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...
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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...
Norman Mailer Widow to Write Family Memoir
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
