Briefly Noted | Powell's Lays Off 31 Workers. | Blogtown, PDX
Not even Powell’s is immune to the recession and changing consumer spending: Consumer behavior —- how, where, and what people read —- has changed dramatically over the past several years. It’s a story that’s hard to miss with daily articles…
Merlin Wolfhound To Cease Publishing
UPDATE: CHENILE KEOGH from Merlin has contacted IPN to clarify the position of Wolfhound titles saying, ‘this situation does not effect the Wolfhound list, all the Wolfhound titles are still on sale and will be for the foreseeable future.’ Merlin…
Argosy Books Enters The Distribution Business
Argosy Books will act as distributor for Mercier Press from 1 October 2010. The move marks the company’s entry into the distribution business and follows Thursday’s announcement that CMD Booksource is to cease operations on 30 September 2010 after it’s…
Irish arm of The History Press Under ‘review’
The future of the Irish imprint of The History Press (formerly Nonsuch Ireland) is in doubt. In a statement issued to Irish Publishing News, the company said the difficult trading environment in Ireland meant that it was reviewing the operation….
Harnessing The Ill Wind: Freelancing In A Recession
Alicia McAuley is a freelance editor and book designer. She has run her own business since 2006. You can find out more at www.aliciamcauley.com. Those of us who provide services to book publishers – copy-editors, proofreaders, indexers, designers, illustrators and…