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...

Publishing News Awards November 15-30, 2005 Edition AWARDS USA Book News Best Book Award Goes to Koven LOS ANGELES, CA/11/03/05—Jean-Claude Koven, author of Going Deeper: How to Make Sense of Your Life When Your Life Makes No Sense (Prism House Press), has been...

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...

Publishing News Awards November 15-30, 2005 Edition AWARDS USA Book News Best Book Award Goes to Koven LOS ANGELES, CA/11/03/05—Jean-Claude Koven, author of Going Deeper: How to Make Sense of Your Life When Your Life Makes No Sense (Prism House Press), has been...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 1-15, 2005 Edition Barnes & Noble, Borders Experience Third Quarter Losses NEW YORK, NY/10/18/2005—Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world's largest bookseller, has confirmed that it will post a net loss of a penny to 4 cents per share...