MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 17 - January 24, 2008 Edition Caldecott, Newbery Medal Award Winners Announced PHILADELPHIA, PA/1/14/08--Writer and illustrator Brian Selznick has been awarded the prestigious 2008 Randolph Caldecott Medal for the artwork in his book, The...
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Independents Show Strong Growth In New Store Openings
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 17 - January 24, 2008 Edition Independents Show Strong Growth In New Store Openings TARRYTOWN, NY/1/14/08--The American Booksellers Association welcomed 115 new bookstores that opened for business in 2007. This was the third year in a row...
Bookstores Report Sales Increases For November
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 17 - January 24, 2008 Edition Bookstores Report Sales Increases For November WASHINGTON, DC/1/14/08--The U.S. Census Bureau reported that book sales rose 7.5% in November 2007 to $1.19 billion, compared to more modest overall retail sales...
McGraw-Hill-Restructures-Reduces Staff
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 10 - January 17, 2008 Edition McGraw-Hill Restructures, Reduces Staff NEW YORK, NY/1/9/23008--The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP) announced this week that it restructured a limited number of business operations in the fourth quarter of...
HarperCollins Rushes Bhutto’s Last Book to Press
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 10 - January 17, 2008 Edition HarperCollins Rushes Bhutto's Last Book to Press NEW YORK, NY/1/8/08--HarperCollins will rush to release a book submitted by former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto just days before her Dec. 27...
B&N’s Center Stage Book Club Begins Year with Author Luanne Rice
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 10 - January 17, 2008 Edition B&N's Center Stage Book Club Begins Year with Author Luanne Rice NEW YORK, NY/01/08/08--Barnes & Noble.com (www.bn.com), a wholly owned subsidiary of Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world's largest...
Soho Press To Launch Mystery Imprint
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 10 - January 17, 2008 Edition Soho Press To Launch Mystery Imprint NEW YORK, NY/1/8/08--Soho Press is launching a new mystery imprint, Soho Constable, in April 2008. The small New York house will publish U.S. editions from U.K.publisher,...
Raincoast Books Closes Publishing Unit To Focus on Distribution Business
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 10 - January 17, 2008 Edition Raincoast Books Closes Publishing Unit To Focus on Distribution Business VANCOUVER, BC/1/9/08--Raincoast Books, the Vancouver-based co-publisher and distributor of the Harry Potter series, is closing its...
Striking Writers Guild Signs Independent Agreement With UA
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 10 - January 17, 2008 Edition Striking Writers Guild Signs Independent Agreement With UA LOS ANGELES/1/7/08--The Writers Guild of America and legendary United Artists Films have reached an independent agreement that will allow Guild members...
Farley Leaves HM Trade Gentel Heads Newly Merged Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 10 - January 17, 2008 Edition Farley Leaves HM Trade, Gentel Heads Newly Merged Houghton Mifflin Harcourt NEW YORK, NY/1/8/08--Gary Gentel, interim president of Houghton Mifflin Trade & Reference Group, has been named president of the...
