Simon & Schuster has launched Simon Global, a worldwide distribution channel that will enable S&S titles to be sold and distributed more seamlessly across its international publishing divisions.
Caryn Schwartz in the U.S. and Alex Santos in the U.K. and have been promoted to the new roles of head of Simon Global (UK/US) and are recruiting a coordinator to support the growth strategy across distribution lists.
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| Caryn Schwartz | |
S&S CEO Greg Greeley said: "Simon & Schuster has built a reputation as a trusted global home for authors and their stories. We know great stories aren't bound by borders. Simon Global will extend the reach of our authors' work even further, ensuring their books will find readers worldwide."
Nicholas Hayne, director of international sales and client publisher services, said: "Simon Global offers a global sales landscape to our authors by making their titles available throughout all Simon & Schuster companies worldwide, where rights allow. The intention is to make intercompany distribution throughout the business more streamlined, allowing us to sell more of what we have, more efficiently, and in more territories than ever. We're really excited about the possibilities that this creates, with Simon Global sitting alongside our growing third party client publisher distribution."
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| Alex Santos | |
Perminder Mann, CEO of Simon & Schuster UK and international, said, "One of Simon Global's key aims is to offer more effective global distribution to our authors from our companies whether they're first published in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Australia, India, or by VBK in the Netherlands and Belgium.
"More effective worldwide distribution will grow sales and visibility of our publishing, no matter where our books are being sold and distributed. It reinforces our global outlook, our service to our authors and our mission to connect people and books around the world."