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...
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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...
Harlequin Launches Nonfiction Imprint With Love Matters
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES September 25 - October 2, 2008 Edition Harlequin Launches Nonfiction Imprint With Love Matters NEW YORK, NY/9/24/08--Harlequin Enterprises, one of the world's leading publishers of women's fiction, last week announced the official launch of its new...
Magazine Article Predicting “The End” Has Publishers Buzzing
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES September 25 - October 2, 2008 Edition Magazine Article Predicting "The End" Has Publishers Buzzing NEW YORK, NY/9/25/08--An article published last week by NEW YORK magazine boldly proclaimed: "The End: The book business as we know it will not...
Bookstore Sales-for July 2008-Continue Down
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES September 18 - September 25, 2008 Edition Bookstore Sales for July 2008 Continue to Decline WASHINGTON, D.C./9/15/2008--The U.S. Census Bureau reported Friday that bookstore sales for July 2008 fell 7.4% to $1.12 billion for the month. The July...
Harper Studio-Unveils First-25 Acquisitions
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES September 18 - September 25, 2008 Edition Harper Studio Unveils First 25 Acquisitions NEW YORK, NY/9/18/2008--Harper Studio, the new "shared" publishing model at HarperCollins, has launched a blog called 26thStory.com, and this week...
Right to Write-Fund to Help-Creative Artists
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES September 18 - September 25, 2008 Edition Right to Write Fund to Help Creative Artists NEW YORK, NY/9/17/2008--The Right to Write Fund, a project of the Center for Ethics in Action, has launched a fund-raising effort to help support creative...
Seventy Indy-Bookstores Join-New NY Association
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES September 18 - September 25, 2008 Edition Bookstores Join New NY Association NEW YORK, NY/9/18/2008--More than 70 new and used bookstores located in the New York City area have formed the Independent Booksellers of New York City (IBNYC). To be...
