MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 1 - November 8, 2007 Edition ABA Winter Meeting Booked To Capacity, Waiting Lists Form LOS ANGELES, CA/10/30/07--Event and hotel registrations for the American Booksellers Association's Third Annual Winter Institute (Wi3) are booked to...
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Late President Ford’s Book Says Clinton Sought Ford’s Help Over Sex Scandal
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 1 - November 8, 2007 Edition Late President Ford's Book Says Clinton Sought Ford's Help Over Sex Scandal WASHINGTON/10/29/07-G.P. Putnam/Penguin this month has released the late former President Gerald Ford's book, Write It When I'm Gone:...
Hachette USA Adopts Digital Publishing Forum’s New e-Book Standard
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 1 - November 8, 2007 Edition Hachette USA Adopts Digital Publishing Forum's New e-Book Standard /11/01/07--Hachette Book Group is among the first trade publishers to adopt the new .epub file format for all of its e-books. The new format...
Tensions Remain High as Writers Guild Strike Nears
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 1 - November 8, 2007 Edition Tensions Remain High as Writers Guild Strike Nears LOS ANGELES, CA/10/29/07--Tensions remain high today between the Writers Guild of American, West and East divisions (WGAW and WGAE) and the Alliance of Motion...
S&S Releases Much Anticipated Valerie Plame Book
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES October 25 - November 1, 2007 Edition S&S Releases Much Anticipated Valerie Plame Book NEW YORK, NY/10/22/07--Valerie Plame Wilson's eagerly-awaited book, FAIR GAME, MY LIFE AS A SPY,MY BETRAYAL BY THE WHITE HOUSE, was released October 22 by Simon...
David Naggar to Leave RH After 16 Years
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES October 25 - November 1, 2007 Edition David Naggar to Leave RH After 16 Years NEW YORK, NY/10/19/07--David Naggar, who heads three divisions at Random House--the Audio & Diversified Publishing Group, Information Group, and Fodor's Travel--will...
Penguin Audio Withdraws Audio Books From eMusic
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES October 25 - November 1, 2007 Edition Penguin Audio Withdraws Audio Books From eMusic NEW YORK, NY/10/19/07--Penguin Audio, one of the five publishers originally participating in eMusic's audiobook downloading program, is withdrawing 150 titles...
McGraw-Hill Reports 26.4% Earnings Increase In Third Quarter
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES October 25 - November 1, 2007 Edition McGraw-Hill Reports 26.4% Earnings Increase In Third Quarter NEW YORK, NY/10/18/07--The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP) reported October 18 that diluted earnings per share increased 26.4% to $1.34 in the...
Debut Novel Angel’s Fall Wins Quill Book Awards Book of the Year
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES October 25 - November 1, 2007 Edition Nora Roberts' Angel's Fall Voted Quill Book Awards Book of the Year NEW YORK, NY/10/22/07-- Reed Business Information (RBI) and the NBC Universal Television Stations have announced the recipient of the third...
Publishers Laud Proposed Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES October 25 - November 1, 2007 Edition Publishers Laud Proposed Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement WASHINGTON, DC/10/23/07--The Association of American Publishers (AAP) applauded today’s launch of a major new international initiative to...
