MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 3 - May 10, 2007 Edition New Publishing Company Features Motivational Books YELM, WA/5/1/07--Betsy Chasse, a pioneer in the cultural creative market who co-created and co-directed the smash hit, What the BLEEP Do We Know!?, is blazing a new...
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Two Large Midwest Rep Firms Merge
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 3 - May 10, 2007 Edition Two Large Midwest Rep Firms Merge LaGrange, IL/5/2/07-Two of the Midwest’s largest independent publishers’ rep groups, Fujii Associates and Heinecken & Associates, will merge into a single firm...
Virginia Tech Book Acquired By Plume
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 3 - May 10, 2007 Edition Virginia Tech Book Acquired By Plume NEW YORK, NY/5/1/07-Plume, an imprint of Penguin Putnam, has acquired world rights to Virginia Tech media writing professor Roland Lazenby’s April 16: Heartbreak in...
Amazon.com Sales Jump 32%, Profits Up 38%
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 3 - May 10, 2007 Edition Amazon.com Sales Jump 32%, Profits Up 38% SEATTLE/4/25/07--Amazon.com, Inc. announced April 24 that first quarter sales ending March 31 2007 surpassed $3 Billion, up 32% Year over Year, and operating Profit Grew 38%....
SEC Seeks to Compel Former AMS Execs To Testify in Fraud Case
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 3 - May 10, 2007 Edition SEC Seeks to Compel Former AMS Execs To Testify in Fraud Case SAN DIEGO, CA/4/30/07--The Securities and Exchange Commission April 27 filed a subpoena in the U.S. District Court of Southern California to force Michael...
Brodie to Leave Roaring Brook
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 19 - April 26, 2007 Edition Brodie to Leave Roaring Brook NEW YORK, NY/4/24/07-Deborah Brodie, executive editor and one of three founding partners of Roaring Brook Press, is leaving the company May 16. Publisher Simon Boughton cited...
Iranian Indy Publishers Earn AAP Freedom Award
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 19 - April 26, 2007 Edition Iranian Indy Publishers Earn AAP Freedom Award WASHINGTON, DC 4/23/07-- Members of the independent publishing community in Iran, facing increased harassment and persecution under the current regime, have been named...
Supporters Fight to Save Atlanta Book Coverage
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 19 - April 26, 2007 Edition Supporters Fight to Save Atlanta Book Coverage ATLANTA, GA/4/25/07-The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s decision to cut back its book coverage and book editorial staff has met with public opposition from...
Booksellers, Libraries Get More Creative
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 19 - April 26, 2007 Edition Booksellers, Libraries Get More Creative 4/26/07-At a time when smaller bookstores are collapsing and libraries are questioning their role in American communities, some innovative ideas are emerging. Barbaras...
Rosen Resigns B&N Board Over Stock Option Errors
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 19 - April 26, 2007 Edition Rosen Resigns B&N Board Over Stock Option Errors NEW YORK, NY/4/24/07-Attorney Michael N. Rosen of the law firm Bryan Cave has resigned as secretary of the Barnes & Noble Board of Directors, following a report...
