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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 8 - May 15, 2008 Edition NY Times Says Random House CEO May Leave Bertelsmann NEW YORK, NY/5/5/2008--The New York Times today ran an unconfirmed report that Random House CEO Peter Olson will leave RH and its parent company, Bertelsmann, within...