—Heather Moore

The last few days have been tremendously exciting as Discover a New Love got off the ground, and Sourcebooks took the spotlight in what was big news throughout the publishing industry, the tech world, and romance reader community.  The response has been more than we imagined!

In Monday’s Wall Street Journal, Jeffrey Trachtenberg noted several ways in which he views the announcement of Discover a New Love as being a new direction within the publishing industry, including:

“In a move that further thins the line between book publishing and book retailing, Sourcebooks Inc., a leading independent publisher, is launching an online bookstore this week focused on its romance titles…

In a decision sure to grab attention, Ms. Raccah said that titles from Sourcebooks will be sold without digital rights management, a striking departure from the protections used in traditional digital book publishing. Sourcebooks digital titles can be lent and moved from one device to another, including Amazon's Kindle and Barnes & Noble's Nook.”

News of the new initiative reached Bloomberg Television and they invited Sourcebooks CEO & Publisher, Dominique Raccah, to speak about the new project and the transforming publishing industry on Bloomberg West.

We also saw great coverage in the following outlets:

The Chicago Tribune
Chicago Sun-Times
Naperville Sun
PublishersLunch
DigitalBookWorld
paidContent
eBookNewser
The Digital Reader
Marketplace Tech Report
Dear Author
Smart Bitches Trashy Books
USA Today Happy Ever After blog
Indie BookSpot

And the comments on social media ranging from readers to industry folk were very encouraging (just a few examples):

“This is brilliant on a couple of levels…”
“the categorization… is pretty freaking awesome”
“… found some great deals. Thanks!”
“Exciting!”
“What a great idea...”

A BIG congrats to the Discover a New Love Team, we're off to a great start!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Sourcebooks Launches Discover a New Love
Online Readers Club Focuses on Connecting Romance Authors & Readers

(Chicago, IL) April 10, 2011—Sourcebooks, one of romance fiction’s fastest growing publishers, announces the launch of www.DiscoveraNewLove.com, an online readers club that offers members exclusive, early access to some of the hottest new authors, deep discounts on new and bestselling romance ebooks, and a nonstop party for both readers and authors.  

At the heart of Discover a New Love are monthly ebook selections that offer members the opportunity to download an ebook from one of the major romance subgenres: contemporary, paranormal, and historical (plus a special “wild card” title thrown in for fun).  While many selections will feature sizzling new debuts and rising stars, members will be pleased to find nationally bestselling authors like Georgette Heyer, Grace Burrowes, Catherine Mann, and Carolyn Brown in the monthly mixes.   

“Readers have a hard time figuring out what they should try next.  It’s an issue of discovery—finding great new authors with amazing stories,” says Deb Werksman, Editorial Manager.  “Now, they can choose their favorite categories, and we’ll treat them to something new on a monthly basis, sometimes even before these new books are available to the public.”

Membership to Discover a New Love is offered for as little as $1.67 per book and provides access to the monthly selections, “members-only” deals, sneak peeks of forthcoming titles, and author chats. “For what you’d normally pay for one romance, you can now buy two or three,” says Leah Hultenschmidt, Sourcebooks Senior Editor. “It’s a fabulous way to read your favorite authors and get a chance to try new ones without putting a big dent in the book budget.”  

In addition to great ebook deals, each month readers can join Barbara Vey, romance fiction expert and blogger of Beyond Her Book, as well as featured authors, for online parties to celebrate their books and discuss all things romance!

“I’m thrilled to be involved in a venture that brings readers and authors together, because what’s more fun than talking about romance with like-minded people?” says Vey, who will be regularly blogging and hosting parties for Discover a New Love. “The only thing better than reading good romance is talking about it with other readers who love it just as much as you do.”

A couple of other notes about Discover a New Love:

• In response to reader demand, many of the featured ebooks will be available on a worldwide basis.
• The ebooks offered will be DRM free. Sourcebooks wants readers to own the books and for those ebooks to be portable across ereading devices and platforms.
• Discover a New Love is starting with Sourcebooks titles, and is looking to work with other publishers to make their authors available on this new model.

“Discover a New Love is a new model built directly in response to what we’ve heard from authors, agents, and readers,” says Dominique Raccah, CEO and publisher of Sourcebooks. “Expect a lot of experimentation from us.”

