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University Presses Ponder Challenges of New Digital Age

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...

Tiny Austin Publisher, Bard Press, Girds For Next Big Seller

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...

Authors’ Visits With School Kids To Promote Reading

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 22 - June 29, 2006 Edition Authors’ Visits With School Kids To Promote Reading NEW YORK, NY/6/20/06—The Association of American Publishers and the Children’s Book Council have established a new program to give New York City public school...

Children’s Cloth Books Recalled by Simon & Schuster

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 22 - June 29, 2006 Edition Children's Cloth Books Recalled by Simon & Schuster WASHINGTON, DC/6/15/06—The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ( www.cpsc.gov.) in cooperation with Simon & Schuster, has announced a voluntary recall of the...

John Wiley & Sons Hits Billion-Dollar Mark Reports Record Year

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 22 - June 29, 2006 Edition John Wiley & Sons Hits Billion-Dollar Mark Reports Record Year Hoboken, NJ/06/15/06—John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE: JWa) (NYSE: JWb) has announced record revenue, operating income, and EPS for fiscal year 2006....

UK Booksellers Side With US in Opposing British Rights Grab

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 22 - June 29, 2006 Edition UK Booksellers Side With US in Opposing British Rights Grab   DALLAS//NEW YORK, NY/6/19/06—Five European booksellers and distributors have signed and sent an open letter to British and American publishers...

Jeffrey Dvorkin Heads New Concerned Journalists Committee

PEOPLE June 22 - June 29, 2006 Edition Jeffrey Dvorkin Heads New Concerned Journalists Committee COLUMBIA, MO/6/16/06—Jeffrey Dvorkin, the first network news ombudsman in the U.S., has been named the new executive director of the Committee of Concerned Journalists and...

Irish Magazine Offers Sci/Fi/Fan Story Award

AWARDS June 22 - June 29, 2006 Edition Irish Magazine Offers Sci/Fi/Fan Story Award Albedo One, The Irish Magazine of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror, has announced its second annual Aeon Award for short fiction for 2006-2007. There will be a cash grand prize and...