MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 6 - 13, 2006 Edition Sony’s New PRS-500 Reader to Be iTunes of the Book World? 4/4/06—Sony’s new PRS-500 Portable Reader may be the iTunes of Books, according to an article on ZDNet’s blog. The reader will soon be available for sale at...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 6 - 13, 2006 Edition Bloomsbury Pays £400,000 for Memoirs By Ex-UK Politician LONDON/4/3/06—Bloomsbury Publishing, home to the Harry Potter series, has reportedly paid former UK cabinet minister David Blunkett a £400,000 advance for “The...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 6 - 13, 2006 Edition RH Films/Focus Features Acquire New Koontz Novel NEW YORK, NY/4/3/06—Dean Koontz, the author whose every book is a multi-million copy bestseller in the U.S. and around the world, has sold his forthcoming novel THE HUSBAND...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 6 - 13, 2006 Edition Lightning Prevails in Patent Infringement Lawsuit LaVergne, TN/4/3/06—Lightning Source Inc., a division of Ingram Industries Inc. and the leading provider of demand-based book manufacturing and distribution solutions to...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 6 - 13, 2006 Edition S&S Re-Positions Online Division For Digital Future NEW YORK, NY/4/5/06—Simon & Schuster in late March renamed its Simon & Schuster Online Division Simon & Schuster Digital, which positions the publisher...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 6 - 13, 2006 Edition Penguin Launches Innovative Christian Publishing Program NEW YORK, NY/4/5/06—Penguin Praise, a new innovative Christian publishing program, is being launched by Penguin Group (USA), it was announced today by Susan...

Financial Times, Goldman Sachs Launch Business Book Award LONDON/4/4/06—The Financial Times and Goldman Sachs have launched the Business Book of the Year Award 2006, following the success of last year’s inaugural Award. The Award is designed to highlight the business...

Dick Francis’s New Book to Be Published By G.P. Putnam’s NEW YORK/NY/4/4/06—Dick Francis, the New York Times bestselling, award-winning author, has written his first novel in six years, Under Orders. Ivan Held, President of G. P. Putnam’s Sons, long-time publisher of...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 6 - 13, 2006 Edition Harry Potter Publisher, Bloomsbury, Reports 29% Year-End Sales Increase LONDON/4/4/2006—Bloomsbury, Plc., publishers of the Harry Potter series, reported an increase in sales of 29.2% to £109.11m (2004, £84.45m) for the...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES March 30 - April 6, 2006 Edition Penguin Kids’ Group Inks Film/TV Venture NEW YORK, NY/3/27/06—In an arrangement that will bring a number of children's book properties into development, Penguin Young Readers Group, a division of Penguin Group (USA)...