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 Breaking News HarperCollins Reports Record-Breaking Book Profits for Q2, 2006 NEW YORK, NY/2/9/2006—HarperCollins February 8 reported record second-quarter operating income for fiscal 2006 of $77 million, a 24% increase...

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 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 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 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 January 26 - February 2, 2006 Edition Big Earth Publishing Acquires Book Units from Trails Media MILWAUKEE, WI/1/19/06—Big Earth Publishing L.L.C. has acquired Trails Books and Prairie Oak Press from Trails Media Group Inc., the Black Earth...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 26 - February 2, 2006 Edition Trump Sues Author, Publisher for Defamation NEW YORK, NY/1/24/06—Donald J. Trump yesterday filed a lawsuit against New York Times reporter Timothy L. O'Brien and Warner Books, Inc., alleging that O'Brien's book...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 26 - February 2, 2006 Edition Borders Group CEO Josefowicz To Retire Within Next Two Years ANN ARBOR, MI/1/23/06—Borders Group, Inc. (NYSE:BGP) today announced that Greg Josefowicz, president, chairman and chief executive officer has...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 26 - February 2, 2006 Edition Publishing Sales Continue to Hold in November NEW YORK, NY/1/24/06—Publishing sales remained steady in November for most of the categories tracked by the Association of American Publishers (AAP). Adult Mass...