Publishing News General News August 1-15, 2005 Edition GENERAL NEWS Heavyweight Authors Share Insights on Identity In Summer Radio Series Read More on exploring typecast writers in the LA Times Santa Monica, CA/07/27/05Toni Morrison, Tom Wolfe, Susan Sontag, and...
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August 1-15, 2005 People
Publishing News People Aug 1-15, 2005 Edition PEOPLE Brooks Joins Literary Agency New York, NY/07/21/05Alicia Brooks, formerly an acquiring editor at St. Martins Press and Picador, has joined Rights Unlimited as a literary agent. Pareles Named Managing Editor of GO...
July 1-15, 2005
Publishing News General News July 1-15, 2005 Edition GENERAL NEWS eRepublic Magazine to Launch Texas Technology Publication AUSTIN, TX/06/20/05eRepublic's Government Technology magazine will launch Texas Technology, a regional news and best practices publication for...
July 1-15, 2005 People
Publishing News People July 1-15, 2005 Edition PEOPLE Former Publisher of Marvel Comics Joins CRACKED NEW YORK, NY/06/21/05As part of its continued commitment to strengthening its publishing operations, Cracked Entertainment, Inc. announced today that Michael Z....
CDS CEO Leaves After Perseus Acquires Company, Merges Units
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES July 1-15, 2005 Edition CDS CEO Leaves After Perseus Acquires Company, Merges Units NEW YORK, NY/06/24/05Perseus Books Group, which recently acquired Client Distribution Services (CDS) will merge the two companies sales and back-office forces. At...
Viacom to Buy Burgeoning Kids Web Site, Neopets
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES July 1-15, 2005 Edition Viacom to Buy Burgeoning Kids Web Site, NeopetsNEW YORK, NY/06/21/05Viacom will acquire closely-held childrens website Neopets for an estimated $160 million. The rapidly-growing site has about 25 million members and will...
ALA Study Measures Federal Interest In Library Records
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES July 1-15, 2005 Edition ALA Study Measures Federal Interest In Library RecordsWASHINGTON, DC/06/20/05The American Library Association (ALA) today released the findings of a comprehensive survey demonstrating the significant impact on the public of...
Kathy Schneider Named Vice President Of Harper Imprint
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES July 1-15, 2005 Edition Kathy Schneider Named Vice President Of Harper Imprint New York, NY /06/21/05Kathy Schneider has been named Vice President, Associate Publisher of the Harper imprint of the General Books Group of HarperCollins Publishers....
Streitfeld Named Senior Editor At Ballantine
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES July 1-15, 2005 Edition Streitfeld Named Senior Editor At Ballantine NEW YORK, NY/06/17/05Anika Streitfeld, former fiction editor at mid-sized publisher MacAdam/Cage Publishing, has been named a senior editor at Ballantine, an imprint of Random...
Barnes & Noble Pre-Orders For New Harry Potter Book Surpass 750,000
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES July 1-15, 2005 Edition Barnes & Noble Pre-Orders For New Harry Potter Book Surpass 750,000 NEW YORK, NY/06/21/05Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS) has announced that pre-orders for the new J. K. Rowling book, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,...
