Asking Around: Are Publishers Influenced by Teacher and Librarian Feedback?

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  • Source:
    Publishers Weekly. 6/13/2016, Vol. 263 Issue 24, p58-63. 4p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      Publishing; Recommended books; Librarians; Teachers; Hall, Katie; Levithan, David; Gailbraith, Judy
    • Abstract:
      The article presents comments from publishing industry professionals on how feedback from librarians & teachers (L&T) influences their reading lists. Associate editor Katie Hall of Arbordale commented on how she tried to attend at least one trade show a year as she finds it helpful to speak with L&T in person. Publisher David Levithan of Scholastic talked about the importance of feedback, while Free Spirit founder Judy Gailbraith said the company takes suggestions from L&T very seriously.