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...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
December 1-15, 2005
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...
William T. Vollmann Wins 2005 National Book Award for Europe Central
AWARDS November 15-30, 2005 Edition William T. Vollmann Wins 2005 National Book Award for Europe Central New York, NY/11/17/2005William T. Vollmann was presented with the 2005 National Book Award for fiction on November 16 at an awards dinner in New York City. His...
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...
