MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 15- November 22, 2007 Edition RDR Books Agrees to Delay Harry Potter Lexicon NEW YORK, NY/11/12/07--RDR Books, the small Michigan publisher who was about to publish a book version of the popular fan-created website, Harry Potter Lexicon,...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 15- November 22, 2007 Edition Writers Strike Strains Book Promotions NEW YORK, NY/11/12/07--The Writers Guild of America strike entered its second week today, impacting not only Hollywood television shows but also book promotions. On...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 15- November 22, 2007 Edition Macmillan Audio Acquires Language Dynamics Publisher NEW YORK, NY/11/12/07--Macmillan Audio, a division of Macmillan Publishing in the USA, has acquired Language Dynamics, a company that develops language...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 8 - November 15, 2007 Edition Booksellers Association Makes Top Staff Changes NEW YORK, NY/11/3/07--The American Booksellers Association has made several top-level staff changes, according to an item in Publishers Weekly. Len Vlahos, a...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 8 - November 15, 2007 Edition Florida Publishers Experience Upsurge In Spanish-Language Books MIAMI, FL/11/6/07--South Florida publishers are experiencing a boom in demand for Spanish-language books and translated works, according to a...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 8 - November 15, 2007 Edition Harlequin Sales Dip in Third Quarter; Profits Increase TORONTO/11/2/07--Canada-based Harlequin Enterprises, a leading publisher of women's fiction around the world, saw a 2.7% drop in sales for the third...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 8 - November 15, 2007 Edition S&S Reports 9% Sales Increase In Third Quarter NEW YORK, NY/11/02/2007--Simon & Schuster, the publishing division now owned by CBS Corporation, saw a 9% increase in revenues for the third quarter of 2007 to...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 8 - November 15, 2007 Edition Houghton Mifflin Joins Publishers' Rush to Mobile Content NEW YORK, NY/11/3/07--Houghton Mifflin will deliver electronic books to cell phones through a newly-signed agreement with Mobifusion. Houghton will...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 1 - November 8, 2007 Edition Random House To Publish New Book By Lee Woodruff NEW YORK, NY/10/30/07--Random House executive editor Susan Mercandetti has bought world rights to Lee Woodruff’s second book of non-fiction, a wry and...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 1 - November 8, 2007 Edition Amazon's AudioBookStore Goes Live As e-TailerPrepares for Downloads SEATTLE, WA/10/31/07--Amazon.com's new audiobook store, is now up and running. The online retailer soon will begin selling downloadable...