MAIN NEWS HEADLINES March 2 - March 9, 2006 Edition S&S Reports Sales Gains For 2005 NEW YORK, NY/2/23/2006—Simon & Schuster, the publishing arm of the CBS Corporation, reported a year-end 2005 sales increase of 2% to about $770 million. The publisher also reported a...

Pinter Leaves Warner for Three Rivers/Random House NEW YORK, NY/2/28/2006—Jason Pinter has left his job as an editor at Warner Books, to join Three Rivers Press, effective March 1. Three Rivers Press is the trade paperback imprint of the Crown Publishing Group....

Barnes & Noble Signs Exclusive CD Deal with Opera Prodigy New York, NY/2/16/06—Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS), the world’s largest bookseller, has announced an exclusive CD and in-store performance agreement with Holly Stell, the 13-year-old Northern California opera...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 23-March 2, 2006 Edition Breaking News Dow Jones Reorganizes Print, Electronic Properties, Names New WSJ Publisher NEW YORK, NY/2/22/2006—Dow Jones & Company has named a new publisher for The Wall Street Journal to oversee a merging of...

Leff’s Debut Novel Purchased by NBC as New TV Series NEW YORK, NY./2/20/06— Better Homes and Husbands, by Valerie Ann Leff ( see previous Authorlink interview) , has been purchased by NBC for development as a television series. Meryl Poster, former head of production...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 23 - March 2, 2006 Edition Barnes & Noble Declines Bid For Digital Retailer LONDON/2/19/06—According to an article in the Business Telegraph, Barnes & Noble, the world's largest chain of book stores, has declined to bid on the acquisition...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 23 - March 2, 2006 Edition Penguin Australia Cuts Author Royalties In Line With UK and US AUSTRALIA/2/17/06—The Australian division of Penguin Group (Australia), owned by Pearson Plc., has announced it will cutback royalty rates paid to...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 23 - March 2, 2006 Edition Harcourt Seeks Buyer for School Library Division NEW YORK, NY/2/17/06—Harcourt Education is seeking a buyer for its its global elementary library operations. Up for sale are the Heinemann, Raintree and...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 23 - March 2, 2006 Edition Book Picks on UK’s Richard & Judy TV Show Snapped up by BBC LONDON/2/22/06—BBC Audiobooks has acquired the audio rights to four book titles picked for appearances on the Richard & Judy Book Club show. The BBC...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 23 - March 2, 2006 Edition MTV, Pocket To Beef Up Books For Teen Girls New York, NY/2/17/06—Teen fiction is hot! And MTV Books, in conjunction with Pocket Books/Simon & Schuster, is giving young readers what they want with a special...