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 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 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 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 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 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 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,...

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...

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...

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...