Publishing News General News May 1-15, 2005 Edition GENERAL NEWS Wiley InterScience Launches Sciences Back-Issue Collection Hoboken, NJ/04/19/05—Global publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc., has announced the launch of the Analytical Sciences Backfile Collection, the...

Publishing News Awards May 1-15, 2005 Edition AWARDS C.K. Williams Wins Lilly Prize for Poetry CHICAGO, IL/04/20/05—C.K. Williams, the author of nine collections of poetry and recipient of multiple awards, has won the 2005 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize. Established in 1986,...

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 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 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 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 Weisbach to Guide Miramax Through Transition to DisneyNEW YORK, NY/04/07/05—Miramax Books has named Rob Weisbach president and chief executive officer. He will guide the company through its gradual takeover by Walt Disney...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 15-30, 2005 Edition Atria Re-Releases Books by Pope John Paul II Once Only Sold in Vatican NEW YORK, NY/04/06/05—Atria Books releases two hardcover books from The Private Prayers of Pope John Paul II series this week, originally published in...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 15-30, 2005 Edition Breaking News Random House Signs Two New Doctorow Books NEW YORK, NY/04/27/2005—E. L. Doctorow, the author of some of the most renowned novels of our time—among them RAGTIME, THE BOOK OF DANIEL, and BILLY BATHGATE—will...

Publishing News General News April 15-30, 2005 Edition GENERAL NEWS Random House to Release Barbie Diaries NEW YORK, NY/04/05/05—Barbie, the doll that inspired generations of young girls, will soon appear as a diarist, penning her life events and thoughts in two books...