Kindle is the size of a trade paperback book like most of the other ebook devices out there. He will oversee marketing and sales for all divisions of the. Digital book worlds speakers represent the best in the business, industry wide from booksellers and librarians to editors, publicists and ceos. More at evan schnittman, executive vice president and chief sales and marketing officer for hachette book group. Miral sattar from bibliocrunch, author rahimeh andalbian, transmedia writer and game designer andrea philips, and editor stephanie golden, well cover the basics of selfpublishing and give you an az guide to getting your book ready for publication and how to successfully market it. The growth in ebook sales in genres such as romance and sciencefiction is leading to a cannibalisation in sales of printed books, according to nielsen bookscan data. Follett helps us in this effort, said evan schnittman. Evan schnittman of oup has an interesting post in which he discusses three types of digital reading. Amazon may impede access to some publishers books the new. The end to a public fight between the publishing industry and the massive ebook distributor could spell relief for authors. Hachette book group evp, chief marketing and sales officer evan schnittman is leaving the company as of december 12, after two and a half years at the company. May 10, 2014 the worlds biggest bookstore is a bit smaller these days.
Personnel changes at hmh, hachette, chronicle shelf awareness. Publishers lunch is reporting that hachette book group has acquired the publishing and distribution company perseus books group in an unusual threeway transaction, with a formal announcement expected from hachette later today. Hachette book group has appointed evan schnittman to the role of executive vicepresident, chief marketing and sales officer, with schnittman. Conference chair, evan schnittman, still listed as bloomsbury in the program he officially starts at hachette books group on april 30 emceed the event. Hachette book group revoit son organigramme avant ses contrats. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover evans. Publishers adapt to the digital market good ereader. Ron hussey business profile houghton mifflin harcourt. May 12, 2014 originally published on digital book world according to a recent article on the futurebook blog, so far no publisher has proven that evan schnittman, industry thoughtleader and current executive vice president and chief marketing and sales officer of hachette book group, was wrong when he declared enhanced ebooks and apps essentially dead and a nonstarter for publishers during a presentation. Evan is a digital visionary in the publishing industry, and it was a great pleasure to work alongside him during his time with us at bloomsbury publishing where he implemented a number of wideranging changes.
As reported in publishers weekly, amazon has announced that it will offer limited book lending. Hachette book group announced an entire restructuring of its sales staff yesterday in order to designate an entire division of the organization to digital books. Writers feel an amazonhachette spat the new york times. You can buy evans books on amazon, good reads, or barnes and noble make pie along with me in this app that makes making pie, well, like it says, easy as pie. Mar 23, 2012 hachette book group has appointed evan schnittman to the role of executive vicepresident, chief marketing and sales officer, with schnittman leaving bloomsbury to take up the post in new york. These sales are attributed to readers purchasing many titles for devices that they were given over the holidays. Find contacts direct phone number, email address, work history, and more. However, the morning began with an open forum where backroom and housekeeping issues were discussed with some of the hachette sales team, including mike heuer, executive director of hachettes national field force, linda paone, executive director of fulfillment, and evan schnittman, hachettes executive vp and chief marketing sales officer. Amazon and hachette settle bitter ebook dispute cnet. Hachette, harpercollins and penguin have already reached deals with.
Scnittman joined hbg in 2012, from bloomsbury uk, where he was m. Is there a new willingness to explore new models and new ways of doing business. Evan schnittman bloomsbury was knowingly controversial, advocating that the industry needed print books in order to survive, and that it should go about enhancing p, rather than e. View ron husseys business profile as director of permissions at houghton mifflin harcourt. Hachette chief marketing and sales officer evan schnittman said epsteins hiring is the final piece in the restructuring of sales that began on the fall. Follett and hachette book group partner to distribute childrens ebooks. Hachette book group is a leading trade publisher based in new york and a division of hachette livre, the secondlargest trade and educational publisher in the world. Prior to that, he spent five years running sales and marketing departments at the consumer publishing giants hachette book group and bloomsbury publishing. This article introduces a selection of presentations from the 21st international rights directors meeting held at the 2007 frankfurt book fair it offers an overview of a variety of issues. Mar 23, 2012 evan schnittman is joining hachette book group on may 7 in a new executive position of evp, chief marketing and sales officer. Past events the publishing point new york, ny meetup.
People chris barba will retire as executive vp, sales for hachette books group after 33 years with the company. While boringly easy to produce romance ebooks flew off the metaphorical shelves, most enhanced ebooks, sitting on. Amazon may impede access to some publishers books the. Underscoring these reservations, a presentation by evan schnittman late of oxford and bloomsbury, now with hachette in the united states famously included a tombstone that read enhanced ebooks and book apps 20092011. Last week in the bookseller, philip jones covered a seminar in the uk by enders analysis that presented data done as a part of a nielsen bookscan report. Jun 19, 2012 evan schnittman, executive vice president and chief sales and marketing officer for hachette book group, discusses the importance and draw of the physical book and the bookstores where books of. Hachette book group has appointed evan schnittman to the role of executive vicepresident, chief marketing and sales officer, with schnittman leaving bloomsbury to take up the post in new york. While amazon has branched out to digital media and tablets to boost profit. Evan schnittman, executive vice president and chief sales and marketing officer for hachette book group, discusses the importance and. Jun, 2008 this article introduces a selection of presentations from the 21st international rights directors meeting held at the 2007 frankfurt book fair it offers an overview of a variety of issues related to negotiating digital rights, in particular, and the development of digital publishing, in general. Amazon threatens publishers as apple looms as apple builds its electronic bookstore, amazon is trying to use its clout to hold on to its early lead in the market. Schnittman joined uworld july 2 after three years of building and selling a marketing technology startup called optiqly. Evan schnittman vice president of sales and business. We are now 100% focused on each of our core segments.
