MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 21 - August 28, 2008 Edition Twelve Bidders Vie for Reed Magazine Unit NEW YORK, NY/8/21/08--The second round of bidding was due this week for the sale of Reed Elsevier's Reed Business Information division. As many as 12 bidders submitted...
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Supreme Court Ruling Arms Publishers To Block Retailers’ Deep Discounts
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 21 - August 28, 2008 Edition Supreme Court Ruling May Help Publishers Block Retailers' Cut-Rate Prices /08/18/08-Some book publishers may soon join other manufacturers in prohibiting retailers from offering deep discounts on their products....
Booksellers Angered Over Amazon’s Exclusive Jump on ‘Obama’ Sales
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 21 - August 28, 2008 Edition Booksellers Angered Over Amazon's Exclusive Jump on 'Obama' Sales NEW YORK, NY/8/21/08--Chelsea Green Publishing's deal with Amazon.com, which grants the retailer a two-week exclusive head start to sell Robert...
Bookstore Sales Decline in June Stay Up for Year
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 21 - August 28, 2008 Edition Bookstore Sales Decline in June; Stay Up for Year WASHINGTON, DC/8/21/08--Bookstore sales, which started at a surprisingly strong pace in January 2008 at $2.28 billion, fell to half that amount--$1070--in June,...
Nielsen to Require-Individual ISBN-For e-Book Formats
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 14 - 21, 2008 Edition Nielsen to Require Multiple ISBN's For e-Book Formats LONDON/8/14/2008--Nielsen Book, the company that operates the UK ISBN Agency, issued a statement this week that it will not accept e-books into its database...
UK’s Emerald Group-Opens Publishing-Office in Cambridge
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 14 - 21, 2008 Edition UK's Emerald Group Opens Publishing Office in Cambridge NEW YORK, NY/8/14/2008--UK-based Emerald Group Publishing Limited, has opened a U.S. office in Cambridge, Mass, to be headed by David Butler as vice president....
Reader’s Digest Shuts-One Reading Imprint-Sells Fundraising Unit
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 14 - 21, 2008 Edition Reader's Digest Shuts One Reading Imprint; Sells Fundraising Unit PLEASANTVILLE, NY/8/14/2008--Facing competition from the Internet for nonfiction readers, Readers Digest has announced it will shut down its Todays Best...
Profile Books-Optimistic Despite-Decline in Profits
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 14 - 21, 2008 Edition Profile Books Optimistic Despite Decline in Profits LONDON/8/14/2008--UK-based Profile Books, distributed overseas by Random House, remains optimistic about its future, despite a 17% decline in sales and a 64% drop (to...
Election-Year Books-by Conservatives-Climb-to Amazon Top 20
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 14 - 21, 2008 Edition Election-Year Books by Conservatives Climb to Amazon's Top 20 NEW YORK/DALLAS/8/14/2008--While John McCain and Barack Obama battle for the presidency in the visual media, a related political front is opening up in the...
Stephenie Meyer’s-Breaking Dawn-Hits Record Sales
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 7 - 14, 2008 Edition Stephenie Meyer's Breaking Dawn Hits Record Sales NEW YORK, NY/8/7/2008--Stephenie Meyer's Breaking Dawn, long-awaited final novel in the Twilight Saga series, has already sold an estimated 1.3 million copies on the...
