Simon and Schuster generated $825 million last year and CEO Carolyn Reidy stated that digital was on the rise, thanks to audiobooks. Looking back on 2018, Reidy said sales of downloadable audio once again had gains well into the double digits that countered declines in e-book sales. Overall, total digital sales rose by half a percentage point over 2017.The best books that … [Read more...] about Simon and Schuster experiences strong gains with audiobooks
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Simon & Schuster e-Books now have an optional 2 year term at 50% off for libraries
Simon & Schuster is starting a pilot project where they will allow libraries to buy e-books at a two year term at 50% off. The major publisher has selected over 550 bestselling titles to participate in this program and they want to gauge if libraries are willing to buy e-books and keep them longer, instead of having them expire after one year.Overdrive is spearheading … [Read more...] about Simon & Schuster e-Books now have an optional 2 year term at 50% off for libraries
Simon & Schuster Plans 12 Book Series called TED Books
TED is one of the leading conferences where luminaries all over the world give a 18 minutes or less talk. Past speakers have included Bill Gates, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Richard Branson, Nandan Nilekani, Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Sal Khan and Daniel Kahneman. Today, TED has partnered with Simon & Schuster to publisher a 12 book series.S&S … [Read more...] about Simon & Schuster Plans 12 Book Series called TED Books
Simon & Schuster Calling for Submissions for New Publishing Contract
Simon & Schuster is organizing a writing contest aimed at students and it will be orchestrated by their Simon451 imprint. The company is calling for science fiction, fantasy, horror, supernatral fiction, superhero fiction, utopian or dystopian fiction, apocalyptic or post-apocalyptic fiction, or alternate history in literature. They are only looking for full-length novels only … [Read more...] about Simon & Schuster Calling for Submissions for New Publishing Contract
Simon & Schuster Modernizes their Website with New Responsive Design
Simon and Schuster has just modernized their family of websites to appeal to readers who visit them on mobile or tablet devices. The final phase of their roll out includes author and corporate webpages in the United States, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom.The rebuilt sites make use of the latest in responsive web design to automatically reconfigure … [Read more...] about Simon & Schuster Modernizes their Website with New Responsive Design
Simon and Schuster, Barnes and Noble Resolve Book Selling Dispute
Publisher Simon and Schuster and bookstore chain Barnes and Noble have been locked in a quiet battle since March. The bookstore chain wanted deeper discounts on books and leveraged their in-store ordering to make it happen, leaving authors to contend that this spat was damaging their sales. During the disagreement, Barnes and Noble locations were not providing display space or … [Read more...] about Simon and Schuster, Barnes and Noble Resolve Book Selling Dispute
Cary Goldstein Joins Simon & Schuster
There is some big news that just happened in the publishing industry today. Cary Goldstein has joined Simon & Schuster as the new Vice President, Executive Director of Publicity and Senior Editor. In his new role, Goldstein will supervise the Simon & Schuster publicity department and acquire a select number of fiction and nonfiction titles.Goldstein was previously … [Read more...] about Cary Goldstein Joins Simon & Schuster
Simon & Schuster Disbands Agency Pricing
Simon & Shuster has joined Harper Collins and Hachette by reaching a new agreement with major online booksellers. The company has officially started to disband the old agency pricing model, which limited the ability of Amazon, Apple, Kobo, and Barnes and Noble from establishing their own prices. Amazon and iBooks are currently discounting most ebooks from S&S and other … [Read more...] about Simon & Schuster Disbands Agency Pricing
Simon & Schuster and Author Solutions Launch Self-Publishing Service – Archway Publishing
Simon & Schuster has formed a strategic partnership with Author Solutions for a new self-publishing platform. The two companies have formed Archway Publishing and will focus on fiction, non-fiction, business, and children’s books.Author Solutions is one of the leading self-publishing imprints and has assisted 150,000 authors self-publish, promote, and bring to market … [Read more...] about Simon & Schuster and Author Solutions Launch Self-Publishing Service – Archway Publishing
Simon & Schuster Experiences 20% Increase in Digital Sales in Q3
Simon & Schuster has reported its third quarter earnings today and digital revenue is up 20% over the same period last year and represented approximately 21% of total publishing revenues. Best-selling titles in the third quarter included Total Recall by Arnold Schwarzenegger and Black List by Brad Thor.Most major publishing companies saw massive digital gains in the 3rd … [Read more...] about Simon & Schuster Experiences 20% Increase in Digital Sales in Q3
Top Publishers Reach a $69 Million Dollar Settlement for Agency Pricing
HarperCollins, Hachette, and Simon & Schuster have settled with the Justice Department in the Apple ebook collusion case, and it may really benefit customers. Today these three companies reached a settlement of $69 million dollars that will be distributed to 49 States in the USA. This will give people who bought ebooks in the past from these publishers partial refunds on … [Read more...] about Top Publishers Reach a $69 Million Dollar Settlement for Agency Pricing