MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 17 - May 24, 2007 Edition PGW/Perseus to Distribute Key Porter Books 5/15/07--C. Jordan Fenn, publisher of Key Porter Books Ltd. Has announced that effective immediately, PGW/Perseus will be the exclusive representative for Key Porter’s...
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Turndown Tales Nearly Turned Down By Ritz-Carlton
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 17 - May 24, 2007 Edition Turndown Tales Nearly Turned Down By Ritz-Carlton NEW YORK, NY/5/14/07-Atria Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, has agreed to “tone down” some of the language in its Turndown Tales, a...
Digital Book Distribution, Standards Gain Momentum At Several Conferences
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 17 - May 24, 2007 Edition Digital Book Distribution, Standards Gain Momentum At Several Conferences NEW YORK, NY/5/17/07--In its fourth annual Making Information Pay conference May 10, The Book Industry Study Group, Inc. (BISG) unofficially...
LAGARDÃRE Publishing Like-for-Like Revenues Up 3% in First Quarter
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 17 - May 24, 2007 Edition LAGARDÃRE Publishing Like-for-Like Revenues Up 3% in First Quarter PARIS/5/10/07--Lagardère SCA today reported consolidated revenues of 1,908.2m for the three months to March 31, 2007, an increase of 8.9% on a...
Pearson Acquires eCollege® for $477m to Build Digital Clout
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 17 - May 24, 2007 Edition Pearson Acquires eCollege® for $477m to Build Digital Clout LONDON/5/14/07--Pearson, the international education and information company, has agreed to acquire eCollege® (Nasdaq: ECLG), a leader in the fast-growing US...
Census Bureau Reports March Book Sales Dip 4%
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 17 - May 24, 2007 Edition Census Bureau Reports March Book Sales Dip 4% 5/14/07-The U.S. Census Bureau reports that bookstore sales for March dropped 4.1% to $998 million compared to $1.041 billion in the same period last year. The figures are...
Perseus Sells Counterpoint, Shuts Two Avalon Imprints
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 10 - May 17, 2007 Edition Perseus Sells Counterpoint, Shuts Two Avalon Imprints NEW YORK, NY/5/10/2007--Perseus Books Group has realigned nearly all of its imprints, sold its Counterpoint unit to the newly-formed Winton, Shoemaker & Co. LLC,...
NBC to Televise Quill Awards In October
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 10 - May 17, 2007 Edition NBC to Televise Quill Awards In October NEW YORK, NY/5/3/07--Returning in its third year with a revamped program and early outside interest, the 2007 Quill Awards, supported by Reed Business Information (RBI) and the...
Atlantic Council Appoints Thielen To International Board
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 10 - May 17, 2007 Edition Atlantic Council Appoints Thielen To International Board Gütersloh/5/8/07– The “Atlantic Council of the United States”, one of the foremost think-tanks in Washington, has appointed...
Amazon.com Reaches 1 Million Worldwide Pre-Orders for Potter
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 10 - May 17, 2007 Edition Amazon.com Reaches 1 Million Worldwide Pre-Orders for Potter SEATTLE, WA/5/8/07--Amazon.com (Nasdaq:AMZN) (www.amazon.com) today announced that, with over two-and-a-half months remaining until the release of...