DiscoverANewLove.com officially launches at 9:00 a.m. CST officially Tuesday, April 10, in time for the RT Book Lovers Convention in Chicago. The featured titles for the month of April are: One Hot Cowboy Wedding by New York Times bestselling novelist Carolyn Brown, Lady Maggie’s Secret Scandal by New York Times bestselling novelist Grace Burrowes (released one month early to members), Tempted by Elisabeth Naughton, and Mariana by New York Times bestselling novelist Susanna Kearsley.

For more information about Sourcebooks, its authors, and new initiatives, visit www.sourcebooks.com.

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ABOUT SOURCEBOOKS:
Sourcebooks is a forward-thinking, independent publishing house with a passion for books and a dedication to the belief that books change lives. We are committed to innovative publishing, where every book is personal and every author’s voice has a place. We are a group of passionate, energetic, and enthusiastic book lovers, and we are committed to helping readers experience each book. Sourcebooks has more than 70 employees, publishes more than 300 new titles each year, and celebrates its success with 18 New York Times bestsellers, including Carolyn Brown, Grace Burrowes, Georgette Heyer, Susanna Kearsley, Jill Mansell, and Terry Spear. Please check out the Sourcebooks blog and follow us on Twitter.

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It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird: it would be a jolly sight harder
for it to learn to fly while remaining an egg. We are like eggs at present.
And you cannot go on indefinitely being just an ordinary, decent egg.
We must be hatched or go bad.
—C.S. Lewis

Dear friends:
 
It is undeniable: we are at transformation. And I suspect that 2012 may well be the most important year in any of our professional lives and, quite possibly, in the history of the book.
 
With that in mind, I wanted to share some of our 2011 year-end results for Sourcebooks. While these data points are just for one publisher, we believe that they can help us better think about the year that we get to create in 2012. I hope that they help you as well. I’d love to hear other comments and ideas about year-end 2011, so feel free to discuss.
 
Warm regards,

Dominique

 

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2011 was the best year in our history! We weren’t sure what to think about this year, but strong growth in the ebook, gift, and mass markets drove our overall increase.

Clearly 2011 was the year of the ebook. Our ebook sales were more than double the forecast (which we thought was aggressive). Our conversations with other publishers and the data we’ve seen suggest that we’re not alone.

Though many questioned the long-term viability of the printed book (p-book) going into 2011, impressive performance from our bookselling partners limited p-book decline. The exciting news is that several publishers grew their POS sales, and Sourcebooks was among those to show growth. With the right strategic focus, we believe that print books can remain strong.

 

What will 2012 look like? If the week of Christmas is any indication, decline of print book sales looks modest and increase in ebook sales looks incredibly strong. With a continued increase in devices comes even more opportunity to reach new readers and users with our authors’ books.

Could a shift in ebook market share be in our future? While retailer market share for our ebooks has remained relatively consistent throughout 2011, Barnes & Noble’s Nook steadily gained share in the fourth quarter and posted amazing growth during December and the week of Christmas.

Sourcebooks Adds Financial Aid Resources to Rapidly Expanding Education Portfolio

Financial Fit Revolutionizes the College Search Process by Addressing Affordability First

(Naperville, IL)—Dec. 5, 2011 - Student debt has surpassed credit card debt for the first time in U.S. history, and the amount of outstanding student loans is expected to exceed $1 trillion in 2011. College seniors graduated with an average of $25,250 in student loans in 2010, up 5 percent from the previous year, according to The Project on Student Debt.

Every year, thousands of college-bound students and parents face the complexity and anxiety associated with filing for and receiving their college financial aid packages, as well as making decisions that will affect them financially for years to come. In fact, financial aid was cited as the most challenging aspect of the college process, according to a recent survey of guidance counselors.

In a process fraught with myths and misinformation, families often find out at the last minute that the colleges of their choice come with unexpectedly high financial burdens.

Barnes & Noble Chairman Len Riggio gave the keynote address Friday morning at PubWest 2011. I had the pleasure of introducing him and then found I spent much of the day thinking about what he said. So I just wanted to share some of what he said (and I apologize in advance to Mr. Riggio for any errors or misrepresentations here which are strictly my own):

On books, pricing and reading

• “The affordability of books turned me into a voracious reader.”
• “Does anyone still believe that book sales are inelastic?”

