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...

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...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 1-15, 2005 Edition National Weekly Publisher Acquires Village Voice NEW YORK, NY/10/25/05—The Village Voice, known for its anti-establishment views, has been acquired by New Times Media, a large weekly newspaper chain with publications in...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 1-15, 2005 Edition Plagiarism Lawsuit Threatens to Bar Sales of Da Vinci Code LONDON/10/31/05—A preliminary High Court hearing was scheduled in London October 26, pitting Random House Group and Dan Brown, author of the wildly popular The...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 1-15, 2005 Edition Snicket, Potter Publishers Find New Ways to Reach Children Online NEW YORK, NY/10/18/05—Several publishers have recently mounted innovative online marketing campaigns to help capture the children’s market, according to...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 1-15, 2005 Edition American Publishers Join Growing Legal Opposition to Google NEW YORK, NY/10/21/05—The Association of American Publishers has filed a lawsuit October 20 in Manhattan U.S. District Court against Google, in an effort to bar...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 1-15, 2005 Edition Publishers Support U.S. Copyright Enforcement in China Washington, DC/10/26/05—The Association of American Publishers (AAP) joined with other members of the International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) in...

Publishing News People November 1-15, 2005 Edition PEOPLE Spiers Leaves Mediabistro to Finish Book NEW YORK, NY/10/22/05—Elizabeth Spiers is leaving Mediabistro to work as a freelance journalist and complete her novel, And They All Die in the End. The work has been...

Publishing News Awards November 1-15, 2005 Edition AWARDS Oregon Book Awards Names Bob Welch Among Four Finalist EUGENE, OR/10/24/05—Bob Welch's book, "American Nightingale" (Atria Books, 2004) is among four finalists for the Oregon Book Award's general fiction...