MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 18 - January 25, 2007 Edition Court Names Creditors Committee For AMS Bankruptcy NEW YORK, NY/1/17/07—Delaware’s U.S., Bankruptcy Court yesterday named a creditors’ committee to represent the interests of unsecured...
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November Year-to-Date Book Sales Flat
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 18 - January 25, 2007 Edition November Year-to-Date Book Sales Flat NEW YORK, NY/1/17/07—U.S. books sales maintained an upward climb for November 2006, compared to November 2005 for most of the categories tracked by the Association of...
Borders to Encourage Book Talk on Hot Gather.com Network
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 18 - January 25, 2007 Edition Borders to Encourage Book Talk on Hot Gather.com Network ANN ARBOR, MI/1/17/07Borders Books, Inc. has formed an alliance with Gather.com, the social networking site, to encourage discussions about books, thus...
S&S Shuts Sobel Award, Announces Contest at Gather
Market Tip S&S Shuts Sobel Award, Announces Contest at Gather NEW YORK, NY/1/18/2007Simon & Schusters Touchstone/Fireside imprint has launched a First Chapters Writing Competition together with the social network, Gather.com. FirstChapters.gather.com will receive...
Perseus Acquires Avalon; Sale Could Affect AMS Distribution
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 11 - January 18 , 2007 Edition Breaking News Perseus Acquires Avalon; Sale Could Affect AMS Distribution NEW YORK, NY/1/11/2007Charlie Winton, CEO of Avalon Publishing Group, has announced his intent to sell the company to Perseus Books...
Lightning Source Adds Cheaper Shipping Option
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 11 - 18, 2007 Edition Lightning Source Adds Cheaper U.S. Shipping Option LAVERGNE, TN/1/8/07—As smaller U.S. publishers struggle to make their products more cost competitive in a sluggish market, book distributor Lightning Source will...
Dorchester Launches New Manga-Like Romance Imprint
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 11 - 18, 2007 Edition Dorchester Launches New Manga-Like Romance Imprint NEW YORK, NY/1/11/07—Dorchester Publishing will launch Shomi, a new line of speculative romance novels in July 2007. The new line, targeted toward a younger,...
Books-A-Million Sees Fractional Holiday sales Gain
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 11 - 18, 2007 Edition Books-A-Million Sees Fractional Holiday sales Gain BIRMINGHAM, AL/1/4/07—Books-A-Million, Inc. (Nasdaq/NM:BAMM) January 4 announced that sales for the nine-week period ended December 30, 2006, totaled $124.5...
Borders Group Sees 06 Increase In Holiday Sales
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 11 - 18, 2007 Edition Borders Group Sees 06 Increase In Holiday Sales ANN ARBOR, MI/1/8/07—Borders Group, Inc. (NYSE: BGP) January 8 reported sales results for the nine-week holiday period ended Dec. 30, 2006. At $1.1 billion, total...
Barnes & Noble 06 Holiday Sales Growth Down From 2005
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 11 - 18, 2007 Edition Barnes & Noble 06 Holiday Sales Growth Down From 2005 New York, NY/1/8/07—Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world’s largest bookseller, on January 4 reported slower holiday sales than expected...