On possibilities and publishing

• “The problem as I see it now is that too many see this as a zero sum game, a Darwinian embrace for market share.”
• “It’s not just [about] the store or device— it’s about the possibilities of content.”
• “I think the digital marketplace is exponentially bigger than others think.”
• “Market size is readily expandable with imagination and vision.”
• “We are now at the tip of the iceberg of possibility.”

On culture and books

• “These publishers taught me that books were the building blocks of a civilized society and it was our job was to make them widely available.”
• “Is it possible to be literate without reading books?”

On entrepreneurs and publishing

• “[This transformation] can’t be done by sitting in an armchair. You have to roll up sleeves and do it.”
• “[You can see this] bubbling of entrepreneurialism. This is going to bring publishing back.” He later added: “You can see small publishers coming back. This is a return to what publishing used to be.”

On the value of bookstores and publishers

• “How do you navigate a catalog of 20 million books?” And then later: “[This is one of the reasons] you will need publishers and booksellers.”
• “The potential is limitless. The public cannot navigate [this much content] without you. Unedited unpublished content doesn’t work, and the proposition gets stronger as content explodes.”
• “Can publishers exist without bookstores? What if you cut off the spigot that nourishes the whole marketplace?”

 

Good morning! 

My friend Sam (who runs the futureblog at The Bookseller) sent this over to me. It’s about the media play being developed by Facebook. I think it's dead right and probably a must read for those of us in the book business:

• Facebook enters the fray http://bit.ly/obWO7E

Also interesting this morning, this detailed post from paidContent on the agency model class action lawsuits:

• Agency pricing in the cross-hairs. Price-Fixing Case Against Apple, Major Pubs Mushrooms | http://t.co/FlX931ez

And lastly, interested in the iPhone 5 announcement, the first big Apple announcement from new CEO Tim Cook. Expected to include Newsstand. Really excited about Assistant which may revolutionize the future:

• Assistant is star at iPhone 5 launch: "real AI with real market use...[could be] another technology revolution." Mashable: http://t.co/cPrXYV1P

Be fun to discuss so feel free to post thoughts or comments. 

Happy reading! 

Dominique

Ten years ago Sourcebooks formed a partnership with Edward Fiske that would go on to create numerous top-selling books, including the bestselling college guide, the Fiske Guide to Colleges.  With the addition of the #1 going to college book and New York Times bestseller The Naked Roommate, and a line of test-prep products with leading expert Dr. Gary Gruber, Sourcebooks has well-established itself as a leading trade college-bound book publisher.

For Sourcebooks, the mission has always been to help students find the right college, support the application and admissions process, including test prep, and successfully transition students into college.

Sourcebooks is taking that commitment a step further in creating an education division responsible for managing the company’s biggest existing initiatives, including the leading college-bound publishing program, a Naked Roommate first year experience program, and MyMaxScore.com, an online SAT/ACT test prep solution.  Going forward, this group will serve as a platform to launch a host of new innovations that have been in development.

“What we’re looking to create together are revolutionary improvements that make a significant difference in the lives of our users: students, parents, and educators,” says Dominique Raccah, CEO and publisher of Sourcebooks. “This involves the very best solutions-oriented content from the best experts, a strong emphasis on convenience and user-control, and increasing motivation and engagement.”

For Sourcebooks, Borders was our dear friend over the pond (Lake Michigan, as it were), and they were an essential part of our growth and success over the past 24 years. 

The news this week is incredibly difficult, as hundreds of communities lose long-standing gathering places for readers. I really wanted today to say THANK YOU to Borders – to their community of booksellers and home office staff over the years – for being such an important part of our lives, and for their dedication to getting books into the hands of so many people for so many years.

If you'd like to add your thanks, please feel free to comment below and talk about what Borders' booksellers have meant to you. You can also feel free to post to Twitter, Facebook, Google+. [#ThankUBorders!]

To all our friends at Borders, THANK YOU for the enormous contribution that you've made to our lives at Sourcebooks specifically, to books and authors more generally, and most broadly to the book culture that nourishes us all.

You have made a world of difference.

With heartfelt good wishes,

Dominique Raccah and everyone at Sourcebooks

 

As we announced last week, we've set up our first Digital Show and Tell in New York City (and it's FREE), scheduled for January 20, 2011 | 3:30 PM to 6:30 PM | Sotheby's Institute of Art, NYC

IF YOU'D LIKE TO SHOW YOUR WORK:

We have room for for 16 presenters. If you want to present, PLEASE REGISTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE (see link below). Let us know you want to present, and 1 or sentences about what you'll be presenting. I think Sourcebooks is going to demo a new app that we've been working on for about a year. I'm excited to see what people think.

