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...
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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...
Bertelsmann Profits Rise Revenues Decline
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 15 - May 22, 2008 Edition Bertelsmann Profits Rise; Revenues Decline Gütersloh/5/12/08--Bertelsmann, the international media company, last week reported strong first quarter fiscal 2008 results. First-quarter operating profits (Operating...
Hachette Book USA Posts Strong Quarter Lagardère Lags
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 15 - May 22, 2008 Edition Hachette Book USA Posts Strong Quarter; Lagardère Lags PARIS/5/13/08--Hachette Book Group USA, part of Lagardère Publishing unit of Lagardère SCA, last week reported a strong first quarter for 2008, led by sales of...
HarperCollins Sales Steady For Third Quarter
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 15 - May 22, 2008 Edition HarperCollins Sales Steady For Third Quarter NEW YORK, NY/5/12/08--News Corporation (NYSE: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV) last week reported third quarter net income of $2.7 billion ($0.91 per share) as compared with $871...
State of Indiana Files Suit Against Airleaf Publishing
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 15 - May 22, 2008 Edition State of Indiana Files Suit Against Airleaf Publishing INDIANA/5/3/08--Airleaf Publishing, formerly known as Bookman Marketing, is being sued by the State of Indiana Attorney General Steve Carter for failing to provide...
Bookstore Sales See Third Straight Increase This Year
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 15 - May 22, 2008 Edition Bookstore Sales See Third Straight Increase This Year WASHINGTON, DC/5/13/08--The U.S. Census Bureau reported this week that bookstore sales increased 1.3% in March to $1.03 billion. It was the third consecutive month...
