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...
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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...
Self-Published-Christian Author-Becomes Bestseller
GENERAL NEWS HEADLINES May 8 - May 15, 2008 Edition Self-Published Christian Author Becomes Bestseller May 7, 2008--Self-published author William P. Young continues to hold his place on the USA Today bestseller list for his debut novel, The Shack. His book became a...
Amazon to Pay-New York Taxes-Despite Lawsuit
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 8 - May 15, 2008 Edition Amazon to Pay New York Taxes, Despite Lawsuit SEATTLE, WA./5/2/2008--Amazon.com has filed suit against New York State, challenging the constitutionality of a new law which allows the state to collect taxes on sales made...
Ingram Joins-ABA to Educate-Indy Booksellers
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 8 - May 15, 2008 Edition Ingram Joins ABA to Educate Indy Booksellers NEW YORK, NY/4/2/2008--The American Booksellers Association announced yesterday that it has formed a new strategic partnership with Ingram Book Company and Ingram Publisher...
PEN Petitions-China To Free-Jailed Writers
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 8 - May 15, 2008 Edition PEN Petitions China To Free Jailed Writers New York, May 2, 2008--Salman Rushdie, Francine Prose, Edward Albee, Rick Moody and Ma Jian were among writers attending a press conference last Thursday, at which the PEN...
