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...
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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...
Overlook Press Publisher To Be Honored At Indie Publishing Benefit
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 29 - December 6, 2007 Edition Overlook Press Publisher to be Honored At Indie Publishing Benefit NEW YORK/NY/11/27/07--Peter Mayer, publisher of Overlook Press, will be this years recipient of the New York Center for Independent...
Opperman Acquires Phoenix New Millennium Audio/Book Publisher
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 29 - December 6, 2007 Edition Opperman Acquires Phoenix New Millennium Audio/Book Publisher NEW YORK/NY/11/27/07-- Dwight Opperman, former head of the highly successful West Publishing, has acquired Arizona-based Phoenix New Millennium,...
Health Publisher Rodale Beefs Up Online Initiatives
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 29 - December 6, 2007 Edition Health Publisher Rodale Beefs Up Online Initiatives EMMAUS/PA/ and NEW YORK/NY/11/26/07--Rodale Inc., the health and wellness publisher, last week reported continued growth in the third quarter, with print...
Borders Reports Third Quarter Gains In All Business Units
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 29 - December 6, 2007 Edition Borders Reports Third Quarter Gains In All Business Units ANN ARBOR, MI/11/20/07--Borders Group, Inc. (NYSE: BGP) today reported results for the third fiscal quarter, ended Nov. 3, 2007, showing gains in...
