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...
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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...
Book Reviews Not a Major Driver Of Book Sales
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 15-30, 2005 Edition Book Reviews Not a Major Driver Of Book Sales NEW YORK, NY/06/12/05An item in the Financial Express notes that book reviews are not as effective in promoting a book sales as are the writers track record, quality of...
Karp to Leave Random House As Editor-in-Chief
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 15-30, 2005 Edition Karp to Leave Random House As Editor-in-Chief NEW YORK, NY/06/09/05Random House editor-in-chief Jonathan Karp, age 41, is stepping down from his high-profile post, reportedly to take on broader publishing challenges. His...
AAP RELEASES 2004 EL-HI ANNUAL NET SALES FIGURES
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 15-30, 2005 Edition AAP RELEASES 2004 EL-HI ANNUAL NET SALES FIGURESNEW YORK, NY/06/14/05The Association of American Publishers (AAP) today announced the release of El-Hi (elementary and high school) annual sales and operating data figures...
June 15-30, 2005
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...
June 15-30, 2005 People
Publishing News People June 15-30, 2005 Edition PEOPLE Corwin Named Rodale President Tami Booth Corwin has been promoted to the new post of president at Rodale Books where she will oversee all sales and marketing. She also remains the publications editor-in-chief....
University Presses Voice Concerns Over Google Library Program
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 1-15, 2005 Edition University Presses Voice Concerns Over Google Library Program New York, NY/05/31/05Google's plan to digitize the book collections of major research libraries at Harvard, Stanford, the University of Michigan and others, has...
June 1-15, 2005 People
Publishing News People June 1-15, 2005 Edition PEOPLE Lockhart to Head Zondervan at HarperCollins NEW YORK, NY/05/27/05Doug Lockhart has been named president of HarperCollins' religious imprint, Zondervan. He succeeds Bruce Ryskamp, who continues as CEO. Lockhart has...
