MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 31 - February 7, 2008 Edition Nielsen Report Shows Book Buying Tops All Internet Transactions LONDON/1/28/08--A new poll by Nielsen Online shows that more books are sold on the Internet than any other product, and sales are increasing, the...
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Stars Turn Out For Opening of ’08 Sundance Festival
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 24 - January 31, 2008 Edition Stars Turn Out For Opening of '08 Sundance Festival PARK CITY, UT/1/17/08--The 2008 Sundance Film Festival opened today with a press conference at the Egyptian Theatre featuring Robert Redford, President and...
Chroncile to Complete Move to Hachette Warehouse In February
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 24 - January 31, 2008 Edition Chronicle to Complete Move to Hachette Warehouse In February NEW YORK, NY/1/21/08--Chronicle Books is in the midst of moving all customer service, order entry, credit department and warehousing functions to...
Borders Group Names Mick McGuire to Board of Directors
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 24 - January 31, 2008 Edition Borders Group Names Mick McGuire to Board of Directors ANN ARBOR, MI/1/18/08Borders Group, Inc. (NYSE: BGP) has announced that Richard Mick McGuire has been appointed to the companys Board of Directors,...
HarperOne Offers Huston Smith Prize For Best Religious Work
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 24 - January 31, 2008 Edition HarperOne Offers Huston Smith Prize For Best Religious Work SAN FRANCISCO, CA/1/21/08--HarperOne, a division of HarperCollins, has established The Huston Smith Publishing Prize, to be awarded to one author each...
Meredith Corp Cuts Staff, Forms Retail Division
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 24 - January 31, 2008 Edition Meredith Corp. Cuts Staff, Forms Retail Division DES MOINES, IOWA/1/21/08--Meredith Corp, based in Des Moines, Iowa, last week laid off 20 employees and has reassigned another 15 employees. The company, which...
S&S Names Painton to Oversee Adult Trade Editorial
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 24 - January 31, 2008 Edition S&S Names Painton to Oversee Adult Trade Editorial NEW YORK, NY/1/21/08--Priscilla Painton, former editor at Time, has been named editor-in-chief of Simon & Schuster's Adult Trade Division, effective March 3....
Cellphone Novels Hit Bestseller Lists In Japanese Market
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 24 - January 31, 2008 Edition Cellphone Novels Hit Bestseller Lists In Japanese Market TOKYO/1/20/08--According to The New York Times , five novels that originated as cell phone novels--tapped out on phone keypads by young women with...
Canada’s Largest Book Printer Files For Court Protection
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 24 - January 31, 2008 Edition Canada's Largest Book Printer Files For Court Protection MONTREAL/1/22/08--Quebecor World Inc., one of the largest book printing firm in the U.S. and Canada, has filed for bankruptcy protection, according to a...
Universities Agree-to AAP Guidelines-For Digital Content
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 17 - January 24, 2008 Edition Universities Agree To AAP Guidelines For Digital Content New York, NY/1/17/2007--The Association of American Publishers (AAP) today announced that three universitiesHofstra, Syracuse and Marquettehave reached...
