MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 22- March 1, 2007 Edition Harcourt Up For Sale; Trade Division Included LONDON/2/22/07--Reed Elsevier announced to shareholders February 15 that it will sell the Harcourt Education division, with sales of about $1.63 billion (£889...
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B&T to Present AMS Acquisition Bid on Friday PGW Hearing Set Feb. 28
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Killer Year Authors Spring More Suspense
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Publishers Submit Copyright Concerns to U.S. Trade Office
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 15 - February 22, 2007 Edition Publishers Submit Copyright Concerns to U.S. Trade Office WASHINGTON, DC/2/13/07--The Association of American Publishers (AAP), joined with six other copyright-related trade associations to submit its annual...
Time Warner Books Bolsters Lagardere Sales
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Update NBN, Perseus Vie for PGW, B&T Eyes AMS
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 8 - February 15, 2007 Edition Update NBN, Perseus Vie for PGW, B&T Eyes AMS 2/7/2007In the on-going battle for assets of bankrupt American Marketing Services (AMS) and its distribution arm, PGW, two new players have surfaced in the last...
AAP Reports Book Sales Stay Steady For 2006
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 8 - February 15, 2007 Edition AAP Reports Book Sales Stay Steady For 2006 NEW YORK, NY/ 2/7/2007Books sales tracked by the Association of American Publishers for 2006 remained steady for the year, on par with figures from 2005, at...
Amazon.com Fourth Quarter Sales Up 34%
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 8 - February 15, 2007 Edition Amazon.com Fourth Quarter Sales Up 34% SEATTLE/2/2/2007Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) February 1 announced financial results for its fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2006. Operating cash flow was...
Melville House Co-Publishers Win Bass Award
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 8 February 15, 2007 Edition Melville House Co-Publishers Win Bass Award WASHINGTON, DC/2/6/07The Association of American Publishers (AAP) announced today that Dennis Loy Johnson and Valerie Merians, Co-Publishers of Melville House...
FROM 48 TO 50 Pocket Publish Success Book by 50 Cent and Robert Greene
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 8 February 15, 2007 Edition FROM 48 TO 50 Pocket Publish Success Bookby 50 Cent and Robert Greene NEW YORK/NY/2/5/07Louise Burke, Pocket Books Executive Vice President and Publisher, announced today the acquisition of THE 50th LAW, a...