For those of you tweeting: The hashtag for the NYC Digital Show and Tell 2011 is: #digiST. I'm hoping we'll have a great tweet stream. Please feel free to post links to this event, forward this email and/or to tweet it and let people know.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND or YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SHOW & TELL, please let us know by registering at this BISG page:

http://www.bisg.org/events-0-628-nyc-digital-show-and-tell.php

This event is being co-sponsored by the Book Industry Study Group (BISG) and BISG's Executive Director Scott Lubeck and Deputy Executive Director Angela Bole, will be joining us. We're having a Board Meeting that day so we might see others from the Board as well. The event is at:

Sotheby's Institute of Art
Cambridge Information Group
570 Lexington Avenue, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10022

And yes, this event is FREE! It's being put on by our LinkedIn Ebooks, Ebook Readers, Digital Books and Digital Content group (http://linkd.in/dGMuAe) and BISG.

Really looking forward to seeing your work!

Dominique

With this new generation of our website, we're trying something a little bit different. And it speaks very much to the company we're becoming.

We developed the underlying concepts for this website by asking: Who is coming to the sourcebooks.com web site? What do they expect to see? What do they want to do?

As a result, our site has moved from being a purely catalog site. You can still find our books—in fact, our search functionality has been seriously improved—but the site’s much more about the people with whom we work. And that turns out to be authors, readers and other people interested in the transformation/digital development of the book.

For Authors

We believe that publishers are in the business of making authors known (to make public=to publish). In fact, for a very forward-thinking publisher, Sourcebooks has some old-fashioned ideas about what it is that makes a “publisher.” So we set up a whole section of the website aimed at authors. Part of that section explains who we are, for example:

We publish authors not books.

We invest in authors and their careers — and help our authors to build long-term, meaningful relationships with their readers. The fact that year after year our authors return to publish their new books with Sourcebooks is one of our greatest joys.

The Buzz @ Sourcebooks explains just some of what we do for our authors. In fact, I was tempted to call that section “what we’re doing for our authors TODAY.” It’s where you’ll see some of what our publicity and marketing people are doing for the books and authors we’re publishing.

The Authors section is also where you’ll find our submission guidelines and an explanation of what we’re interested in publishing.

For Readers

By far the most comments that we get on the sourcebooks.com site has to do with the books and authors we publish, and they’re from Readers. When are you publishing this author’s next book? What’s the right order in which to read this author’s books? Do you have a reading group guide for this book?  This is where we aim to answer the very practical questions you have about the authors you know and love.

Beyond that, we’re also going try some broader experiments. So the Readers section of sourcebooks.com is all about helping or supporting discovery or as we think about it:

Helping you discover your next great read.

We have some tools that we’ll be introducing down the road for Readers because it’s clear that there are lots and lots of ways to discover great books (and not just the books that we, Sourcebooks, publish).

Next

Sourcebooks Next represents the future that we're working on. We hope to show you what we learn as we learn it (or a bit later depending on how busy we get...). It’s where we’ll post our new apps or web apps or our new community sites. And we’ll talk about what we’re seeing in the industry. Again, not just what we’re working on, but what others are doing as well.

The book publishing industry is in transformation, and we believe that transformation could be great for books and authors. The initiatives you’ll see here are focused on the same goal:

Unleashing the power of books and authors

This is the heart of Sourcebooks Next.

Perpetual Beta

One last note: we plan for this site to be perpetually in development. So expect to see changes, from tweaks to major redesigns. We would of course appreciate your help and input. Please tell us about problems or annoyances and share any ideas for new sections or redesigns.

And obviously, we’re launching with the expectation that we will have loads of changes immediately. Any recommendations (either short- or long-term)? That’s what comments are for. Just let us know.

Looking forward to our conversation,
Dominique
@draccah

Booklist ran a mention of Dominique Raccah and the Woman of Vision Award she won this summer in the Publisher News section in the September 1 issue.

http://images.burrellesluce.com/image/21843A/21843A_6832&site=21843

The Naperville Sun highlighted Dominique Raccah's recent Woman of Vision award honor in its August 15^th edition.

http://images.burrellesluce.com/image/21843A/21843A_6663&site=21843

 Sourcebooks is based in Naperville, IL.

