MAIN NEWS HEADLINES March 15- March 22, 2007 Edition BISG Half-Day Conference to Focus On Digital Technology NEW YORK, NY/3/15/07--The Book Industry Study Group, Inc. (BISG) has a full agenda for the fourth annual Making Information Pay Conference, to be held May 10,...
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Bestselling Author Hornby To Publish His First Young Adult Novel
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES March 15- March 22, 2007 Edition Bestselling Author Hornby To Publish His First Young Adult Novel NEW YORK, NY/3/12/07--Nick Hornby, New York Times-bestselling author of such internationally acclaimed books as High Fidelity, About a Boy, How To Be...
Del Rey Acquires Pulitzer Prize-Winner Michael Chabon’s New Book
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES March 15- March 22, 2007 Edition Del Rey Acquires Pulitzer Prize-Winner Michael Chabon's New Book NEW YORK, NY/12/12/07--Del Rey, an imprint of Ballantine Books at the Random House Publishing Group, announced today the acquisition of Pulitzer...
Threshold To Publish Explosive Book On Lacrosse Scandal
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES March 15- March 22, 2007 Edition Threshold To Publish Explosive Book On Lacrosse Scandal NEW YORK, NY/3/12/07--Louise Burke, Pocket Books' Executive Vice President and Publisher, announced today that Threshold Editions will publish an explosive...
ITW Launches Big Thrill Webzine
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES March 15- March 22, 2007 Edition ITW Launches Big Thrill Webzine NEW YORK, NY/3/13/07--The International Thriller Writers Association has launched its news webzine, THE BIG THRILL , advertised to take readers to the heart of the thriller genre....
Morgan, Jones Fill New Slots at HarperCollins
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES March 15- March 22, 2007 Edition Morgan, Jones Fill New Slots at HarperCollins In the wake of shutting down Regan Books after the firing of Judith Regan at HarperCollins, former Regan editor Cal Morgan has been named vice president and executive...
Loft Director Myers to Retire
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES March 15- March 22, 2007 Edition Loft Director Myers to Retire Linda Myers, director of the well-known Minneapolis-based reading and writing center, will retire in October 2007 after some 13 years there. The Loft was founded in 1974 in a loft above...
Barnes & Noble Year-end Sales Disappointing
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES March 8 - March 15, 2007 Edition Barnes & Noble Year-end Sales Disappointing NEW YORK, NY/3/5/07--Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world's largest bookseller, March 5 reported sales for the fourth quarter and for the full year ended February...
Publisher Orders 2 million Additional Copies of The Secret
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES March 8 - March 15, 2007 Edition Publisher Orders 2 Million Additional Copies of The Secret NEW YORK/NY/3/1/07--In order to keep up with extraordinary consumer demand, Atria Books/Beyond Words, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc, announced today...
Powell’s Books To Launch Aggressive Video Promotion
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES March 8 - March 15, 2007 Edition Powell's Books To Launch Aggressive Video Promotion PORTLAND, OR/3/8/07--Powell's Books, one of the most aggressive bookselling chains in the US (with seven major outlets), is taking another big leap forward by...
