MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 21 - May 1, 2008 Edition Bookstore Sales Rise for 8th Straight Month NEW YORK, NY/4/22/08--Preliminary figures recently released by the Bureau of the Census reflect an increase in bookstore sales in February 2008 of 11.4 percent, compared to...
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Reed Elsevier-Year-end Report-Shows Strong Results
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 21 - May 1, 2008 Edition Reed Elsevier Year-end Report Shows Strong Results LONDON/4/23/2008--Jan Hommen, Chairman of Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV, told shareholders at the Reed Elsevier PLC annual meeting in London...
Pocket to Publish Sports Super Agent David Falk’s Book
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 24 - May 1, 2008 Edition Pocket to Publish Sports Super Agent David Falk's Book NEW YORK, NY/4/21/08--Louise Burke, Pocket Books’ Executive Vice President and Publisher, has announced that Pocket will publish THE BALD TRUTH by top...
Publishers Sue Georgia University for Copyright Violation
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 24 - May 1, 2008 Edition Publishers Sue Georgia University For Copyright Violation ATLANTA, GA/4/27/08--A group of publishers filed suit in federal court early last week to stop widespread copyright infringement at Georgia State University...
Bertelsmann Initiative Seeks to Recruit Top Young Talent
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 24 - May 1, 2008 Edition Bertelsmann Initiative Seeks to Recruit Top Young Talent Gütersloh/4/17/08--Bertelsmann AG, which owns Random House in the US, has announced a new initiative to recruit top talent under the heading “Create...
Random House Green Initiatives Show Progress
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 24 - May 1, 2008 Edition Random House Green Initiatives Show Progress NEW YORK, NY/4/21/08--Random House, Inc. this week said it has made substantial progress in reducing the company's environmental impact, according to its first-year...
Borders Shareholders To Vote on Pershing Square “Backstop Offer”
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 24 - May 1, 2008 Edition Borders Shareholders To Vote on Pershing Square "Backstop Offer" ANN ARBOR, MI/04/27/08Borders Group, Inc.(NYSE: BGP), in its upcoming annual shareholders meeting May 22, is expected to receive formal board...
Regnery Announces Plans to Publish Chuck Norris
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 17 - April 24, 2008 Edition Regnery Announces Plans to Publish Chuck Norris WASHINGTON, DC/4/15/08Regnery Publishing today announced it has signed a contract with actor, martial arts expert, and bestselling author Chuck Norris. His new...
Booksellers Elated Over Internet Tax Law Passage in New York
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 17 - April 24, 2008 Edition Booksellers Elated Over Internet Tax Law Passage in New York NEW YORK, NY/4/12/08--The American Booksellers Association last week praised the New York State Legislature for passing an Internet Sales Tax provision,...
Patricia Cornwell Novels to Be Adapted for Lifetime TV
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 17 - April 24, 2008 Edition Patricia Cornwell's Novels to Be Adapted for Lifetime TV LOS ANGELES, CA/4/14/08--In a ground-breaking agreement, Lifetime Television will become the first network ever to adapt acclaimed international author...
