Untitled Document LOS ANGELES, CA, NY/12/7/06—Manga comics publisher Seven Seas Entertainment has launched a new line of children’s books for kids on the verge of becoming teenagers. The line will debut next summer with the first 12 books. In addition the...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES December 7 - December 14, 2006 Edition Warner Cancels Ovitz Biography, Finke Gets New Literary Agent NEW YORK, NY/12/7/06—Alice Martell, The Martell Agency, has picked up Nikki Finke’s long-awaited biography of Hollywood mogul Michael...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES December 7 - December 14, 2006 Edition Houghton Mifflin Sale Won’t Impact Trade Division BOSTON, MA/12/7/06—The $3.4 billion sale of US educational and trade publisher Houghton Mifflin to HM Rivergroup PLC, a newly-formed Irish public limited...

PEOPLE NEWS HEADLINES November 30 - December 7, 2006 Edition Stacey Barney Appointed Editor at Putnam Books Stacey Barney has been appointed Editor at Putnam Books for Young Readers it was announced today by Nancy Paulsen, President and Publisher, Putnam Books for...

Market Tip Chicken Soup Creators Seek Authors for Series NEW YORK, NY/11/30/2006—The creators of the New York Times bestselling Chicken Soup for the Soul series are looking for stories about relationships or events that include chocolate, coffee, tea or wine. The...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 30 - December 7, 2006 Edition DC Comics’ New Graphic Novel Line Aimed at Young Girls NEW YORK, NY/11/30/06—DC Comics will introduce MINX, a new line of graphic novels for teenaged girls in May 2007. The line is aimed at smart,...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 30 - December 7, 2006 Edition BISAC Okays New Bar Code Placement As ISBN-13 Nears NEW YORK, NY/11/30/06—The Book Industry Study Group’s Standards and Communications(BISAC) forum, the main standards setting group for the U.S....

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 30 - December 7, 2006 Edition Borders Announces 2006 Original Voices Award Nominees ANN ARBOR, MI/11/22/06—Borders Inc., a subsidiary of Borders Group, Inc., a global retailer of books, music and movies, has announced the nominees...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 30 - December 7, 2006 Edition Final Volume Of Eugene O’Neill Biography Due in ‘08 NEW YORK, NY/11/28/06—Arthur Gelb, long associated with The New York Times and its former managing editor, as well as author of the critically...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 23 - November 30, 2006 Edition News Corp Kills O.J. Simpson’s Book; What of Advance? NEW YORK, NY/11/20/06—News Corp CEO Rupert Murdoch has killed the publication of O.J. Simpson’s “confession” story, IF I DID IT, HERE’S HOW IT HAPPENED,...