MAIN NEWS HEADLINES December 1-15, 2005 Edition Small Publisher Poisoned Pen Gains Ground Phoenix, AZ/11/27/05—According to an article in the Business Journal of Phoenix, small Scottsdale, AZ publisher Poisoned Pen Press is gaining ground in the publishing world. In...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES December 1-15, 2005 Edition Erotic Fiction/Romance Publisher Adds Graphic Manga-Style Novels GARIBALDI HIGHLANDS, BC/11/21/05—One erotic fiction ebook publisher has traded ten thousand pictures for words with the release of a new Yaoi-style novel...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES December 1-15, 2005 Edition 50 Cent’s Agent Says Gawker’s Criticism Unfair NEW YORK, NY/11/25/05—Marc 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...

Publishing News General News November 15-30, 2005 Edition GENERAL NEWS Abebooks.com Acquires Of Bookfinder.Com NEW YORK, NY/ 11/08/05—Abebooks.com, an online marketplace for new and used books, has acquired BookFinder.com, a price comparison shopping service. In...

Publishing News People in Publishing November 15-30, 2005 Edition PEOPLE IN PUBLISHING Jackson Joins Crown as Executive Editor NEW YORK, NY/11/7/05—Heather Jackson has been named executive editor at Crown/Random House, after a stint at Rodale. Disney Names Bubbosh...

AWARDS November 15-30, 2005 Edition William T. Vollmann Wins 2005 National Book Award for Europe Central New York, NY/11/17/2005—William T. Vollmann was presented with the 2005 National Book Award for fiction on November 16 at an awards dinner in New York City. His...

AWARDS November 15-30, 2005 Edition T HE WORLD IS FLAT by Thomas Friedman wins Business Book Award November 21, 2005—Thomas Friedman today won the inaugural Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award ( www.ft.com/bookaward) for THE WORLD IS...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 15-30, 2005 Edition Random House Allows Online Book Viewing, Jumps Into Filmmaking New York, NY/11/11/05—Random House Inc., the world’s largest trade book publisher, announced late last week that it will work with online booksellers,...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 15-30, 2005 Edition Viacom Reports Revenue Increase For Third Quarter NEW YORK, NY/11/5/05—Viacom Inc., which owns publisher Simon & Schuster, has reported a 10% increase in revenues for the third quarter ended September 30, 2005. Revenues...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 15-30, 2005 Edition Simon & Schuster Editor in Chief To Step Down NEW YORK, NY/ 11/5/2005­Michael V. Korda, editor-in-chief of Simon & Schuster’s trade books imprint, will retire at the end of this year after 37 years in that post. He will...