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Abrams Names Friedlander Editorial Director

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 12 - April 19, 2007 Edition Abrams Names Friedlander Editorial Director NEW YORK, NY/4/11/07­-Harry N. Abrams has named Beau Friedlander as editorial director of its Abrams Image imprint, which specializes in pop culture illustrated books...

BBC Audiobooks America Launches Inaugural Trade List

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 12 - April 19, 2007 Edition BBC Audiobooks America Launches Inaugural Trade List NEW YORK, NY/4/10/07--BBC AUDIOBOOKS AMERICA has announced that it is launching a retail audiobook publishing program, which expands the company’s already...

McGraw-Hill to Report First Quarter Results in April 24 Webcast

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 12 - April 19, 2007 Edition McGraw-Hill to Report First Quarter Results in April 24 Webcast NEW YORK, NY/4/10/07--The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP) will release its first quarter 2007 financial results at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time Tuesday,...

Publishers Support U.S. Government Trade Suits Against China

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 12 - April 19, 2007 Edition Publishers Support U.S. Government Trade Suits Against China Washington, DC/4/9/07--The Association of American Publishers (AAP) expressed support for today’s announcement of an imminent U.S. government filing of...

New York Book Festival Entry Deadline Near

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 12 - April 19, 2007 Edition New York Book Festival Entry Deadline Near NEW YORK, NY/4/4/07--The 2007 New York Book Festival, to be held June 22-23 in New York, is calling for entries to its annual publishing contest, reminding writers that...

School Library Journal Launches Poetry Podcast Series

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 12 - April 19, 2007 Edition School Library Journal Launches Poetry Podcast Series NEW YORK, NY/4/9/07-­A unique series of audio recordings featuring award-winning authors reading their poetry for children and young adults is now available...

Indy Book Stores Shut Doors in Atlanta, San Francisco, Phoenix

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 12 - April 19, 2007 Edition Indy Book Stores Shut Doors in Atlanta, San Francisco, Phoenix 4/11/07-­At least three well-known independent book stores have announced this month that they are closing their doors. They include Cody’s in San...

Bertelsmann Dominates U.S. Book Club Market With Bookscan Buyout

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 12 - April 19, 2007 Edition Bertelsmann Dominates U.S. Book Club Market With Bookspan Buyout 4/11/07—German media conglomerate Bertelsmann's buyout this week of Time Inc.'s 50% share in Bookspan, leaves Bertelsmann the only major club...

Books-A-Million Same Store Sales Down, Revenues Up

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES March 29 - April 5, 2007 Edition Books-A-Million Same Store Sales Down, Revenues Up NEW YORK, NY/4/3/07--Books-A-Million April 2 reported a drop of 0.6% in same store sales for the year ended February 3, 2007, but reported a 3.3% increase in...

Radio/TV Personality Beck’s Book to Solve World’s Big Problems

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES March 29 - April 5, 2007 Edition Radio/TV Personality Beck’s Book to Solve World’s Big Problems NEW YORK, NY/4/2/07--Louise Burke, Pocket Books’ Executive Vice President and Publisher, has announced the acquisition of world rights to a new...