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Check out this video of a spoken poem about the power and importance of print.  LinkedIn (Mar. 26, 2012)

Crown Publishing Group will publish a biography of Oprah Winfrey by Kitty Kelley, biographer of the rich and famous.  Oprah did not participate in the book, which will be released April 13th.  CNN.com Jan. 22, 2010

Although the number of fashion industry jobs is on the decline — NPD group expects 12% of fashion companies won’t make it through the recession — young people are still eager to join the ranks.  Thank the industry’s outsized place in popular culture for the mismatch.  So, taking a page from the “Give the (Young) [...]

The release of The Lost Symbol, author Dan Brown’s follow-up his Da Vinci Code sensation, next Monday has the bookselling publicity machinery running full-tilt and retailers waiting for the crowds.  Two other books are also expected to help boost the book trade in September: Edward Kennedy’s memoir, True Compass, and Jon Krakauer’s Where Men [...]

The new chairman and ceo of the world’s largest book publisher, Markus Dohle, yesterday announced a massive restructuring that will consolidate imprints and re-deploy key staff members to trim expenses. “Random House’s revenues fell 8% in the first six months of 2008 to $1.1 billion.”  Crain’s New York Business (Dec. 3, 2008)

Zagat Survey, publishers of user-generated restaurant and hotel reviews, is no longer seeking to sell itself, according to a statement released yesterday.  The company that began as a two-page list of restaurant recommendations by founders Tim and Nina Zagat and their friends was estimated to be valued at $200 million in January, when the company [...]

Book publishers sold 3.13 billion units last year, up from 3.1 in 2006, although mass market, smaller size paperbacks (often thrillers and romances) are falling out of favor.  Their sales dropped to 541.8 million copies, from 575.1 in 2006.  The industry  is gathering in Los Angeles today for the second day of BookExpo America, during a “…time [...]

German media conglomerate Bertelsmann has appointed Markus Dohle, formerly head of the company printing division, to ceo of its Random House division.  Dohle will replace Peter W. Olsen, who will step down as ceo May 31st.  The New York Times  (May 20, 2008)

HarperCollins announced plans on Monday to make their seasonal catalog listings available online only.  Jane Friedman, president of HarperCollins, said “It’s such a waste of paper and so inefficient.”  She said the switch would likely begin by summer ‘09 and take place slowly.  About 100,000 catalogs are sent out for each publishing season: summer, winter, [...]

The promotion of Chris Lambiase, vp and publishing director of Bicycling, to vice president and group publisher of the publishers’ running and cycling titles has led some staffers to fret that the group may be sold off. Lambiase ran Backpacker magazine back in 2006, when it was sold to Active Interest Media. Although [...]