Doris

Doris

Scholastic Closes Troll, Trumpet Clubs Lays Off Personnel

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES March 30 - April 6, 2006 Edition Scholastic Closes Troll, Trumpet Clubs Lays Off Personnel NEW YORK, NY/3/24/2006--Scholastic, Inc. yesterday stepped up staff layoffs as a result of disappointing sales for the third quarter ended February 28....

Penguin Kids? Group Inks Film/TV Venture

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)...

March 30 – April 6, 2006

Producers Acquire Rights to Fletcher’s Upcoming Nove NEW YORK, NY/3/21/06—British screenwriter Charlie Fletcher has sold movie rights to his contemporary novel Stoneheart, which will be released in the U.S. by Hyperion and in the U.K. by Hachette in September 2006....

Erotic Romance Becoming Next Big Thing in Women?s Fiction

Erotic Romance Becoming Next Big Thing in Women’s Fiction Erotic romance—the next big thing in women's fiction— has turned mainstream romance novels up a notch from hot to even hotter, according to an article in the Mercury News by Nerissa Pacio. With book covers...

March 23-30, 2006

2006 Spur Awards Honor Best Westerns PHOENIX/AZ/3/18/06—California writer Willard Wyman won two Spur Awards for his first novel while Loren Estleman collected his fifth from Western Writers of America. Winners in 15 categories were announced March 18 by WWA President...

VeriSign Acquires m-Qube to Help Deliver Mobile Content

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES March 23-30, 2006 Edition VeriSign Acquires m-Qube to Help Deliver Mobile Content MOUNTAIN VIEW/CA/3/20/06—VeriSign, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSN - News), the leading provider of intelligent infrastructure services for the Internet and telecommunications...

Da Vinci Code Arguments End, Ruling Due in April

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES March 23-30, 2006 Edition Da Vinci Code Arguments End, Ruling Due in April LONDON/3/21/06—Arguments have ended in the case to decide whether Dan Brown plagiarized another work in writing his bestselling The DA Vinci Code, according to an item on...

Barnes & Noble Reports 5 Percent Hike in 2005 Sales

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES March 23-30, 2006 Edition Barnes & Noble Reports 5 Percent Hike in 2005 Sales NEW YORK, NY/3/17/06—Barnes & Noble increased sales “by every single important financial metric” in 2005, according to CEO Steve Riggio, in reporting fourth quarter and...

Borders Reports Modest Sales Gains In 4th Quarter and 2005

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES March 23-30, 2006 Edition Borders Reports Modest Sales Gains In 4th Quarter and 2005 ANN ARBOR, MI/3/16/06—Borders Group, Inc. (NYSE: BGP) has reported final fourth quarter and full-year 2005 results for the period ended Jan. 28, 2006. Fourth...

Bertelsmann, RH Grow Revenues, Profits In Fiscal Year 2005

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES March 23-30, 2006 Edition Bertelsmann, RH Grow Revenues, Profits In Fiscal Year 2005 BERLIN/3/22/06—Bertelsmann, the international media company which owns Random House, increased its revenues and further improved its profitability in 2005. Several...