBook marketplace. Buyers fall into four main areas: Publishers can use BookShout to sell content and remarket directly to readers, without the high overhead and interrupted experience of third party retailers. Brands like Regal Cinemas, General Mills, and The […]

Jazzercise Founder Judi Sheppard Missett Built a Business with a Beat

August 11, 2019 admin 0

The book that has sold 10,000 copies, features powerful insights into how Sheppard Missett dominated a male-focused industry and pioneered the dance fitness movement. Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2019, the book also highlights how the global dance fitness company has achieved continued growth and success for five decades. Jazzercise, Inc. founder and CEO Judi Sheppard Missett’s recently-released book, Building a Business with a Beat: Leadership Lessons from Jazzercise – an Empire Built on Passion, […]