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July 15-31, 2005 Market Tips

Publishing News Market Tip July 15-30, 2005 Edition Market Tip ChemMedChem New Journal to Debut in 2006 Hoboken, NJ/06/30/2005—Global publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. today announced the 2006 launch of ChemMedChem, a new journal covering all aspects of drug...

B&N Pre-orders For New Harry Potter Book Top One Million

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES July 15-31, 2005 Edition B&N Pre-orders For New Harry Potter Book Top One Million NEW YORK, NY/07/11/05—Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world's largest bookseller, announced today that pre-orders for the new J. K. Rowling book, Harry Potter...

Time Warner Joins Other Key Publishers in Audio Download Deal

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES July 15-31, 2005 Edition Time Warner Joins Other Key Publishers in Audio Download Deal NEW YORK, NY/07/08/05—Time Warner AudioBooks has joined Simon & Schuster, Random House and two other audio book publishers in a deal with MediaBay to launch an...

Gary June Named New Chief Exec Of Dorling Kindersley

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES July 15-31, 2005 Edition Gary June Named New Chief Exec Of Dorling Kindersley London/07/12/05—John Makinson, Penguin Group Chairman and Chief Executive, today announced that Gary June is to become the new CEO of Dorling Kindersley, the world’s...

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/07/11/05—Byron 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/07/11/05—Kevin 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/07/07/05—According 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/07/07/05—According to USA Today’s 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/06/06/05—Alabama libraries are giving residents unprecedented access to popular audio books directly from their homes and offices...