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Bloomsbury Posts Profit Increase For Half Year

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES September 1-15, 2005 Edition Bloomsbury Posts Profit Increase For Half Year LONDON/8/19/05—Bloomsbury Publishing, the house that publishes the famed Harry Potter series of books, Friday reported a small decline in pre-tax profits before goodwill...

Time Inc. Acquires Mexico Consumer Magazine Group

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES September 1-15, 2005 Edition Time Inc. Acquires Mexico Consumer Magazine Group New York, NY/8/17/2005—Time Inc. has acquired Grupo Editorial Expansión (GEE), publisher of high-end consumer and business magazines, based in Mexico City,Mexico. Terms...

Taller Mass-Market Format Improves Book Sales

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES September 1-15, 2005 Edition Taller Mass-Market Format Improves Book Sales NEW YORK, NY/8/20/05—Publishers struggling with declining sales have begun offering some of their leading authors’ work in a newly-sized paperback format, featuring bigger...

September 1-15, 2005

Publishing News People September 1-15, 2005 Edition PEOPLE Louis Cona Named VP, Publisher of The New Yorker NEW YORK, NY/8/25/05—Louis Cona has been named Vice President and Publisher of The New Yorker, it was announced August 25 by Charles H. Townsend, President and...

Aug 15 – 31, 2005 Book Selling

Publishing News Awards August 15-31, 2005 Edition BOOKSELLING Competition Forces Michigan Bookseller To Close After 32 Years FERNDALE, MICH/ 8/10/2005—Paperbacks, an independent bookseller in Ferndale, Michigan since 1973, is closing its doors September 15. “We just...

Aug 15 – 31, 2005 Book Deals

Publishing News Book Deals August 15-31, 2005 Edition BOOK DEALS Madeleine Albright to Write Two New Titles for HarperCollins NEW YORK, NY/8/10/05—Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, who has already written a bestselling memoir, has signed a contract with...

Aug 15 – 31, 2005 Awards

Publishing News Awards August 15-31, 2005 Edition AWARDS Coleman Receives B&N’s Lone Star Scribe Award NASHVILLE, TN/8/8/05—Center Street author Britta Coleman has just received the coveted Lone Star Scribe Award from Barnes and Noble for her debut novel Potter...

August 15-31, 2005 Awards

Publishing News Awards August 15-31, 2005 Edition AWARDS Coleman Receives B&N’s Lone Star Scribe Award NASHVILLE, TN/8/8/05—Center Street author Britta Coleman has just received the coveted Lone Star Scribe Award from Barnes and Noble for her debut novel Potter...

August 15-31, 2005 Book Deals

Publishing News Book Deals August 15-31, 2005 Edition BOOK DEALS Madeleine Albright to Write Two New Titles for HarperCollins NEW YORK, NY/8/10/05—Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, who has already written a bestselling memoir, has signed a contract with...