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,...
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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...
Hollywood Book Festival Recognizes Books Suited to Film
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 21 - February 28, 2008 Edition Hollywood Book Festival Recognizes Books Suited to Film LOS ANGELES/2/21/08--The 2008 Hollywood Book Festival will kick off its annual program celebrating books that deserve greater recognition from the film,...
CBS Films Options Feature Films Based On Flynn’s Mitch Rapp
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 21 - February 28, 2008 Edition CBS Films Options Feature Films Based On Flynn's Mitch Rapp NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/02/21/08--CBS Films and Simon & Schuster/Atria Books-both divisions of CBS Corporation, reached film and publishing...
BISG to Explore How Publishers Cope in Digital Age
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 21 - February 28, 2008 Edition BISG to Explore How Publishers Cope in Digital Age NEW YORK, NY/2/21/08--The Book Industry Study Group (BISG) and The Idea Logical Company has launched a survey to understand how publishers are engaging in...
Borders Unveils First Concept Store Digital Features Abound
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 21 - February 28, 2008 Edition Borders Unveils First Concept Store; Digital Features Abound ANN ARBOR, MI/02/21/08—Borders will unveil the first of its highly anticipated new concept stores February 22 with the grand opening of its...
ABA, AAP See Gain in Book Sales For the Year
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 21 - February 28, 2008 Edition ABA, AAP See Gain in Book Sales For the Year NEW YORK, NY/2/21/08--Two publishing associations last week reported encouraging improvements in book sales for 2007. The American Booksellers Association February...
