The news of Jonathan Karp’s promotion to CEO of Simon & Schuster coincides with the conclusion of BookExpo’s US trade show 2020 digital sessions.
Tuesday’s BookExpo Online Sessions Schedule: May 26
ReedPop’s trade show opens its digital events, which are available free of charge to the public. The weekend will feature a digital edition of BookCon.
Coronavirus Updates: BookExpo and ‘BookConline’ Go Digital May 26 to 31
The next publishing trade show to go digital is the United States’ BookExpo, with its public-facing BookCon set to have an outing online, too.
BookCon, Still Planned for July, Announces a Virtual ‘Read-a-Thon’
The public-facing ReedPop program, now postponed from May to late July, is producing a fund-raising Saturday afternoon program to help booksellers.
Industry Notes: IPG Adds Spanish Publishers; BookCon Tickets on Sale
As the Independent Publishers Group announces three new Spanish-language contracts, New York City’s BookCon opens ticket sales for June 1 and 2.
ReedPOP Letter: Organizers Call BookExpo and BookCon ‘Powerful Platforms’
BookCon reaches its 20,000 person goal on Saturday and Sunday; BookExpo cites 7,425 attendees, “primarily booksellers, librarians, retailers, and media.”
Book Fair Notes: Children’s Publishers at Bologna, Speakers at BEA, BookCon
Exhibitors headed for the Bologna Children’s Book Fair are voting on notable publishers; BookExpo and BookCon announce new speakers.
Chicago’s BEA BookCon Adds Memoirist-Comedian Tig Notaro
Not only BookExpo America but also its consumer-facing BookCon will be in Chicago in May, trading New York’s Javits Center for the McCormick Place complex.