As reported in this morning's Shelf Awareness...

Congratulations to Dominique Raccah, publisher and CEO of Sourcebooks, who has won the 2010 Woman of Vision Award, which honors "groundbreaking, inspirational women who have made a difference in Chicago's business community" and is sponsored by the Chicago law firm of Arnstein & Lehr.

Raccah will be presented with the award at a luncheon on August 5 in Chicago. Award presenter Cynde Hirschtick Munzer lauded Raccah for "having built her own publishing house from the ground up. Dominique's risk taking, fierce determination and independent vision have grown Sourcebooks into the largest woman-owned trade book publisher in America."

Congrats Dominique!

 

Dominique Raccah and Sourcebooks were profiled in an article published in today's Naperville Sun entitled "Sourcebooks CEO ready for future of books." This story is the first in an occasional series about the men and women at the top of Naperville business.

"The subject of the digital transformation of books is something we have been engrossed in and find the work very compelling," she said. "We've wanted to be aggressive about the digital era and were the sixth publisher of over 20,000 in the nation to sign on with Apple allowing access downloads of our titles on the iPad. The digital era will be a very important one for publishing."

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/napervillesun/business/2380696,6_5_NA11_FROMTHECEO_S1-100611.article

Sourcebooks CEO Dominique Raccah was featured in a recent Shelf Awareness article - BEA: Mobile Apps: A Publisher Roadmap.

"Sourcebooks' Dominique Raccah provided the most practical information for bookstores, publishers and writers who are contemplating creating an app. She began by citing Steve Jobs's new characterization of Apple as "a mobile device company," upon the release of the iPad. Like Cairns, Raccah evoked Mary Meeker's findings and posited that consumers are now driven by "connectivity expectation." Raccah asked, "With customers who expect to be connected 'anytime, anywhere, by any device, with any format,' how do we meet that expectation?" Mobile is ideal, Raccah suggested, because it's "personal, permanently carried, always on, with a built-in payment channel, and available at the point of creative impulse."

For those who are contemplating creating an app, Raccah suggested thinking through these elements:

1. Determine the target audience and define the value the app will deliver (will it solve a specific problem? Is it for entertainment?). What is the "why"?
2. Identify the revenue stream (if any).
3. Define functionality and determine the book content that will support it.

Raccah then discussed the importance of "Wire Frames," the blueprint for developers like Koppel at ScrollMotion. "Josh defines the screens, and if it's not right, either it doesn't work, or it's not functioning," Raccah said. "But there's good news for publishers... we can fix it!" She gave a range of examples from Sourcebooks, such as Gruber's Shortest SAT iPhone app; iDracula, a retelling of Dracula through text messages and a Web site; and an iPhone app that's coming out three weeks before the book's release that will offer 30% of the content free (consumers will have to purchase the book or app to see how it ends)."

http://news.shelf-awareness.com/ar/theshelf/2010-06-09/bea_mobile_apps_a_publisher_roadmap.html

Sourcebooks CEO and publisher, Dominique Raccah, and Senior Acquisitions Editor, Deb Werksman, are featured in a romance column in this week's Publishers Weekly (on newsstands today) discussing paranormal romance and the future of romance trends! Their comments are in bold in the article below, which can also be found at this link: P Is for Paranormal--Still.  

P Is for Paranormal--Still
Everybody knows they're hotter than hot, but why is that?
By Lucinda Dyer
May 24, 2010
There's no new way to say it, except possibly en francais, the language of love. Paranormal is le dernier cri in the romance category-its hold on readers and publishers alike defies any logic or explanation. In its first year it was a phase, then it became a definite trend. Now, it's a sea change, with no evidence that the tide's waning. So, sure, everybody agrees about the Pword, but what, exactly, is its appeal- why is this romance genre so, er, bloody popular?

As Deb Werksman, Sourcebooks senior acquisitions editor, puts it, "Humans have their limits-the sweet guy we go home to at night is maybe going a little bald and getting a little paunchy and certainly doesn't have fangs, feathers, or fur. We can escape into a hot paranormal romance story where heroes have remarkable sexual powers and then project them onto our own all too human sweethearts."

