MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 18 - January 25, 2007 Edition R& L Acquires Cowley Publications From St. John Monks LANHAM, MD/1/15/07—Rowman & Littlefield has acquired Cowley Publications, owned for 28 years by the Society of Saint John the Evangelist, a...
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Atria to Publish Noah Charneys Debut Novel The Art Thief
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 18 - January 25, 2007 Edition Atria to Publish Noah Charneys Debut Novel The Art Thief NEW YORK, NY/1/17/2007–Atria Books has secured world rights, excluding Spain, to a novel by author Noah Charney, Judith Curr, executive...
Plethora of New Indy Bookstores Open in 2006
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 11 - January 18 , 2007 Edition Breaking News Plethora of New Indy Bookstores Open in 2006 Tarrytown, NY/1/8/2007American Booksellers Association recently reported that 96 ABA member bookstores opened for business in 2006. The 2006 new...
Oregon Writers Publishers Earn Literary Grants
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 11 - 17, 2007 Edition Oregon Writers Publishers Earn Literary Grants Portland, OR/1/11/07—Literary Arts, an Oregon-based nonprofit literary organization, has announced the recipients of the 2006 Oregon Literary Fellowships....
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
