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...
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ABA Revamps Indy-Book Sense Program-To Rise to New
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 8 - May 15, 2008 Edition ABA Revamps Indy Book Sense Program To Rise to New Era NEW YORK, NY/5/6/2008--The American Booksellers Association (ABA) will formally unveil its new, as-yet-unnamed imitative in independent bookselling at its...
Title: Marvel Publishing-Sales Drop 4%-In First Quarter
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 8 - May 15, 2008 Edition Marvel Publishing Sales Drop 4% In First Quarter Marvel Publishing, one of the world's largest comic book publishers and a division of Marvel Publishing, reported a net sales declined by $1.0 million or 4% to $26.5...
Penguin, DK to Publish Star Wars® The Clone Wars
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 1 - May 9, 2008 Edition Penguin, DK to Publish Star Wars®: The Clone Wars NEW YORK & LONDON/4/29/08-- The Penguin Group will publish a series of books based on the upcoming feature film and television series Star Wars: The Clone Wars, which...
McGraw-Hill Revenues Decline In First Quarter
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 1 - May 9, 2008 Edition McGraw-Hill Revenues Decline In First Quarter NEW YORK, NY/4/29/08--The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP) today reported a significant drop in earnings per share of $0.25 in the first quarter of 2008 compared to $0.40...
Publishers Join Legal Battle Against Oregon Censorship Law
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 1 - May 9, 2008 Edition Publishers Join Legal Battle Against Oregon Censorship Law WASHINGTON, DC/4/28/08-The Association of American Publishers (AAP) has joined with six Oregon booksellers, the ACLU of Oregon, and a host of others in...
Del Rey to Offer-Free Downloads-of STAR WARS
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 1 - May 9, 2008 Edition Del Rey to Offer Free Downloads of STAR WARS NEW YORK, NY/4/29/08--As a special gift to STAR WARS fans, Del Rey will be offering Book One in the series, STAR WARS: LEGACY OF THE FORCE: BETRAYAL, as a free downloadable...
BISG Certifies Hachette, S&S And Waterford
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 1 - May 9, 2008 Edition BISG "Certifies" Hachette, S&S And Waterford NEW YORK, NY/4/28/08--The Hachette Book Group USA, Simon & Schuster and Waterford Press are the first publishers to have their product data certified by BISG under the Product...
Publishers Applaud Priority Watch List For Pirated Works
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 1 - May 9, 2008 Edition Publishers Applaud Priority Watch List For Pirated Works WASHININGTON, DC/4/28/08--The Association of American Publishers (AAP) welcomed Friday’s release of the annual Special 301 report by the Office of the United...
Liz Perl to Join S&S As Senior VP
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 1 - May 9, 2008 Edition Liz Perl to Join S&S As Senior VP NEW YORK, NY/4/28/08--Liz Perl, Vice President and Publisher of Trade Books at Rodale since 2005, will join Simon & Schuster May 19 as senior vice president of marketing for adult...
