Publishing News General News September 15-30, 2005 Edition GENERAL NEWS Kepler’s Book Store Closes After 50 Years MENLO PARK, CA/9/3/05—Kepler’s Bookstore on El Camino Real road in the heart of Silicon Valley, closed its doors August 31 after having served the...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES September 15-30, 2005 Edition John Wiley Reports Income Growth for First Quarter HOBOKEN, NJ/9/8/05—John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:JWa) (NYSE:JWb) has announced that first quarter revenue and operating income increased 4% to $237 million and $32...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES September 15-30, 2005 Edition Shortlist Revealed For Man Booker Fiction Prize LONDON/9/8/05—The shortlist for the Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2005 was announced on Sept 8. Six finalists will be chosen from the 17 that made the longlist on Aug 10....

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES September 15-30, 2005 Edition Google Ignores Publisher Agreements, Digitzing Pushes Ahead 9/9/05—According to articles on the Internet earlier this month, Google is pushing ahead with its plans to digitize books, despite an agreement with the...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES September 15-30, 2005 Edition Case Against Fanning, St. Martin’s Press Settled Out of Court COLUMBIA, SC/9/4/2005—A U.S. District Court case against St. Martin’s Press and the author of INTO THE WATER, a book about serial murderer Richard Marc...

Publishing News General News September 1-15, 2005 Edition GENERAL NEWS Study Finds MyMissourian, MU’s Citizen Journalism Project, is Paying Off COLUMBIA, MO/08/17/05—Some of the first videos, pictures and descriptions of the destruction that followed the explosions on...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES September 1-15, 2005 Edition FBI Seeks Records From Bridgeport Library In Fight Against Terrorism WASHINGTON/08/26/05—According to a New York Times article August 26, the FBI is demanding library records from a Connecticut institution as part of an...

Publishing News Book Deals September 1-15, 2005 Edition BOOK DEALS Former HP CEO To Publish Book With Portfolio NEW YORK, NY/8/23/05—The Portfolio imprint at Penguin Group (USA) Inc. has acquired a major new book by Carly Fiorina, the former Chairman and CEO of...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES September 1-15, 2005 Edition Timer Warner Hopes Hiring Freeze Will Bolster Current Year Profits New York, NY/08/27/05—Time Warner Inc. has initiated a hiring freeze and capped spending for travel and customer gifts for its magazine division. The...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES September 1-15, 2005 Edition Rodale Books Names Liz Perl As Publisher NEW YORK, NY/08/22/05—Liz Perl, former Penguin Group vice president and associate publisher, has been named vice president and publisher of Rodale Books, it was announced by Tami...