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...
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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...
Update on AMS Bankruptcy Case, Levy Possible Buyer?
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 8 February 15, 2007 Edition Update on AMS Bankruptcy Case, Levy Potential Buyer? SAN DIEGO, CA/2/6/07A half-dozen employees of bankrupt American Marketing Services (AMS), may be joining Levy Home Entertainment, in Levys newly-opened...
Stockholders OK Readers Digest Merger Deal
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 8 February 15, 2007 Edition Stockholders OK Readers Digest Merger Deal PLEASANTVILLE, NY/2/2/07The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. (NYSE: RDA) has announced that stockholders have approved a merger agreement between RDA and entities...
Simon & Schuster, Kaplan Publishing Expand Distribution Deal
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 8 February 15, 2007 Edition Simon & Schuster, Kaplan Publishing Expand Distribution Deal NEW YORK, NY/2/5/07Kaplan Publishing and Simon & Schuster, Inc have entered into a new and expanded distribution agreement for Kaplans book...
Hachette Parent Entity Lagardère to Expand Digitally
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 8 February 15, 2007 Edition Hachette Parent Entity Lagardère to Expand Digitally PARIS/02/08/07--Lagardère, the parent company that owns Hachette Book Group USA (via its subsidiary Hachette Livre), is positioning itself to take a leading...
AMS Submits Stalking Horse Deal to Court
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 1 - February 8, 2007 Edition AMS Submits Stalking Horse Deal to Court NEW YORK, NY/1/31/2007—In a court hearing today as part of continuing proceedings for bankrupt American Marketing Services (AMS), the company reported to the...
