Publishing News General News November 15-30, 2005 Edition GENERAL NEWS Latest Junie B. Kids Book Climbs To Top Five Bestsellers NEW YORK, NY/11/25/05The latest book in the Junie B. series has climbed to the top five childrens bestsellers this week. Junie B., First...
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Barnes & Noble Reports Flat Sales For Third Quarter
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES December 1-15, 2005 Edition Barnes & Noble Reports Flat Sales For Third Quarter NEW YORK, NY/11/27/05Barnes & Noble today reported earnings of $327,000 for the three months ended Oct. 29, placing the nations leading bookseller at a break-even...
AAP Says Extension Of Patriot Act Fails To Protect Reader Privacy
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES December 1-15, 2005 Edition AAP Says Extension Of Patriot Act Fails To Protect Reader Privacy Washington, DC/11/15/05The Association of American Publishers (AAP) expressed grave disappointment in the USA PATRIOT Act legislation that emerged from a...
Doubleday?s New Division Aimed At Bestsellers
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES December 1-15, 2005 Edition Doubledays New Division Aimed At Bestsellers New York, NY/11/21/05Doubleday/Broadway Books, a unit of Random House, will form yet another division to focus on a mix of literary fiction and quality nonfiction titles...
Business Week Reports on Random House Digital Destiny
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES December 1-15, 2005 Edition Business Week Reports on Random House Digital Destiny New York, NY/11/28/05Random House is moving beyond print to protect itself from the likes of Google, Business Week says in its November 28 edition. The 80-year-old...
Small Publisher Poisoned Pen Gains Ground
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES December 1-15, 2005 Edition Small Publisher Poisoned Pen Gains Ground Phoenix, AZ/11/27/05According to an article in the Business Journal of Phoenix, small Scottsdale, AZ publisher Poisoned Pen Press is gaining ground in the publishing world. In...
Erotic Fiction/Romance Publisher Adds Graphic Manga-Style Novels
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES December 1-15, 2005 Edition Erotic Fiction/Romance Publisher Adds Graphic Manga-Style Novels GARIBALDI HIGHLANDS, BC/11/21/05One erotic fiction ebook publisher has traded ten thousand pictures for words with the release of a new Yaoi-style novel...
50 Cent?s Agent Says Gawker?s Criticism Unfair
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES December 1-15, 2005 Edition 50 Cents Agent Says Gawkers Criticism Unfair NEW YORK, NY/11/25/05Marc Gerald, literary agent for Rapper 50 Cent is disputing claims by the Manhattan media blog Gawker that a recent deal with Pocket Books/MTV is...
November 15-30, 2005 : General News
Publishing News General News November 15-30, 2005 Edition GENERAL NEWS Abebooks.com Acquires Of Bookfinder.Com NEW YORK, NY/ 11/08/05Abebooks.com, an online marketplace for new and used books, has acquired BookFinder.com, a price comparison shopping service. In...
November 15-30, 2005 : People in Publishing
Publishing News People in Publishing November 15-30, 2005 Edition PEOPLE IN PUBLISHING Jackson Joins Crown as Executive Editor NEW YORK, NY/11/7/05Heather Jackson has been named executive editor at Crown/Random House, after a stint at Rodale. Disney Names Bubbosh...
