MAIN NEWS HEADLINES December 21- December 28, 2006 Edition Jimmy Carter To Share Bible Lessons in Audios NEW YORK, NY/12/15/06—The first volume in a new series of original audio programs featuring former U.S. President Jimmy Carter teaching Sunday school will be...
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Scholastic Reports Positive Second Quarter Results for Fiscal 2007
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES December 21- December 28, 2006 Edition Scholastic Reports Positive Second Quarter Results For Fiscal 2007 NEW YORK, NY/12/19/06—Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL) reported an increase of 6% in revenues for the second quarter of fiscal 2007...
Simon & Schuster Sets One-Week Record With Times Bestsellers
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES December 21- December 28, 2006 Edition Simon & Schuster Sets Bestseller Record, Looks to Digital Future NEW YORK, NY/12/21/06—On December 24, 2006, the New York Times bestseller list will include an unprecedented total of 21 separate...
Random House CEO Touts 06 Successes, Sees Tough Year Ahead
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES December 21- December 28, 2006 Edition Random House CEO Touts 06 Successes, Sees Tough Year Ahead NEW YORK, NY/12/20/06—Random House, Inc. CEO Peter W. Olson, in his year-end letter to employees yesterday, touted his company’s...
Carroll & Graf Names Strachan Editor in Chief
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES December 14- December 21, 2006 Edition Breaking News Carroll & Graf Names Strachan Editor-in-Chief NEW YORK, NY/14/11/06Avalon Publishing Group's Will Balliett, Publisher and Editorial Director of Carroll & Graf Publishers and Thunder's Mouth...
Philip Turner Joins Sterling to Head Union Square Press-New Nonfiction Imprint
PEOPLE NEWS HEADLINES December 14 - December 21, 2006 Edition Philip Turner Joins Sterling to Head Union Square Press-New Nonfiction Imprint New York, NY/12/7/2006—Sterling announces today that Philip Turner-currently Vice President, Avalon Publishing Group-...
Zika Named Executive Editor for Bookspans Madison Park Press
PEOPLE NEWS HEADLINES December 14 - December 21, 2006 Edition Zika Named Executive Editor for Bookspans Madison Park Press New York, NY/12/7/2006—Carole Baron, Senior Vice President & Publishing Director of Bookspan, has announced the appointment of Christine...
Hachette Deputy Chairman Egen to Step Down
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES December 14- December 21, 2006 Edition Hachette Deputy Chairman Egen to Step Down NEW YORK, NY/12/12/06—Maureen Egen, deputy chairman and publisher of the Hachette Book Group USA, has announced she is stepping down from her publishing roles...
MSN Battles Google to Win Book Search War
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES December 14- December 21, 2006 Edition MSN Battles Google to Win Book Search War SEATTLE, WA/12/11/06—Microsoft released its beta version of Live Search Books last week, making tens of thousands of out-of-copyright books available from its...
New Yorker Takes In-Depth Look at the Bible Business
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES December 14- December 21, 2006 Edition The New Yorker Takes In-Depth Look At the Bible Business NEW YORK, NY/12/13/06—The Bible is the best-selling book of the year every year in America. Conservative estimates show that in 2005 Americans...
