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Saturday, December 12, 2009

Industry News Flash: Kirkus Closes

Just saw this on Tracy van Straaten's Facebook. I can't believe it!

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Publishers Weekly, 12/10/2009 9:37:00 AM

As part of the sale of its business to business publications, Nielsen Business Media has announced that it is closing its book review publication Kirkus Reviews as well as Editor & Publisher.

Whoa.

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11 comments:

  1. Liz GallagherDecember 12, 2009 at 4:08 PM

    Such crazy news!

    As someone on Facebook said, it's like the book community is losing its Simon Cowell. And you kind of need that judge, don't you?

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  2. PriyaDecember 12, 2009 at 5:46 PM

    That is so crazy. I've gotten used to seeing their reviews on the back of books and it's going to be weird not reading those anymore...

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  3. Lorie Ann GroverDecember 12, 2009 at 7:43 PM

    Yes, the Simon Cowell! The industry is shifting so fast. I hear you, Priya!

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  4. Alyssa KirkDecember 12, 2009 at 11:48 PM

    Yikes, sad news.

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  5. brizmusDecember 13, 2009 at 5:43 AM

    I KNOW! So sad! And surprising!!

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  6. ErinDecember 13, 2009 at 9:42 AM

    Oh my...

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  7. Shelf ElfDecember 13, 2009 at 5:54 PM

    That is shocking. I had heard whispers, but I can't believe that it actually happened. Wow.

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  8. Melissa WalkerDecember 13, 2009 at 9:53 PM

    Oh, publishing. I need a backup plan.

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  9. GirlwiththeBraidsDecember 15, 2009 at 5:37 PM

    No way! Thanks for spreading the news because I didn't hear anything about this.

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