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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...

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...

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...

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...