MAIN NEWS HEADLINES March 6 - March 13, 2008 Edition Penguin USA Delivers Strong Results in 2007 NEW YORK, NY/3/6/08--Penguin Group USA played a prominent role in the success this year of Penguin Group [all companies around the world, including DK].This week Penguin...
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Barnes & Noble Expects Tough Year Ahead
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES March 6 - March 13, 2008 Edition Barnes & Noble Expects Tough Year Ahead NEW YORK, NY/3/6/08--Barnes & Noble, Inc. this week said recessionary pressures in this uncertain economic environment "will make 2008 an especially challenging...
PW For Sale; Nielsen’s Book Standard Shuts
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 28 - March 6, 2008 Edition PW For Sale; Nielsen's Book Standard Shuts NEW YORK, NY/2/28/2008--Fissures in the U.S. book publishing industry grew wider last week as a key media company, Reed Elsevier, announced it is shifting away from book...
Random House-Acquires Architectural-Publisher Monacelli
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 28 - March 6, 2008 Edition Random House Acquires Architectural Publisher Monacelli NEW YORK, NY/2/26/2008The Monacelli Press, a leading visual arts book publisher, has been acquired by Random House, Inc., the world's largest trade book...
Penguin Books India-Teams With Mobifusion-To Reach Mobile Users
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 28 - March 6, 2008 Edition Penguin Books India Teams With Mobifusion To Reach Mobile Users Gurgaon, India//28/2008--Asia's biggest English language publisher Penguin Books India announced last week that it is entering into a partnership...
Reed Suspends-Support of Quill-Awards Program
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 28 - March 6, 2008 Edition Reed Suspends Support of Quill Awards Program NEW YORK, NY/2/26/2008--Reed Business Information, which owns and plans to sell Publishers Weekly, has announced it will suspend support of the Quill Awards program,...
Janet Silver Joins-Nan A Talese-After HMH Shuffle
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 28 - March 6, 2008 Edition Janet Silver Joins Nan A.Talese After HMH Shuffle NEW YORK, NY/2/28/2008--Janet Silver, who spent 24 years at Houghton Mifflin, most recently as vice president and publisher, has joined Doubleday's Nan A. Talese...
Simon & Schuster-Revenues Slump in Fourth-Quarter-Up for Full Year
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 28 - March 6, 2008 Edition Simon & Schuster Revenues Slump in Fourth Quarter; Up for Full Year NEW YORK, NY/2/26/2008--Simon & Schuster's revenues for the fourth quarter of 2007 decreased 4% to $242.3 million from $252.5 million...
S&S Childrens-Unit Re-Structures-Cuts Three Jobs
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 21 - February 27, 2008 Edition S&S Childrens Unit Re-Structures, Cuts Three Jobs NEW YORK, NY/2/20/2008--Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing has reorganized the division into three units, and has cut three staff positions, according to...
Andrew Weil Protegee to Write Book On Stress
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 21 - February 28, 2008 Edition Andrew Weil Protegee to Write Book On Stress NEW YORK, NY/2/21/08--Random House will publish an innovative book on stress by Roberta Lee, M.D., who trained with Andrew Weil, it was announced last week by Gina...
