MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 15-30, 2005 Edition Thomson Nelson Acquires Harcourt's Canadian DivisionTORONTO/04/07/05—The reference and electronic division of Thomson Nelson, Inc. has acquired the kindergarten-Grade 12 educational publishing division of Harcourt Canada....

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 15-30, 2005 Edition New BISG Study Reveals Billions More in Book Sales New York, NY/04/06/05—Under the Radar: A Breakthrough, In-Depth Study of the Book Industry’s Underreported Segments and Channels shows that—contrary to conventional...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 15-30, 2005 Edition Rodale Press Names New Editor of Book Groups NEW YORK, NY/04/12/05—Tami Booth has been promoted to editor-in-chief of Rodale Press's newly-combined book group. In part, she replaces executive editor Stephanie Tade, who...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 15-30, 2005 Edition Potter Publisher Bloomsbury Posts Increased ProfitsLONDON/04/02/05—UK-based Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, which publishes the Harry Potter books, reported a 26 per cent increase in annual profits for the fiscal 2004 year. The...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 15-30, 2005 Edition Marcus Departs Scholastic Post After 22 Years NEW YORK, NY/04/07/2005—After 22 years as a top executive at Scholastic, Inc., Barbara Marcus is departing the company. Most recently, she had served as president of Children's...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 15-30, 2005 Edition Atlantic Monthly To Abolish Fiction From Regular Issues BOSTON, MA/04/09/05—Atlantic Monthly has announced it will cease to publish short fiction in its regular monthly magazine. The 150-year-old publication, one of the...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 15-30, 2005 Edition 2005 BOOK SENSE BOOK OF THE YEAR WINNERS ANNOUNCED TARRYTOWN, NY/04/12/05—The American Booksellers Association (ABA) has announced the winners of the 2005 Book Sense Book of the Year Awards. The winners in both adult and...

Publishing News Bookselling April 15-30, 2005 Edition BOOKSELLING Barnes & Noble Opens New Store In Pittsburgh Barnes & Noble Inc. has opened its ninth Pittsburgh-area store, this one adjacent to the South Hills Village Mall. The South Hills Barnes & Noble opened...

Publishing News People April 15-30, 2005 Edition PEOPLE Literary Giant Saul Bellow Dies at Age 89 NEW YORK, NY/04/07/05—Nobel Prize-winning author Saul Bellow died April 7 in his Massachusetts home at age 89. His wife, Janis, and daughter, Naomi, were at his beside...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 1-15, 2005 Edition Ivan Held Named President of G.P. Putnam's New York, NY/03/29/05—Ivan Held has been named President of GP Putnam's Sons, it was announced today by Susan Petersen Kennedy, President of Penguin Group (USA). Mr. Held, who will...