MAIN NEWS HEADLINES July 15-31, 2005 Edition Gary June Named New Chief Exec Of Dorling Kindersley London/07/12/05John Makinson, Penguin Group Chairman and Chief Executive, today announced that Gary June is to become the new CEO of Dorling Kindersley, the worlds...
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Auto Accident Claims Publisher Byron Preiss at 52
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES July 15-31, 2005 Edition Auto Accident Claims Publisher Byron Preiss at 52 NEW YORK, NY/07/11/05Byron C. Preiss, president of Byron Preiss Visual Publications and iBooks, died in an automobile accident Saturday as he drove to his synagogue in Long...
Kevin Hanson Named President Of S&S Canada
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES July 15-31, 2005 Edition KEVIN HANSON NAMED PRESIDENT Of S&S CANADA New York/Toronto/07/11/05Kevin Hanson has been named President of Simon & Schuster Canada, it was announced today. Mr. Hanson will begin his new position on August 2, reporting to...
Harry Potter Not Worth Risking Life, Reporter Says
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES July 15-31, 2005 Edition Harry Potter Not Worth Risking Life, Reporter Says FORT WAYNE, IN/07/07/05According to an item in the Fort Wayne, Ind. News Sentinel, some people are nearly ready to die in order to get their hands on a copy of the latest...
Young Readers Delving Into More Than Harry Potter
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES July 15-31, 2005 Edition Young Readers Delving Into More Than Harry Potter LOS ANGELES, CA/07/07/05According to USA Todays top 50 titles among young readers, kids are reading more than Harry Potter books these days. The newspaper lists several of...
June 15-30, 2005 General News
Publishing News General News June 15-30, 2005 Edition GENERAL NEWS Alabama Libraries Launch New Digital Library Service ORANGE BEACH, AL/06/06/05Alabama libraries are giving residents unprecedented access to popular audio books directly from their homes and offices...
Zondervan/William Morrow To Publish Inspirational Story of Ashley Smith
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 15-30, 2005 Edition Zondervan/William Morrow To Publish Inspirational Story of Ashley Smith NEW YORK, & GRAND RAPIDS, Mich./06/15/2005The Zondervan and William Morrow divisions of HarperCollins Publishers have acquired world rights to publish...
Taylor & Francis Consolidates Key Imprints
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 15-30, 2005 Edition Taylor & Francis Consolidates Key Imprints Taylor & Francis Group, a leading international academic publisher both in the U.S. and abroad, has finalized the consolidation of their imprints. The humanities and social science...
Warning to Authors Press-Tige Publishing Company Owner Charged With Fraud
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 15-30, 2005 Edition Warning to Authors Press-Tige Publishing Company Owner Charged With Fraud ALBANY, NY/06/13/05Federal prosecutors have charged Martha Ivery, age 56, of Catskill, with 17 counts of fraud against would-be authors, according...
Tight Security Surrounds Release Of Potter Book
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 15-30, 2005 Edition Tight Security Surrounds Release Of Potter Book 06/14/05Top-level security, of the sort used to protect a national treasure, will be deployed next month as the first shipment of the soon-to-be released book, HARRY POTTER...
