MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 17 - August 24, 2006 Edition Market Tip: Miami University Press Offers Award For Short Novels The novella form has had a long and distinguished place in American literature, and has triumphed in the hands of Herman Melville, Henry James,...
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Random House Films and Focus Features Set First Film Shoot
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 17 - August 24, 2006 Edition Random House Films And Focus Features Set First Film Shoot New York, NY/8/16/06—RESERVATION ROAD will begin production this fall, marking the inaugural movie to be made in the filmmaking partnership between...
Bookstore Sales See Slight Gain for June 2006
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....
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...
