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...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 15-30, 2005 Edition Amazon.com Offers Pay-Per-Page Viewing Of Books Online NEW YORK, NY/11/04/05—Amazon.com has announced that it will let book buyers download or view books by the page at a small fee, and will let publishers or copyright...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 15-30, 2005 Edition Racy Harlequin Novels Just Got Racier With NASCAR Titles NEW YORK, NY/11/03/05—Leading romance publisher Harlequin Enterprises has signed a new agreement with NASCAR to publish a line of NASCAR-branded women’s fiction...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 15-30, 2005 Edition Google Resumes Library Book Scans Despite Opposition NEW YORK, NY/11/4/2005­In the face of mounting opposition from the publishing industry, Google has resumed scanning library books this month, saying that it is...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 15-30, 2005 Edition ABC’s ‘Lost’ To Turn Fictional Novel to Reality NEW YORK, NY/11/03/2005­A new real-life novel will be born out of a new storyline in ABC’s super-hit thriller, “Lost.” The unique promotion, which blurs the line between...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 15-30, 2005 Edition Barnes & Noble To Announce Q3 Results Via Webcast NEW YORK, NY/11/15/05—Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS), the world's largest bookseller, today announced the company will report third quarter 2005 earnings...