Sourcebooks Founder and CEO Dominique Raccah Receives the Chicago Book Clinic’s Sue Nisson Distinguished Service Award

(Chicago-May 14, 2010) – Sourcebooks Founder and CEO Dominique Raccah is the 2010 recipient of the Sue Nisson Distinguished Service Award, which is the Chicago Book Clinic’s highest award. Previous winners include prize-winning author and radio personality Studs Terkel, renowned poet Gwendolyn Brooks, legendary bookseller Carl Kroch, and award-winning newspaper columnist Bob Greene. The award was presented during the organization’s President’s Night on May 13 at Rosewood Banquets in Rosemont, IL.

President Elect of the Chicago Book Clinic Eric Platou says the Sue Nisson Distinguished Service Award recognizes an individual who has been successful in the publishing industry, but more importantly, has shown a new path and willingness to share their success and knowledge with others. “The success of Sourcebooks alone has shown that Dominique has not only understood how to compete in the publishing industry, but also how to pursue the changes and challenges our industry faces,” Platou said. “Dominique’s willingness to discuss and share these strategies with other publishers and professionals in our industry so that they too have the opportunity to pursue similar successful outcomes makes her a perfect choice for the Sue Nisson Distinguished Service Award.”

“I am honored to accept the Sue Nisson Distinguished Service Award for the collaborative nature it represents” said Dominique Raccah. “My philosophy has always been that Sourcebooks publishes authors, not books, and I am excited about creating the next page in publishing’s history – the digital transformation of the book.”

For more information, visit http://chicagobookclinic.org/.

 

About Sue Nisson

Susan Nisson previously worked at Scott Foresman, currently known as Pearson. During her time there, she steered many dynamic changes with diligent work, dedication and commitment. Her unique vision on the industry and the idea that vendors should have a partnership-type relationship complete with workable solutions void of battles led many to seek out and trust her views and opinions.

Sue also encountered various male-related work environment issues and was on the forefront of change during those challenging times. With her open door policy, she became a valuable resource for the Chicago Book Clinic, welcoming industry-related discussions.

After passing away at an early age due to cancer, the CBC decided to rename their service award as the Sue Nisson Distinguished Service Award in her honor. The award recognizes industries and companies who have challenged and persevered in their journey to success.

 

About Chicago Book Clinic

Founded in 1936, the Chicago Book Clinic encourages excellence in publishing by providing a platform for educational, social & professional interaction of our members. Our members are professionals in book and media publishing, printing, editorial, design, and all business aspects of our industry.

 

About Sourcebooks

Sourcebooks is a forward-thinking, independent publishing house with a passion for books and a dedication to the belief that books change lives. We are committed to innovative publishing, where every book is personal and every author’s voice has a place. We are a group of passionate, energetic and enthusiastic book lovers, and we are committed to helping readers experience each book. Sourcebooks has over 70 employees, publishes over 300 new titles each year, and celebrates their success with 14 New York Times Bestsellers. Sourcebooks is proud to be a leading publisher of poetry, as well as the largest woman-owned book publisher in the country. Visit www.sourcebooks.com for more information, and check out the Sourcebooks blog.

Dominique Raccah, Publisher and CEO of Sourcebooks, Inc., to present at IBPA's Publishing University on May 24-25-the only educational conference created BY publishers FOR publishers.

Dominique Raccah will be one of the industry experts slated to appear at IBPA's Publishing University, now in its third decade of offering the best in publishing education. Speaking in the session entitled "Ahead of the Curve: Meet Sourcebooks' Dominique Raccah," Raccah will be sharing the nuts and bolts of Sourcebooks' vision as well as her venture into the digital arena with attendees.

Join Raccah along with mega marketer and best-selling author Seth Godin, PW's Fast Growing Indies roundtable, and enjoy more than 20 breakout sessions, general sessions and the Benjamin Franklin Awards Gala at IBPA's Publishing University in New York City on May 24-25. See www.thepublishinguniversity.com for details and register now for early bird pricing. See you at the U!

Dominique was interviewed for a story on publishing that aired yesterday, June 19, on Chicago Public Radio's flagship show, "848," and again in the afternoon during "All Things Considered" (local)!  HEAR the interview on Chicago Public Radio.

Sourcebooks CEO and Publisher Dominique Raccah is featured in yet another installation of Book Business trade magazine. In this month's issue, editor-in-chief Noelle Skodzinksi highlights Dominique's contribution to the recent Making Information Pay (MIP) conference, where she discussed Sourcebooks' potential with "content continuum" and expanding digital brands.