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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...

Pershing Hedge Fund Increases Stake In Borders Group

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 29 - December 6, 2007 Edition Pershing Hedge Fund Increases Stake In Borders Group NEW YORK, NY/11/23/07--Pershing Square Capital Management LP, a $300 million+ activist hedge fund, has increased its holdings in the U.S. bookseller Borders...

Barnes & Noble Reports 5.7% Sales Gain In Third Quarter

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 22 - November 29, 2007 Edition Barnes & Noble Reports 5.7% Sales Gain In Third Quarter NEW YORK, NY/11/20/07—Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world’s largest bookseller, today reported sales for the third quarter...

NY Governor Abandons Online

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 22 - November 29, 2007 Edition NY Governor Abandons Online "Amazon Tax" NEW YORK, NY/11/16/07--New York Governor Eliot Spitzer yesterday abandoned  the so-called "Amazon Tax" that  would  have required Amazon.com and other online retailers...

Amazon Unveils Kindle Reader to NY Press

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 22 - November 29, 2007 Edition Amazon Unveils Kindle Reader to NY Press NEW YORK, NY/11/19/07--Amazon today unveiled its new wireless handheld reader, named "Kindle," at a high-profile press conference in New York City. The...

Denis Johnson-Wins National Book-Award for War Novel

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 15- November 22, 2007 Edition Denis Johnson Wins National Book Award for War Novel NEW YORK, NY/11/15/07--Denis Johnson, currently on a magazine assignment in Iraq, was awarded the National Book Award last night for his Vietnam War novel,...

Judith Regan-Sues News Corp-For Smear Tactics

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 15- November 22, 2007 Edition Judith Regan Sues News Corp For Smear Tactics NEW YORK, NY/11/14/07--Judith Regan, the former publisher of Regan Books, a division of HarperCollins, has filed a $100 million law suit against the publisher's...