Riverhead Books Acquires Debut Novel by Sylvia Sellers-Garcia NEW YORK, NY/2/7/06—Geoffrey Kloske, Vice President and Publisher of Riverhead Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA), has announced the acquisition of The Open Ground, an extraordinarily compelling debut...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 9-16, 2006 Edition Harpercollins Publishes Entire Book on the Web New York, NY/02/06/06—HarperCollins Publishers announced that, for the first time, it is making the full text of a business book available on the web for free, on an ad...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 9-16, 2006 Edition Publisher Wiley Acquires Minority Shares in India’s Dreamtech HOBOKEN, NJ/2/3/06—John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE: JWa) (NYSE: JWb), announced today that it has completed the acquisition of the outstanding shares of Wiley...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 9-16, 2006 Edition Rayo-HarperCollins Launches Website for Asesi’s Thriller Rayo/HarperCollins Announces Launch of Website for Highly Anticipated Thriller about the Search for the Secret Location of the Original Cross Used to Crucify...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 9-16, 2006 Edition Publishers Turn Up Heat on Erotic Romance Imprints TORONTO/NEW YORK/2/6/06—Harlequin Books, Kensington, and Avon, leading publishers of romantic fiction, are all in the process of launching new erotica imprints,...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 6, 2006 Edition Breaking News Lagardère to Acquire Time Warner Book Group PARIS and NEW YORK/2/6/2006—Lagardère SCA and Time Warner Inc. (NYSE:TWX) today announced that Lagardère will acquire Time Warner Book Group, the fifth largest U.S....

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 2-9, 2006 Edition December Sees Steady Rise in Book Sales NEW YORK, NY/01/31/06—Publishing sales continued to rise in December for most of the categories tracked by the Association of American Publishers (AAP). Children’s/YA Paperback saw...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 2-9, 2006 Edition Simon & Schuster Audio Introduces New Children's List NEW YORK, NY/01/20/06—Simon & Schuster Audio, one of the world's leading audiobook publishers, today announced their plans to enter the children's audiobook arena. The...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 2-9, 2006 Edition Bestselling Author Amy Tan Continues Long-Term Contract With Putnam’s and Ballantine New York, NY/01/30/06—Amy Tan, the award winning, internationally-acclaimed, and New York Times bestselling author, is continuing her...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 26 - February 2, 2006 Edition GEOFFREY KLOSKE NAMED VP, PUBLISHER OF RIVERHEAD BOOKS NEW YORK, NY/1/25/06 —Geoffrey Kloske has been named Vice President and Publisher of Riverhead Books, it was announced today by Susan Petersen Kennedy,...