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July 1-15, 2005 Book Deals

Aug 1, 2005 |

Publishing News Book Deals July 1-15, 2005 Edition BOOK DEALS Hyperion to Publish Book by Halberstam On Winning NFL Coach NEW YORK, NY/06/22/05—Hyperion announced today plans to publish a new book by David Halberstam. The book, tentatively entitled THE EDUCATION OF A...

Book Sales Warm in June Says AAP

Aug 1, 2005 |

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 1-15, 2005 Edition Book Sales Warm in June Says AAP New York, NY/08/03/2005—June brought publishing sales gains for eight categories tracked by the Association of American Publishers (AAP). Adult hardcover and the adult mass market...

Penguin Targets New Readership With Short Paperbacks

Aug 1, 2005 |

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 1-15, 2005 Edition Penguin Targets New Readership With Short Paperbacks NEW YORK, NY/07/29/2005—In an effort to attract new readers, Penguin Group USA’s Mass Market Paperbacks division plans to introduce a series of...

Aug 1-15, 2005

Aug 1, 2005 |

Publishing News Market Tip August 1-15, 2005 Edition Market Tip Harlequin to Launch New “Next” Fiction Line in August NEW YORK, NY/07/18/2005—Harlequin, the largest publisher of romance, will launch a new division this month called, NEXT. The publishing giant seeks to...

Harlequin Parent, Torstar, Reports Scant Rise in Profits

Aug 1, 2005 |

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 1-15, 2005 Edition Harlequin Parent, Torstar, Reports Scant Rise in Profits TORONTO, CANADA/07/27/05—Torstar Corp, Canada’s largest newspaper publisher and owner of romance publisher Harlequin Enterprises, has reported a scant 0.8 percent...

Pearson Reports Mid-Year Results, Penguin Sales Rise

Aug 1, 2005 |

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 1-15, 2005 Edition Pearson Reports Mid-Year Results, Penguin Sales Rise LONDON/07/26/05—Pearson Plc, the world’s largest educational publisher, reported a net income of 346 million pounds ($601 million), or 42.3 pence a share, in the six...

Former Random House Editor Named Publisher Of New Warner Imprint

Aug 1, 2005 |

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 1-15, 2005 Edition Former Random House Editor Named Publisher Of New Warner Imprint NEW YORK, NY/07/22/05—Former Random House Editor-in-Chief Jonathan Karp, age 41, has been named publisher and editor-in-chief of Warner Books new hardcover...

Barnes & Noble Sells 105 New Potter Copies Per Second

Aug 1, 2005 |

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 1-15, 2005 Edition Barnes & Noble Sells 105 New Potter Copies Per Second NEW YORK, NY/07/17/05—Barnes & Noble, Inc., the world's largest bookseller, sold a record 1.3 million copies of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince...