MAIN NEWS HEADLINES October 2 - October 9, 2008 Edition Publishers Cheer House Passage of Libel Tourism Act Washington, DC/9/30/08--The Association of American Publishers yesterday cheered the passage of legislation by the U.S. House of Representatives late Saturday...
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Cartoon Network Del Rey Manga Form Partnership
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES October 2 - October 9, 2008 Edition Cartoon Network, Del Rey Manga Form Partnership NEW YORK, NY/9/28/08--Del Rey Manga, an imprint of Ballantine Books at the Random House Publishing Group, in collaboration with Cartoon Network Enterprises,...
Borders Publishing To Release Grisham and Donaldson’s Epic
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES October 2 - October 9, 2008 Edition Borders Publishing To Release Grisham and Donaldson's Epic ANN ARBOR, MI/09/30/08"Bedlam South," a historical novel about the Civil War and the chaos and uncertainty it unleashed on the lives of Southerners, has...
Publishers Applaud Senate Passage of ‘Orphan Works’ Law
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES October 2 - October 9, 2008 Edition Publishers Applaud Senate Passage of 'Orphan Works' Law WASHINGTON, DC/09/29/08-The publishing industry this week praised the U.S. Senate's swift passage of the "Shawn Bentley Orphan Works Act of 2008" (S.2913)...
Houghton Mifflin Marmion to Chair AAP Exec Committee
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES October 2 - October 9, 2008 Edition Houghton Mifflin's Marmion to Chair AAP Exec Committee NEW YORK, NY/9/27/08--The Association of American Publishers announced yesterday that Bridget Marmion, Senior Vice President and Director of Marketing of...
Google Launches New Book Preview Sharing Tool
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES September 25 - October 2, 2008 Edition Google Launches New Book Preview Sharing Tool NEW YORK, NY/9/25/08--Google announced early this week that it has initiated a new tool called Google Previews as part of its Book Search program. Publishers, web...
Newly Discovered Agatha Christie Tapes May Be Published
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES September 25 - October 2, 2008 Edition Newly-Discovered Agatha Christie Tapes May Be Published LONDON/9/22/08More than 13 hours of long-lost audio tapes recorded by mystery writer Agatha Christie, provide insights into the origins of Jane...
BISG Effort to Bring XML Workflow to Publishing Process
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES September 25 - October 2, 2008 Edition BISG Brings XML Workflow to Publishing NEW YORK, NY/9/25/08--BISG announced last week it is sponsoring a new venture called StartwithXML. The project, co-presented by O’Reilly Media and The Idea Logical...
Barton Heads Specials Penguin Seeks Author Entries
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES September 25 - October 2, 2008 Edition Barton Heads eSpecials; Penguin Seeks Author Entries NEW YORK, NY/9/24/08--Molly Barton, publishing manager at Penguin Group, has also taken on a new job as associate publisher of eSpecials. eSpecials are...
Borders Backlot Offers Film Clips and Cable Segments
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES September 25 - October 2, 2008 Edition Borders Backlot Offers Film Clips and Cable Segments ANN ARBOR, MI/09/23/08Borders.com, already the home of exclusive and highly popular video programs on Borders Media such as the “Borders Book...
