MAIN NEWS HEADLINES September 11 - September 18, 2008 Edition Legendary Publisher Robert Giroux Dies at Age 94 The legendary publisher Robert Giroux died in his sleep September 5 at the age of 94. In 1955 he joined Farrar Straus, the company that would eventually...
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Stephenie Meyer Puts New Book On Hold After Leak
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES September 4 - September 11, 2008 Edition Stephenie Meyer Puts New Book On Hold After Leak 9/4/08--New York Times Bestselling author Stephenie Meyer has decided not to finish and publish this year's biggest release, Midnight Sun, after a draft of...
Demand Spikes at Epicenter Press for Palin Biography
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES September 4 - September 11, 2008 Edition Demand Spikes at Epicenter Press For Palin Biography KENMORE, WASHINGTON/9/2/08--Senator John McCain's announcement on Friday that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin would be his vice presidential running mate touched...
Penguin Adds e-Book Titles to OverDrive
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES September 4 - September 11, 2008 Edition Penguin Adds e-Book Titles to OverDrive NEW YORK, NY/9/4/08--OverDrive, Inc. distributor of audio and e-books to 7500 libraries, has added hundreds of titles from Penguin Group USA to its digital warehouse,...
Houghton Offers Reference Titles As iPhone Apps
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES September 4 - September 11, 2008 Edition Houghton OffersReference TitlesAs iPhone Apps NEW YORK, NY/9/24/08--Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is among the first U.S. publishers to offer its book titles in iPhone format in the Apple App Store. The...
Bertelsmann’s Publishing Unit May Drop Bid For Reed
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES September 4 - September 11, 2008 Edition Bertelsmann's Publishing Unit May Drop Bid for Reed GERMANY/9/4/08--Gruner + Jahr, whose parent company is media giant Bertelsmann, may be backing out of an offer to acquire Reed Elsevier's Business...
Random House-Reports Decline-In First Half
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 28 - September 4, 2008 Edition Random House Reports Decline In First Half NEW YORK, NY/8/28/2008--Random House, the world's largest trade book publishing group, registered a decline in first-half revenues and operating results, mainly due to...
Borders 2nd Quarter-Cash Flow Improves-But Sales Decline
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 28 - September 4, 2008 Edition Borders 2nd Quarter Cash Flow Improves; But Sales Decline ANN ARBOR, Mich/8/28/2008--Borders Group, Inc. on Tuesday this week reported results for the second quarter, ended Aug. 2, 2008. The company generated a...
Martin Sheen to Appear at Film Festival
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 28 - September 4, 2008 Edition Martin Sheen to Appear at Film Festival FORT WORTH, TX/8/26/08--The Lone Star International Film Festival, Fort Worth, in Sundance Square, today announced the dates and venues for its second annual festival, as...
Penguin, Match.com Write New Chapter in Matchmaking
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 28 - September 4, 2008 Edition Penguin, Match.com Write New Chapter in Matchmaking LONDON/8/28/08--Penguin and match.com August 26 launched www.penguindating.co.uk , a service which brings together book lovers and dating for the very first...
