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...
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Publishing News Market Tip August 1-15, 2005 Edition Market Tip Harlequin to Launch New Next Fiction Line in August NEW YORK, NY/07/18/2005Harlequin, 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
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 1-15, 2005 Edition Harlequin Parent, Torstar, Reports Scant Rise in Profits TORONTO, CANADA/07/27/05Torstar Corp, Canadas 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
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 1-15, 2005 Edition Pearson Reports Mid-Year Results, Penguin Sales Rise LONDON/07/26/05Pearson Plc, the worlds 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
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 1-15, 2005 Edition Former Random House Editor Named Publisher Of New Warner Imprint NEW YORK, NY/07/22/05Former 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
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 1-15, 2005 Edition Barnes & Noble Sells 105 New Potter Copies Per Second NEW YORK, NY/07/17/05Barnes & 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...
Viacom Inc. to Report Results for Second Quarter In Teleconference/ Webcast
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 1-15, 2005 Edition Viacom Inc. to Report Results for Second Quarter In Teleconference/ Webcast NEW YORK, NY/07/22/05Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA - News and VIA.B - News) will report financial results for the second quarter 2005 on Thursday,...
Young American Groomed to Succeed Rowling, Times Says
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 1-15, 2005 Edition Young American Groomed to Succeed Rowling, Times Says A 21-year-old American is being lined up as J. K. Rowling's heir, says Danuta Kean. Publishing is littered with the carcasses of pretenders to the Harry Potter throne,...
How a Small Publisher Became Stuff of Legend
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 1-15, 2005 Edition How a Small Publisher Became Stuff of Legend LONDON/07/18/05It has been 19 years since Nigel Newton and three co-founders met secretly in an office above a Chinese restaurant in southwest London, putting together an...
Simon & Schuster Promotes van Straaten As VP of Publicity
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 1-15, 2005 Edition Simon & Schuster Promotes van Straaten As VP of Publicity NEW YORK, NY/07/19/05Rick Richter, president and publisher of Simon & Schuster, has announced the promotion of Tracy van Straaten to Vice President, Executive...
