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Zogby Survey To Reveal–Where, How People Buy and Read Books

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 29 - June 5, 2008 Edition Zogby Survey To Reveal American Habits of Book Buying and Reading NEW YORK, NY/5/29/08--John Zogby, one of the leading voices in the public opinion research industry, and his firm Zogby International have partnered...

New Rumors-Surface on B&N Buyout-of Borders

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 22 - 29, 2008 Edition New Rumors Surface on B&N Buyout of Borders Barnes & Noble, Inc. is still considering the acquisition of competitor Borders Group Inc., according to May 21 reports from both Reuters and Associated Press. Rumblings of the...

Glenn Beck Signs-New Two Book Deal With Threshold

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 22 - May 29, 2008 Edition Glenn Beck Signs New Two-Book Deal With Threshold NEW YORK, NY/5/19/08 --Glenn Beck, the phenomenally popular radio and television personality and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller AN INCONVENIENT BOOK, has...

Thriller Writers Launch New Audio Initiative With Audible

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 22 - May 29, 2008 Edition Thriller Writers Launch New Audio Initiative With Audible NEWARK, NJ/5/20/08--The leading provider of premium digital spoken audio information and entertainment, Audible, Inc., an Amazon.com, Inc. subsidiary has...

McGraw-Hill Cuts 395 Jobs in Financial And Educational Units

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 22 - May 29, 2008 Edition McGraw-Hill Cuts 395 Jobs in Financial And Educational Units NEW YORK, NY/5/20/08--The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP) announced that it is restructuring a limited number of business operations in its Financial...

Hastings Entertainment Reports Record First Quarter Earnings

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 22 - May 29, 2008 Edition Hastings Entertainment Reports Record First Quarter Earnings AMARILLO, TX/5/19/08--Hastings Entertainment, Inc. (Nasdaq: HAST), a leading multimedia entertainment retailer, today reported results for the three months...

Markus Dohle Named To Succeed Olson At Random House

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 22 - May 29, 2008 Edition Markus Dohle Named To Succeed Olson At Random House NEW YORK/5/20/08– Hartmut Ostrowski, Chairman and CEO of Bertelsmann AG, announced today that Peter Olson, 58, will step down at his own initiative from his...

Janet Jackson-To release Book-On Personal Issues

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 22 - May 29, 2008 Edition Janet Jackson To Release Book On Personal Issues New York, NY/5/20/2008--Grammy-award winning icon, Janet Jackson, will release an intimate chronicle of her lifelong issues with weight gain and self-esteem in November...

Boston Globe-Launches New-Site for Moms

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 22 - May 29, 2008 Edition Boston Globe Launches New Site for Moms  Boston, MA/5/19/2008--Boston Globe Media announced today the launch of BoMoms (www.BoMoms.com), a new Web site designed by moms for moms.  BoMoms provides original and highly...

Weisberg Named-President of Penguin-Young Readers Group

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 15 - 22, 2008 Edition Weisberg Named President of Penguin Young Readers Group NEW YORK, NY/5/15/2008--Don Weisberg has been named president of Penguin Young Readers Group, succeeding Doug Whiteman who has been promoted to executive vice...