MAIN NEWS HEADLINES March 6 - March 13, 2008 Edition Norman Mailer's Widow to Write Family Memoir NEW YORK, NY/3/6/08--Random House has acquired world rights to a memoir to be written by Norris Church Mailer, widow of the celebrated author Norman Mailer. David...
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Barnes & Noble Downgraded to Neutral
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES March 6 - March 13, 2008 Edition Barnes & Noble Downgraded to "Neutral" NEW YORK, NY/3/4/08--Credit Suisse has downgraded the stock rating for Barnes & Noble, Inc. from "outperform" to "neutral," and has reduced the...
Rodale Names Karen Rinaldi Publishing Director
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES March 6 - March 13, 2008 Edition Rodale Names Karen Rinaldi Publishing Director NEW YORK, NY/3/6/08--Rodale Inc. announced early this week that it has appointed Karen Rinaldi as SVP, General Manager and Publishing Director, Rodale Books, effective...
Penguin Launches Personality Driven Hispanic Imprint
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES March 6 - March 13, 2008 Edition Penguin Launches Personality-Driven Hispanic Imprint NEW YORK, NY/3/8/08--Penguin Group (USA) last week announced it will launch Celebra, the first imprint to exclusively publish mainstream Hispanic personalities,...
Harlequin Sales Decline in Last Quarter Profits Also Sag
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES March 6 - March 13, 2008 Edition Harlequin Sales Decline in 4th Quarter, Profits Also Sag TORONTO, CANADA/3/8/08--The book publishing unit of Torstar Corporation, which includes Harlequin Enterprises, reported this week that book publishing...
Penguin USA Delivers Strong Results in 2007
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...
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/2/26/2008—The 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...
