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  PW’s Week Ahead 12.02.11

  3155 readersLibraries take the spotlight this week, as PW’s upcoming issue is the ALA midwinter preview. “Monday’s issue will have 15 pages dedicated to libraries—and to no one’s surprise, e-books are part of that package,” Andrew Albanese tells CCC’s Chris Kenneally, noting that Penguin’s announcement that it has pulled its frontlist e-book titles from its library

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  BTB #273: Mike Shatzkin Previews DBW Conference

  2235 readersAs the third annual Digital Book World Conference prepares to open in New York City on January 23, Digital Book World organizer Mike Shatzkin, founder and CEO of the Idea Logical Company, tells CCC’s Chris Kenneally that attendees should expect news and insights linked to the very latest industry data. Among the highlights, says Shatzkin,

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  PW’s Week Ahead 11.04.11

  5463 readersOn Thursday, Amazon jumped into the digital book lending business, announcing the launch of Kindle Owners Lending Library for Amazon Prime members. PW’s Features Editor Andrew Albanese runs through what’s to like, and what’s not to like, for publishers and authors about this latest move to drive Kindle sales (and oh yes, book sales, too).

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  Best of BTB: Information For Innovation

  13556 readersA discussion with Martha Anderson, director of the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program for the Library of Congress, recording while attending the annual NFAIS Conference in Philadelphia. Anderson tells CCC’s Chris Kenneally about her efforts to collect all manner of digital content, from Twitter tweets to amateur videos. “I think the real value of

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  PW’s Week Ahead: 02.03.12

  3919 readersThey sell books, don’t they? This week, Amazon and Barnes & Noble make news over which books they sell – and which ones they won’t. And a new entry in the fantasy genre, Rose Fox tells us, finds Hurricane Katrina unleashing magical forces as well as meteorological ones. “Ever since Amazon began expanding its publishing program,

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  PW’s Week Ahead: 10.14.11

  1640 readersReporting direct from the show floor at Frankfurt Book Fair, Andrew Albanese brings word on the books and the deals that have the halls abuzz at the world’s biggest book and media fair. From the opposite side of “the pond,” at PW’s offices in New York City, reviews editor and blogger Rose Fox tells CCC’s

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  BTB #221: Information For Innovation

  2006 readersA discussion with Martha Anderson, director of the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program for the Library of Congress, recording while attending the annual NFAIS Conference in Philadelphia. Anderson tells CCC’s Chris Kenneally about her efforts to collect all manner of digital content, from Twitter tweets to amateur videos. “I think the real value

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  PW’s Week Ahead: 02.10.12

  1637 readersEvery spring and fall season, Publishers Weekly selects a dozen or so authors with promising debuts in fiction. It’s a rather coveted distinction—any new author, especially in fiction, fears being lost in the onslaught of the season’s titles, so to get singled out in the months leading up to their pub date can mean a

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  This Week on the mediabistro.com Job Board: Penguin, Hachette, American Library Association

  3469 readers This week, we have an amazing batch of openings for you. Penguin Group is looking for a new director of digital publishing, and Hachette Book Group needs a mobile analyst. The American Library Association is hiring a senior production editor, while Rodale Books is seeking an editorial director. Get the details on these jobs and

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  PW’s Week Ahead 02.17.12

  3523 readersOrganized by the iconoclastic technology publishing house O’Reilly Media, the annual “Tools of Change” conference has offered a staging for what PW’s Andrew Albanese calls, “a classic clash of traditional publishing institutions and new technology.” Albanese tells CCC’s Chris Kenneally, “There was a real sense that the publishing business is now a digital first game—even