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...
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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...
John Wiley & Sons Marks 200 Years of Publishing
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 1 - February 8, 2007 Edition John Wiley & Sons Marks 200 Years Of Publishing HOBOKEN, NJ/1/30/07—William J. Pesce, President and CEO of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE: JWa) (NYSE: JWb), today announced that the global publisher has...
BookExpo America To Capture Convention Experience on the Web
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 1 - February 8, 2007 Edition BookExpo America To Capture Convention Experience on the Web NORWALK, CT/1/24/07—BookExpo America has just gone live with a newly redesigned website that convention officials say will more accurately...
Del Rey Manga Acquires First American Manga for Superstar Lavigne
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 1 - February 8, 2007 Edition Del Rey Manga Acquires First American Manga For Superstar Lavigne NEW YORK, NY/1/30/07—Del Rey Manga, an imprint of Random House Inc. and one of the premiere publishers of manga in the U.S., announced...
Lightning Source Adds Pennsylvania Printing Facility
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 1 - February 8, 2007 Edition Lightning Source Adds Pennsylvania Printing facility LAVERGNE, TN/1/29/07—Lightning Source Inc., the leading provider of demand-based book manufacturing and distribution solutions to the book industry,...
