Books

Monthly Installments Of Free Chapter Downloads Leading Up To Fall Publication Of Bill Tancer's "Click: What Millions Of People Are Doing Online And Why It Matters"

New York, May 29, 2008 - As part of a unique experiment, Hyperion and ABCNEWS.com have partnered with Bill Tancer, General Manager of Global Research at Hitwise, the world's leading online competitive intelligence company, and author of the upcoming September 2008 Hyperion publication, Click: What Millions of People are Doing Online and Why it Matters, to offer pre-publication monthly installments, beginning June 1 through September 1, of select chapters for free downloading.    » read more »

Author of the #1 New York Times bestseller AN INCONVENIENT BOOK to publish his first work of fiction in Fall 2008

May 2008 -- Glenn Beck, the phenomenally popular radio and television personality and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller AN INCONVENIENT BOOK, has signed with Threshold Editions to write two new books. Louise Burke, Threshold Editions' Executive Vice President and Publisher, announced today the acquisition or world rights to both books.    » read more »

To be Published in November 2008 by Karen Hunter Publishing

New York, New York, May 19, 2008 -- Grammy-award winning icon, Janet Jackson, will release an intimate chronicle of her lifelong issues with weight gain and self-esteem in November 2008 when Karen Hunter and her eponymous Pocket Books imprint, Karen Hunter Publishing, releases Janet's yet-to-be-titled book. Written with esteemed author David Ritz and also featuring lifestyle changing tips from Janet's nutritionist, David Allen, the book will reveal, in Janet's words, what she did to overcome a battle that plagues many men, women and children around the world.    » read more »

NEW YORK, May 21, 2008 -- Simon Spotlight Entertainment (SSE), an imprint of Simon & Schuster, announced today that it will publish a book by Melissa Gilbert. Best-known as Laura "half-pint" Ingalls on the series Little House on the Prairie, Melissa Gilbert has a permanent place in the hearts of women of all ages.    » read more »

NEW YORK, MAY 12, 2008 -- MySpace, MTV sensation and pop culture icon Tila Tequila is teaming up with Scribner, which has acquired world rights to publish her first book, Hooking Up with Tila Tequila. The announcement was made today by Susan Moldow, Executive Vice President and Publisher of Scribner.    » read more »

May 14, 2008 -- Barbara Walters's new memoir Audition has sold over 250,000 copies in its first week, making it one of the strongest nonfiction hardcover debuts in recent years and putting Walters in league with other blockbuster authors such as Bill Clinton and Bob Woodward.

"This is a remarkable number for a work of nonfiction in what has been a flat retail environment," says Sonny Mehta, Chairman of the Knopf Publishing Group. "In just seven days, we have sold a quarter of a million copies of Audition. I have heard from booksellers across the country, and they are all enormously appreciative that Barbara's book is driving traffic into stores."    » read more »

April 8, 2008 -- On April 13, 2008, the New York Times bestseller list will include yet another record-breaking total from various imprints of Simon & Schuster with 26 separate bestsellers. The previous Simon & Schuster record was set less than a month ago on the March 23, 2008 list, which featured 24 separate bestsellers.    » read more »