Publishers Weekly

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Publishers Weekly
Logo Publishers Weekly.GIF
description Specialized magazine for publishers and book retailers
publishing company PWxyz LLC
First edition 1872
Frequency of publication weekly
Widespread edition 21,000 copies
(Subscribers (2010))
Range 0.08 million readers
(Publisher information (2010))
Editor-in-chief Jim Milliot, Michael Coffey
editor Cevin Bryerman
Web link publishersweekly.com
Article archive Print, reviews, bestseller lists
ISSN 0000-0019
ZDB 281295-2

Publishers Weekly (abbreviated: PW ) is an American trade magazine for book publishers, booksellers , librarians and literary agents based in New York . The weekly magazine has been published since 1872 and today focuses on brief reviews of new publications on the book market.

history

The magazine was founded by Frederick Leypoldt (1835–1884), a native of Stuttgart who emigrated to the USA in 1854. Together with Henry Holt , he founded the American book publisher Leypoldt & Holt . In the 1860s, Leypoldt initially included a bulletin with foreign publications with the publisher's mailings. Following the example of the German “Directory of New Releases” ( Börsenblatt ), Leypoldt began at the end of 1868 to publish a monthly literary bulletin . In September 1869 he renamed the magazine Monthly Book Trade Circular . In 1871 Leypoldt withdrew from the publishing house and concentrated on bibliography and his journal. In January 1872 he changed the frequency of publication and renamed the magazine Publishers 'and Stationers' Weekly Trade Circular . To mark the new beginning, he started a new count with Vol. 1, No. 1. This is considered the official founding date of the magazine. In 1873 he renamed the magazine The Publishers' Weekly , then still with an apostrophe . In 1879 Leypoldt ran into financial difficulties and RR Bowker bought the publishing house as an investor. After Leypoldt's death, Bowker also joined the management team, which he held until 1933.

The magazine acted as the collective catalog of several American book publishers. These list-like announcements of new publications were sent to booksellers who were able to place their orders on time. Over time, articles were added to the new release lists. The first book bestseller lists appeared in The Bookman magazine in 1895 . In 1912, Publishers Weekly began to determine and publish its own bestseller list. At first only a common list for fiction and non-fiction appeared, which was separated in 1917.

In the 20th century, Publishers Weekly was heavily influenced by Frederic G. Melcher (1879-1963), who in 1918 together with Bowker became the magazine's chief editor. After Bowker died in 1933, Melcher took over as CEO of the publishing house, which he headed until 1959. Then he became chairman of the supervisory board. In 1985 the British media group Reed International took over the publishing house RR Bowker and with it the magazine Publishers Weekly . In 2010, George W. Slowik Jr., former editor of the magazine, acquired Publishers Weekly from Reed Business Information . Editor Cevin Bryerman and two editors-in-chief Jim Milliot and Michael Coffey remain in office.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Advertising Info at Publishers Weekly . (Retrieved November 2, 2010.)
  2. ^ Frank Luther Mott: A History of American Magazines (1865-1885) , Volume 3. Harvard University Press, Cambridge 1938, ISBN 0674395522 , pp. 491-494.
  3. ↑ G. Thomas Tanselle: Melcher, Frederic G. In: Robert Wedgeworth (ed.): World Encyclopedia of Library and Information Services , 3rd Edition. American Library Association, Chicago 1993, ISBN 0838906095 , pp. 566-568.
  4. ^ William Gordon Graham, Richard Abel: The book in the United States today . Transaction Publishers, 1997, ISBN 1560009721 , p. 231.
  5. ^ Publishers Weekly Acquired by Former PW Publisher George Slowik, Jr. and Partners . Press release from PWxyz, LLC dated April 6, 2010.