MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 1-15, 2005 Edition Growth of Religious Market Spawns New Imprints NEW YORK, NY/05/25/05The Book Industry Study Group's recent prediction that religious book sales will grow by 50% in the five years ahead confirms why publishers are adding...
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Time Warner CEO Kirshbaum to Leave Post
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 1-15, 2005 Edition Time Warner CEO Kirshbaum to Leave PostNEW YORK, NY/05/17/05Laurence J. Kirshbaum, CEO of the Time Warner Book Group, said Monday, May 16, that he is leaving the company at the end of the year, most likely to become a...
Better Homes Publisher Buys G+J’s Magazines
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 1-15, 2005 Edition Better Homes Publisher Buys G+J's Magazines FRANKFURT, Germany/05/25/05Meredith Corp., publisher of Ladies Home Journal and other major women's magazines has acquired four magazines from German publisher Gruner + Jahr AG &...
Strang to Help Distribute Penguin Titles in Christian Market
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 15-31, 2005 Edition Strang to Help Distribute Penguin Titles in Christian Market NEW YORK, NY/05/12/2005Strang Communications, a privately held publisher of Christian magazines, text books, and novels, has signed a four-year agreement with...
May 15-31, 2005 Awards
Publishing News Awards May 15-31, 2005 Edition AWARDS Scholastic Reveals Winners of Kids' Writing Contest NEW YORK, NY/05/10/05Scholastic, the global publishing, education and media company, has announced the winners of the Scholastic Book Fairs Kids Are Authors(R)...
May 15-31, 2005 Book Selling
Publishing News Bookselling May 15-31, 2005 Edition BOOKSELLING Barnes & Noble to Open New Store in Newburgh, NY NEW YORK, NY/05/04/05Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS), the world's largest bookseller, will open a new bookstore on May 18 at 1245 Route 300 (Union...
May 15-31, 2005
Publishing News Book Deals May 15-31, 2005 Edition BOOK DEALS Pearlsong Press to Publish Ballard's Romantic Suspense Nashville, TN/05/10/05Pearlsong Press will publish Abigail's Revenge, a romantic suspense novel by Pat Ballard, in fall 2005. "We're excited to add...
Authorlink Special Lighting Source’s Plan to Launch “Print to Order” Program May Boost POD
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 15-31, 2005 Edition Authorlink Special Lighting Source's Plan to Launch "Print to Order" Program May Boost POD LA VERGNE,TN/05/13/2005Lightning Source, Inc has been quietly developing a new ordering system that may be a boon to print-on-demand...
Torstar Reports Profit Dip, Vows to Bolster Harlequin
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 15-31, 2005 Edition Torstar Reports Profit Dip, Vows to Bolster HarlequinCHICAGO, IL/05/05/05Torstar Corporation, owner of Harlequin Enterprises and publisher of The Toronto Star, has experienced an 8% drop in profits during the first quarter...
Houghton Mifflin Reports Sales Increase for Q1
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 15-31, 2005 Edition Houghton Mifflin Reports Sales Increase for Q1BOSTON, MA/05/10/05Houghton Mifflin Company reported $27 million in sales for the first quarter of 2005 in its trade and reference unit--a 4% increase over the year-ago period....
