MAIN NEWS HEADLINES December 13 - December 20, 2007 Edition S&S to Add Beacon Street Girls to Its List Beginning in May 2008 NEW YORK/12/10/07--Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, one of the leading children's book publishers in the world, and B*tween...
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Monti Named Paperback Director at Little Brown
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES December 6 - December 13, 2007 Edition Monti Named Paperback Director at Little Brown NEW YORK, NY/12/4/07--Little Brown Books for Young Readers has named Joseph Monti as director of the paperback unit. In addition to managing the imprint's young...
Bertelsmann Admits Plans To Acquire UK’s Leading Broadcaster
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES December 6 - December 13, 2007 Edition Bertelsmann Admits Plans To Acquire UK's Leading Broadcaster /12/4/07--Bertelsmann AG, parent company of Random House in the USA, said in a prepared statement today that it is entertaining a deal to acquire...
Books-A-Million Reports 6.3% Gain In Third Quarter Sales
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES December 6 - December 13, 2007 Edition Books-A-Million Reports 6.3% Gain In Third Quarter Sales BIRMINGHAM, AL/11/27/07--Books-A-Million, Inc. has reported a 6.3% increase in net sales for the 13-week third quarter ending November 3, 2007 to $117.7...
Houghton Mifflin Gets Court Okay to Acquire Harcourt
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES December 6 - December 13, 2007 Edition Houghton Mifflin Gets Court Okay to Acquire Harcourt NEW YORK, NY/12/5/07--HM Riverdeep, the Ireland-based parent company of US educational publisher Houghton Mifflin, received U.S. Justice Department approval...
Higher Court Voids Ruling to Pay Writers for Web Reproductions
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES December 6 - December 13, 2007 Edition Higher Court Voids Ruling to Pay Writers for Web Reproductions WASHINGTON, DC/12/4/07--The United States Court of Appeals in Manhattan Friday voided a 2005 court settlement that provided modest payments to...
News Corp Dispels Rumors of Linkedin Social Network Takeover
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES December 6 - December 13, 2007 Edition News Corp Dispels Rumors of Linkedin Social Network Takeover NEW YORK,NY/12/3/07--Rumors that Rupert Murdoch's News Corp is holding takeover discussions with Linkedin, the social network, are false, according...
Book Sales-Up for September-AAP Reports
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 29 - December 6, 2007 Edition Book Sales Up for September AAP Reports New York, NY/11/28/2007--Book sales tracked by the Association of American Publishers (AAP) for the month of September saw an increase of 5.7 percent for the month;...
Barnes & Noble Offers Deep Discounts For Books During Holiday Season
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 29 - December 6, 2007 Edition Barnes & Noble Offers Deep Discounts For Books During Holiday Season NEW YORK/NY/11/27/07--Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world's largest bookseller, announced that Barnes & Noble.com (www.bn.com )...
Elizabeth Law Named Publisher of Edgmont’s New USA Division
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 29 - December 6, 2007 Edition Elizabeth Law Named Publisher of Egmont's New USA Division NEW YORK/NY/11/27/07--Elizabeth Law, formerly vice president and associate publisher of Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, has been named vice...
