Galley Cat, the website that covered the book business, has shut down, with its last news post on December 9. The company was part of MediaBistro, whose assets were bought in 2014 by Prometheus Gold Media, a subsidiary of Guggenheim Partners and owner of Adweek. In a post on Friday, GalleyCat's Dianna Dilworth and Maryann Yin wrote to readers:
"We are sad to report that we are closing the book on GalleyCat.
"We thank you for your support and readership over the years. Over the past decade, it's been our mission to keep you informed with news from publishers, authors, booksellers and libraries. We've had the pleasure of reading thousands of fantastic books and reviewing many of them along the way. It has been an honor to know so many of the people in this community from authors and book editors to literary agents and book store owners, and the associations supporting every corner of the business.
"We hope that you'll continue to support authors, publishers and book stores, who will continue to need your support in 2017 and beyond.
"Keep reading!"
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Bookigee is ceasing operations on December 23. Founded in 2011 by Kristen McLean as a site to help consumers match their interests with better book choices online, Bookigee came to focus on "author marketing" with the launch of WriterCube, which included a book marketing database.
McLean was former executive director of the Association of Booksellers for Children, which merged with the American Booksellers Association in 2011. In 2015, she joined Nielsen as director of new business development in the book/entertainment division.