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...
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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....
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...
AbeBooks Acquired-By Online Giant-Amazon.com
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 7 - 14, 2008 Edition AbeBooks Acquired By Online Giant Amazon.com SEATTLE, WA/8/7/2008--Amazon.com agreed last week to acquire the huge British Columbia used book dealer, AbeBooks, for an undisclosed sum. AbeBooks lists more than 100 million...
Rodale Books-Adds Key Editorial-Staff Under Rinaldi
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 7 - 14, 2008 Edition Rodale Books Adds Key Editorial Staff Under Rinaldi NEW YORK, NY/8/7/2008--Rodale Books has appointed two key vice presidents of publishing this summer, under the new direction of Karen Rinaldi, senior vice president,...
Youtube Video Trailer-For Kenyon’s Acheron-Draws Huge Viewership
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 7 - 14, 2008 Edition Youtube Video Trailer For Kenyon's Acheron Draws Huge Viewership NEW YORK, NY/8/7/2008--A video trailer for Sherrilyn Kenyon's Acheron, the newest release in the Dark Hunter series, climbed on Tuesday of...
AAP Launches-Pilot Webcast-With Top Editors
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 7 - 14, 2008 Edition AAP Launches Pilot Webcast With Top Editors NEW YORK, NY/8/7/2008--The Association of American Publishers has announced a pilot program featuring some of today's top editors presenting and previewing their Winter 2009...
Bertelsmann Realigns-BMG for the Music-Rights Business
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 7 - 14, 2008 Edition Bertelsmann Realigns BMG for the Music Rights Business New York / Gütersloh, August 5, 2008 --The international media company Bertelsmann is gearing the business of its Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG) towards music rights...
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...
Amazon.com Sales Soar 41 Percent, Baron’s Warns of Stock Decline
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES July 31 - August 7, 2008 Edition Amazon.com Sales Soar 41%, Baron's Warns of Stock Decline SEATTLE/7/27/2008--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) July 23 announced a 41% net sales increase to $4.06 billion in the second quarter, ended June 30, 2008,...