Schnittman was ceo and cofounder of startup optiqly and before that had been chief marketing and sales officer at hachette book group. Hbg publishes under the divisions of little, brown and company, little, brown books for young readers, grand central publishing, orbit, hachette nashville, and hachette digital. Hachette books, formerly hyperion books, is a generalinterest book imprint of the perseus books group division of hachette book group established in 1990. Although it has always seemed sensible for publishers to sell their books and. View evan schnittmans profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Subscription services for ebooks progress to becoming a real. Hachette book group has a new chief marketing and sales officer, evan schnittman, who is bringing a greater appreciation for digital to one of the big six publishers. Hachette books was formed in the spring of 2014, with the objective of publishing exciting books across a broad range of categories. Topics covered include current business models, opportunities for licensing, and methods for. We present the leading writers in narrative nonfiction, business, science, history, health and wellness, pop culture, sports, and humor.
May 28, 2014 books amillion, a chain with 258 stores nationwide, is offering 30% discounts on some upcoming hachette titles. The enhanced ebook schtick and ideas in profile the. Evan schnittman, who joined hachette book group in 2012 in the newly created role of chief marketing and sales officer, will leave the publisher december 12. Schnittman was ceo and cofounder of startup optiqly and before that had. Scnittman joined hbg in 2012, from bloomsbury uk, where he was. Schnittman leaving hachette book group the bookseller. He asked,what kind of message is this sending to publishers. Using a memorable and somewhat ominous phrase, oxford universitys evan schnittman said the book publishing world is facing a new world order, or a trio of giant companiesamazon.
Amazons secret campaign to discourage customers from buying books by hachette, one of the big new york publishers, burst into the. Hachette realigns sales structure publishers weekly. With our panel of bestselling authors and book publishing professionals. When it comes to the potential for enhanced ebooks, there wereand remainplenty of doubters. We do quite a bit of reading in the interstices of our continue reading interstitial reading. Booksamillion, a chain with 258 stores nationwide, is offering 30% discounts on some upcoming hachette titles. His insight into the tectonic shifts the industry is undergoing are unparalleled. He will oversee marketing and sales for all divisions of the company, which includes digital sales and marketing, advertising and promotion, and the market research and analytics group. Digital book worlds speakers represent the best in the business, industry widefrom booksellers and librarians to editors, publicists and ceos. Hachettes chief marketing and sales officer, evan schnittman.
As reported in publishers weekly, amazon has announced that it will offer limited book lending privileges to its amazon prime subscribers. Oct 03, 2012 hachette book group has announced a new structure for their sales force under recentlyhired evp and chief marketing and sales officer evan schnittman that will bring the sales and marketing functions in line with the changing book market unifying print and digital sales, and integrating research and analytics into hbgs overall sales. Evan schnittman, brought on by hachette book group in may 2012 to help make the companys sales and marketing efforts more compatible with the growth in digital sales, will leave the publisher. However, the morning began with an open forum where backroom and housekeeping issues were discussed with some of the hachette sales team, including mike heuer, executive director of. Uworld hires new vice president of sales and business.
Amazon is the largest online seller of printed books and the biggest ebook seller in the united states, and it is trying to use its clout to hold on to its early lead in the ebook market. Hachette realigns sales department publishers lunch. The hachette book group hbg website is available to booksellers at no charge for use in promoting hbg titles. As evan schnittman, former vp of sales at hachette, has said we all know what happens when we first get a new device we go a little crazy and buy lots of books. Mar 18, 2010 amazon is the largest online seller of printed books and the biggest ebook seller in the united states, and it is trying to use its clout to hold on to its early lead in the ebook market. Amazons secret campaign to discourage customers from buying books by hachette, one of the big new york publishers, burst into. After an executive career with publishers including bloomsbury, hachette, and oxford university press, evan schnittman has a new role. Hachette book group executive vp and chief marketing officer evan schnittman has realigned the publishers sales force. The worlds biggest bookstore is a bit smaller these days. Hachette book group has appointed evan schnittman to the role of executive vicepresident, chief marketing and sales officer, with schnittman leaving bloomsbury to take up the post in. Startup optiqly in collaboration with ingram publishers weekly. Originally published on digital book world according to a recent article on the futurebook blog, so far no publisher has proven that evan schnittman, industry thoughtleader and current. Conference chair, evan schnittman, still listed as.
November 4, 2011 amazon finds innovative new way to lose money. Follett and hachette book group partner to distribute. In his post on friday, evan schnittman chastised the british authors who recently suggested that ebook royalties should be calculated at 50%. Schnittman s position, which was created for him, is being eliminated. This years london book fair started off on monday with nielsens wellorchestrated quantum conference, which focused on consumers.
Hachette book group has announced a new structure for their sales force under recentlyhired evp and chief marketing and sales officer evan schnittman that will bring the sales and. Schnittman leaves bloomsbury for hachette book group the. While amazon has branched out to digital media and tablets to boost profit, it. Hachette books is a commitment to readers and authors to provide them with the best publishing experience, to be a vital part of the national conversation, and to foster a community of editors, writers. Evan schnittman, hachette book group evp, on role of. Hachette book group is a leading trade publisher based in new york and a division of hachette livre, the secondlargest trade and educational publisher. The first of the subscription services for books safari used a model that is. We are now 100% focused on each of our core segments, with spectacular talent behind each and every category. Apr 11, 2010 evan schnittman of oup has an interesting post in which he discusses three types of digital reading. Past events for the publishing point in new york, ny.