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...
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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...
Terri Schiavo?s Husband Seeks Publisher For His Book
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 1-15, 2005 Edition Terri Schiavos Husband Seeks Publisher For His Book One side of the controversial case of Terri Schiavo, whose parents fought her husband Michael against removal of life support, may soon be produced as a book. Literary...
