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...
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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...
Legendary Publisher-Robert Giroux-Dies at Age 94
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...
Court Ruling -Favors JK Rowling-In Infringement Case
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES September 11 - September 18, 2008 Edition Court Ruling Favors JK Rowling In Infringement Case NEW YORK, NY/9/9/2008--Author J.K. Rowling said yesterday that she was "delighted" that legal case against Michigan-based RDR Books has been...
John Wiley Posts-Higher Revenues-In First Quarter ’09
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES September 11 - September 18, 2008 Edition John Wiley Posts Higher Revenues In First Quarter '09 Hoboken, N.J., 9/9/2008--John Wiley & Sons, Inc. reported revenue of $402 million for the first quarter of fiscal year 2009 ended July 31, 2008, a 3%...
Adobe Opens eBook Distribution-With New Server Technology
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES September 11 - September 18, 2008 Edition Adobe Opens eBook Distribution With New Server Technology September 10/2008--Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) yesterday announced Adobe(R) Content Server 4, a new server software solution that copy...
Debut Novelists Shortlisted-For Man Booker Prize
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES September 11 - September 18, 2008 Edition Debut Novelists Shortlisted For Man Booker Prize LONDON/9/9/2008--The Man Booker Prize 2008 shortlist was announced Tuesday September 9.Two first-time novelists, Aravind Adiga and Steve Toltz, survived the...
Estrada Prize-to Honor Spanish-Language Authors
GENERAL NEWS HEADLINES September 11 - September 18, 2008 Edition Estrada Prize to Honor Spanish Language Authors The Aura Estrada Prize, established to honor a Spanish-language female writer, 35 or younger living in the United States or Mexico, and to be awarded...
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,...
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...
