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Ann Godoff Appoints Moyers Editor-in-Chief, The Penguin Press

Jan 15, 2006 |

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 15-31, 2006 Edition Ann Godoff Appoints Moyers Editor-in-Chief, The Penguin Press NEW YORK, NY/01/05/06—Ann Godoff has appointed Scott Moyers to Editor-in-Chief of The Penguin Press, effective immediately. Mr. Moyers, who has been with The...

Tina Jordan Named New AAP Vice President

Jan 15, 2006 |

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 15-31, 2006 Edition Tina Jordan Named New AAP Vice President Washington, DC/01/05/06—Tina Jordan, long familiar to U.S. publishers in her role as Director of Public Relations and Special Events for BookExpo America, will join the...

Riverhead Books’ Flurry of Acquisitions Includes Top Authors

Jan 15, 2006 |

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 15-31, 2006 Edition Riverhead Books' Flurry of Acquisitions Includes Top Authors NEW YORK, NY/01/05/06—Riverhead Books' editorial team closed 2005 with a flurry of exciting acquisitions. Executive Editor Sean McDonald, Executive Editor Jake...

Holiday Book Sales Show Mixed Results At BAM, Barnes & Noble

Jan 15, 2006 |

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 15-31, 2006 Edition Holiday Book Sales Show Mixed Results At BAM, Barnes & Noble NEW YORK, NY/1/6/06—Books-A-Million posted an 8.9 % gain in book sales for the nine-week holiday period ending December 31, 2005 with total revenue of $123.9...

C-Span2’s Book TV Seeks to Broaden Coverage in 2006

Jan 15, 2006 |

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 15-31, 2006 Edition C-Span2's Book TV Seeks to Broaden Coverage in 2006 NEW YORK, NY/1/12/26—C-SPAN2's Book TV, a public channel devoted specifically to books, has an eye on more rapid program expansion in 2006. Executive producer Connie...

January 15-31, 2006

Jan 15, 2006 |

Publishing News People in Publishing January 15-31, 2006 Edition PEOPLE IN PUBLISHING Powers Heads Marketing Efforts at DK Publishing NEW YORK, NY/1/4/06—Judi Powers has joined DK Publishing, Inc. as Director of Marketing and Publicity, effective January 3. She makes...

Random House CEO Touts ?05 Successes, Sees Bright Future

Dec 15, 2005 |

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES December 15-31, 2005 Edition Random House CEO Touts ’05 Successes, Sees Bright Future NEW YORK, NY/12/13/05—Random House CEO Peter Olson issued his year-end employee letter December 13, touting the company’s lowest-ever overall return rate, 22 #1...

Random House To Distribute Japan?s Vertical Book Titles

Dec 15, 2005 |

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES December 15-31, 2005 Edition Random House To Distribute Japan’s Vertical Book Titles NEW YORK, NY/12/10/05—Vertical Inc., which translates contemporary Japanese books into English, has formally announced that Random House Distribution will now...

Whitebread Book Prize No longer Backed By Retail Group

Dec 15, 2005 |

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES December 15-31, 2005 Edition Whitebread Book Prize No longer Backed By Retail Group LONDON/12/13/05—The European retail group Whitbread is pulling out of its annual sponsorship of the Whitebread awards, which have been second only to the Booker...