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...
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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...
NY Times Says-Random House CEO-May Leave Bertelsmann
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...
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...
