Notes: Happy Birthday, Shaman Drum; Pride, Prejudice, Sequels
Congratulations to Shaman Drum Bookshop, Ann Arbor, Mich., which is
celebrating its 25th anniversary tomorrow evening, 7 to 10 p.m., with
live jazz and refreshments. At the same time, the store will release
its holiday catalogue, which includes 100 titles. The store doesn't
usually mark its birthday, Julia Cowlishaw said, so "this is a big
deal."
She added that Shaman Drum, whose motto is "academic, scholarly, literary and independent since 1980," is "going along fine" and "trying to be as nimble as we have to be."
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It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single classic in possession of a good sales record must be in want of a sequel--or two.
As mentioned here on Monday, another film version of Pride and Prejudice opens tomorrow and stars Keira Knightley, who appeared last night on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Sourcebooks's Mary Kravenas gently reminded us that the publisher has put out a sequel to the Jane Austen masterwork, Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife by Linda Berdoll ($16.95,1402202733), which was originally self-published in 1999. In spring the sequel's sequel appears: Darcy & Elizabeth: At Home at Pemberley by Linda Berdoll ($16.95, 1402205635).
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More than 40 booksellers have shown an interest in an American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression program that will bring investigative reporters to bookstores to discuss threats to press freedom, the foundation reports. For more information about the program, contact ABFFE president Chris Finan at 212-587-4025 or chris@abffe.com and see the Web site.
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It sounds like a B movie: Battle of the Buyout Specialists.
According to the AP and Boston Globe, Abry Partners, the current owner of F&W Publications (whose imprints include KP Books, David & Charles, Adams Media, Writer's Digest Books and North Light Books), is suing former owner Providence Equity Partners, charging that under Providence, "F&W artificially inflated its revenue" during the six months ended this past June 30, when Abry bought F&W from Providence for $500 million.
Abry said it overpaid for the company and wants to rescind the transaction or collect damages.
Suits between buyout specialists are exceedingly rare, according to the AP. Last year, making charges similar to Abry, Willis Stein & Partners (which owns Baker & Taylor) sued the buyout firm from which it bought Lincoln Snacks Holding Co. The case is reportedly still pending.
She added that Shaman Drum, whose motto is "academic, scholarly, literary and independent since 1980," is "going along fine" and "trying to be as nimble as we have to be."
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It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single classic in possession of a good sales record must be in want of a sequel--or two.
As mentioned here on Monday, another film version of Pride and Prejudice opens tomorrow and stars Keira Knightley, who appeared last night on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Sourcebooks's Mary Kravenas gently reminded us that the publisher has put out a sequel to the Jane Austen masterwork, Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife by Linda Berdoll ($16.95,1402202733), which was originally self-published in 1999. In spring the sequel's sequel appears: Darcy & Elizabeth: At Home at Pemberley by Linda Berdoll ($16.95, 1402205635).
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More than 40 booksellers have shown an interest in an American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression program that will bring investigative reporters to bookstores to discuss threats to press freedom, the foundation reports. For more information about the program, contact ABFFE president Chris Finan at 212-587-4025 or chris@abffe.com and see the Web site.
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It sounds like a B movie: Battle of the Buyout Specialists.
According to the AP and Boston Globe, Abry Partners, the current owner of F&W Publications (whose imprints include KP Books, David & Charles, Adams Media, Writer's Digest Books and North Light Books), is suing former owner Providence Equity Partners, charging that under Providence, "F&W artificially inflated its revenue" during the six months ended this past June 30, when Abry bought F&W from Providence for $500 million.
Abry said it overpaid for the company and wants to rescind the transaction or collect damages.
Suits between buyout specialists are exceedingly rare, according to the AP. Last year, making charges similar to Abry, Willis Stein & Partners (which owns Baker & Taylor) sued the buyout firm from which it bought Lincoln Snacks Holding Co. The case is reportedly still pending.
