MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 16 - November 23, 2006 Edition Associate Publisher Leaves Workman NEW YORK, NY/11/9/06—Katie Workman, associate publisher of Workman Publishing, which is owned by her father, president and publisher Peter Workman, is leaving the...
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Indy Booksellers Take to Airways To Boost Book Sales
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 16 - November 23, 2006 Edition Indy Booksellers Take to Airways To Boost Book Sales WESTBURY, NY/11/15/06—The New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association (NAIBA) and seven other regional U.S. bookseller associations are working...
You on a Diet Sells Out At 1.5 million Copies, More Books on the Way
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 16 - November 23, 2006 Edition You on a Diet Sells Out At 1.5 million Copies, More Books on the Way NEW YORK, NY/11/15/06—You: On a Diet: The Owner’s Manual for Waist Management—the latest in the book series, YOU: The...
Random House Restructuring Effort Smaller Than Rumored
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 16 - November 23, 2006 Edition Random House Restructuring Effort Smaller Than Rumored NEW YORK, NY/11/13/06—Rumors that large layoffs have taken place within Random House publishing sales force have been called "inaccurate"...
Houghton Mifflin Publishing Revenues Dip, But Profits Jump
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 16 - November 23, 2006 Edition Houghton Mifflin Publishing Revenues Dip, But Profits Jump BOSTON, MA/11/9/06—Houghton Mifflin Company and its parent company HM Publishing Corporation, reported a dip of 1.4% in revenues for the third...
HarperCollins Income Declines, New Media Soars
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 16 - November 23, 2006 Edition HarperCollins Income Declines, New Media Soars New York, NY/11/8/06—HarperCollins, the book publishing arm of News Corporation reported a $15 million decline in operating income to $55 million for its...
New Digital Book Standard Released by IDPF
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 9 - November 16, 2006 Edition New Digital Book Standard Released by IDPF NEW YORK, NY/11/8/06—The International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF), the standards and trade association for digital publishing, announced last week the...
Virgin Books New USA Unit to Focus on New Writers
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 9 - November 16, 2006 Edition Virgin Books New USA Unit to Focus on New Writers NEW YORK, NY/ 11/8/06—The UK’s Virgin Books has established new offices in New York and has named Ken Siman, former Penguin/Tarcher vice...
Harlequin Revenues Continue to Slide In Third Quarter
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 9 - November 16, 2006 Edition Harlequin Revenues Continue to Slide In Third Quarter TORONTO, ONTARIO/11/2/06—Total revenues for Harlequin Enterprises, the book publishing arm of Torstar Corporation, fell 13% in the third quarter of...
Simon & Schuster Q3 Sales Gains Offset, Parent CBS Backs Digital
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 9 - November 16, 2006 Edition Simon & Schuster Q3 Sales Gains Offset, Parent CBS Backs Digital NEW YORK, NY/11/6/06—Simon & Schuster, the publishing arm of CBS Corporation, November 2 reported a third earnings increase of 2% to...
