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...

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 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 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...

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...

Publishing News People September 15-30, 2005 Edition PEOPLE Ms. Clark-Johnson to Head Gannett Newspapers MCLEAN, VA/9/9/05—Gannett Co. has named Sue Clark-Johnson as president of the newspaper division. Clark-Johnson, formerly CEO and publisher of the Arizona...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES September 15-30, 2005 Edition Pfeffer to Head Children's Unit At Simon & Schuster NEW YORK, NY/9/7/2005—Rubin Pfeffer has been named senior vice president and publisher of Simon & Schuster’s trade children’s division, where he will be responsible...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES September 15-30, 2005 Edition Random House Posts Dip in Sales, But Profits Increase GERMANY/9/8/2005—German media giant Bertelsmann, which owns Random House, announced on September 7 that its operating results increased for the six months of 2005...

Publishing News People September 15-30, 2005 Edition PEOPLE Ms. Clark-Johnson to Head Gannett Newspapers MCLEAN, VA/9/9/05—Gannett Co. has named Sue Clark-Johnson as president of the newspaper division. Clark-Johnson, formerly CEO and publisher of the Arizona...

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...