MAIN NEWS HEADLINES July 6 - July 13, 2006 Edition Bertelsmann Buys Back Groupe Bruxelles Stake To Avoid Public Offer GUTERSLOSH, GERMANY/7/4/2006—Bertelsmann, AG, in an effort to remain a private entity and avoid a possible public offering, has bought back Groupe...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES July 6 - July 13, 2006 Edition NY Investors Complete Purchase of Baker & Taylor NEW YORK, NY/7/6/2006—The New-York-based investment firm Castle Harlan, has completed acquisition of Baker & Taylor for an estimated $455 million. Plans to acquire...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES July 6 - July 13, 2006 Edition Springer Launches eBook Program Via New Springerlink BERLIN, GERMANY/7/4/2006—In a move that promises to accelerate the acceptance of eBooks and electronic publishing, Springer Science+Business Media...

PEOPLE July 6 - July 13, 2006 Edition Baen Books Founding Partner Jim Baen Dies RIVERDALE, NY/7/6/2006--Jim Baen, publisher of Baen Books, died on June 28th after suffering a massive stroke on June 12, 2006 from which he never awakened. The surviving partners of Baen...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES July 1 - July 6, 2006 Edition Tiny Austin Publisher, Bard Press, Girds For Next Big Seller AUSTIN, TX/7/1/06—Tiny Austin, TX publisher Bard Press is about to release Little Black Book of Connections by Jeffrey Gitomer. It’s the follow...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES July 1 - July 6, 2006 Edition University Presses Ponder Challenges of New Digital Age NEW ORLEANS, LA/6/19/06—More than 500 people attended the American Association of University Presses annual meeting June 15-18 in New Orleans. The focus of...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES July 1 - July 6, 2006 Edition Court Rules Government Must Decide Muslim Writer’s Visa Status by September Washington, DC /6/26/06—Citing the concern of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and other organizations, the United...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES July 1 - July 6, 2006 Edition HarperCollins/Morrow Cuts Back Cookbook Titles for 2007 NEW YORK, NY/6/23/07—HarperCollins’s Morrow imprint is expected to cut back on the number of new cookbooks it publishes in fiscal 2007, though...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES July 1 - July 6, 2006 Edition Scholastic Study Shows Decline in Older Kids’ Reading Habits NEW YORK, NY/7/1/06—In a new national study released June 14, the time kids spend reading for fun declines sharply after age 8 and continues to drop...

BOOK DEALS June 22 - June 29, 2006 Edition Official Dictionary Of Unofficial English Makes Debut Have you been paying attention? You might have noticed that some American companies are getting Bangalored. Perhaps you’ve watched the growing popularity of canine...