MAIN NEWS HEADLINES July 15-31, 2005 Edition Random to Publish Shakespeare’s Complete Works New York, NY/07/11/05—The Modern Library imprint of Random House has joined forces with the Royal Shakespeare Company to publish, in Fall 2006, a new complete landmark edition...

Publishing News General News July 15-31, 2005 Edition GENERAL NEWS Ads Have No Effect On E-News Credibility Mu Study Finds COLUMBIA, MO/07/05/05—The relationships between media outlets and their advertisers have been singled out as a possible reason for the public's...

Publishing News People July 15-31, 2005 Edition PEOPLE Novelist Evan Hunter, AKA Ed McBain Dies at Age 78 LOS ANGELES/07/08/05—Author Evan Hunter, who wrote under the name Ed McBain, died at his home in Weston, Connecticut on July 6 at the age of 78. He died of cancer...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES July 15-31, 2005 Edition Spring Book Sales Surge in Ten Categories New York, NY/06/06/2005—Net domestic book sales for May surged in ten categories tracked by the Association of American Publishers (AAP). Adult and children’s hardcover and...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 15-30, 2005 Edition Karp to Leave Random House As Editor-in-Chief NEW YORK, NY/06/09/05—Random House editor-in-chief Jonathan Karp, age 41, is stepping down from his high-profile post, reportedly to “take on broader publishing challenges.” His...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 15-30, 2005 Edition Book Reviews Not a Major Driver Of Book Sales NEW YORK, NY/06/12/05—An item in the Financial Express notes that book reviews are not as effective in promoting a book sales as are the writer’s track record, quality of...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 15-30, 2005 Edition Tight Security Surrounds Release Of Potter Book 06/14/05—Top-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...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 15-30, 2005 Edition Warning to Authors Press-Tige Publishing Company Owner Charged With Fraud ALBANY, NY/06/13/05—Federal prosecutors have charged Martha Ivery, age 56, of Catskill, with 17 counts of fraud against would-be authors, according...

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...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 15-30, 2005 Edition Zondervan/William Morrow To Publish Inspirational Story of Ashley Smith NEW YORK, & GRAND RAPIDS, Mich./06/15/2005—The Zondervan and William Morrow divisions of HarperCollins Publishers have acquired world rights to publish...