MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 17 - August 24, 2006 Edition Bookstore Sales See Slight Gain For June 2006 WASHINGTON, D.C./8/14/06Preliminary estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau show that bookstores experienced a 4.2% increase in sales for June 2006 to $1.18 billion....
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Patterson Joins Henry Holt
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 3 - 17, 2006 Edition Patterson Joins Henry Holt NEW YORK, NY/8/1/06—David Patterson has been named senior editor of adult trade at Henry Holt & Company. He will report to Jennifer Barth. Patterson, who has been at Public Affairs,...
Hancock Named VP at Rodale
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 3 - 17, 2006 Edition Hancock Named VP at Rodale NEW YORK, NY/8/1/06—Nancy Hancock has been named vice president and executive editor at Rodale. She will acquire health and wellness books, and will report to publisher Liz Perl. Hancock...
Raimi Options Goodkinds Sword For Film Release
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 3 - 17, 2006 Edition Raimi Options Goodkinds Sword For Film Release NEW YORK, NY/8/1/06—Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth series has locked up a film option for the entire series with famed director Sam Raimi, best known for his...
Amazon.com Posts 22% Sales Growth, Expands Digital Efforts
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 3 - 17, 2006 Edition Amazon.com Posts 22% Sales Growth, Expands Digital Efforts SEATTLE/7/25/06—Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - News) has announced financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2006. Operating cash flow...
McGraw-Hill Educational Sales Decline in Q2
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 3 - 17, 2006 Edition McGraw-Hill Educational Sales Decline in Q2 NEW YORK, NY/7/25/06—The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP) reported diluted earnings per share increased 17.6% to $0.60 for the second quarter of 2006 compared to the...
Black Leaves CDS, Bacco Returns as VP
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 3 - 17, 2006 Edition Black Leaves CDS, Bacco Returns as VP NEW YORK, NY/7/31/06—Steve Black, president and co-founder of CDS with Random House veteran Glibert Perlman, is leaving CDS, fulfilling an agreement to stay for one year...
PENGUIN GROUP OFF TO A STRONG START IN 2006
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 1 - August 15, 2006 Edition PENGUIN GROUP OFF TO A STRONG START IN 2006 NEW YORK, NY/ July 31, 2006The Penguin Group, part of Pearson (FTSE: PSON; NYSE: PSO), the international media company, today reported its operating results for the...
Wiley Announces Major Redesign of Online Interface
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES July 27 - August 3, 2006 Edition Wiley Announces Major Redesign of Online Interface Hoboken, NJ/726/06—Global publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc., today announced a major redesign for new and select backlist reference works on Wiley...
Ingram Acquires Vital Source, Expands Digital Content Delivery
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES July 27 - August 3, 2006 Edition Ingram Acquires Vital Source, Expands Digital Content Delivery NASHVILLE, TN/7/17/06—Ingram Industries Inc. today announced it has completed the acquisition of Vital Source Technologies, Inc....
