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...
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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...
HarperCollins Unveils First Interactive Sales Catalogue
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 15 - May 22, 2008 Edition HarperCollins Unveils First Interactive Sales Catalogue NEW YORK, NY/5/12/08--HarperCollins Publishers today announced the development of an interactive, electronic sales catalog, the most advanced catalog available...
