MAIN NEWS HEADLINES March 1-15, 2005 Edition Random House Ventures to Deliver Content on Mobile PhonesNEW YORK, NY/02/18/05Random House Ventures, the investment subsidiary of publisher Random House, has acquired a substantial interest in VOCEL, a publisher of branded...
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Penguin UK Reduces Board From Eight to Four
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES March 1-15, 2005 Edition Penguin UK Reduces Board From Eight to FourNew York, NY/02/16/05Penguin UK (whose parent company is Pearson, Plc.) has has restructured the management board which runs Penguin UK and DK, cutting the old eight-member panel...
March 1-15, 2005 People
Publishing News People March 1-15, 2005 Edition PEOPLE Jennifer Hershey Moves to Random House NEW YORK, NY, 2/17/05Jennifer Hershey has been named editorial director at Random House, effective March 14. She joins RH after serving in the same capacity at Putnam....
February 15 – 28, 2005
Publishing News People February 15-28, 2005 Edition PEOPLE Merchandetti Movets to Random House as Sr. Editor NEW YORK, NY/02/01/05Susan Mercandetti, Senior Acquisitions Editor for Miramax Books, will join the editorial staff of the Random House Publishing Group, a...
HarperCollins, Smithsonian Launch Co-Publishing Venture
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 15-28, 2005 Edition HarperCollins , Smithsonian Launch Co-Publishing Venture New York, NY/02/10/05The Smithsonian Institution and HarperCollins Publishers have announced the formation of a broad and long-term publishing partnership. This...
Publishing Sales Figures Mixed in December
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 15-28, 2005 Edition Publishing Sales Figures Mixed in December New York, NY/02/04/05December sales figures grew in several categories tracked by the Association of American Publishers providing a year-end boost for some; however, other...
Mehta to Focus More on Editorial Role at Knopf
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 15-28, 2005 Edition Mehta to Focus More on Editorial Role at Knopf NEW YORK, NY/2/3/05Sonny Mehta, president of Alfred A. Knopf, a publishing unit of Random House, has been promoted to chairman of Knopf, and will continue serving as its...
NIH Asks Scientists to Publish Manuscripts on Public Access Site
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 15-28, 2005 Edition NIH Asks Scientists to Publish Manuscripts on Public Access Site WASHINGTON/02/05/05The U.S. National Institutes of Health are encouraging scientists funded by NIH grants to promptly publish their manuscripts on a free...
Amazon Boldly Moves to Offer Cheap Two-day Shipping
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 15-28, 2005 Edition Amazon Boldly Moves to Offer Cheap Two-day Shipping 02/04/05Amazon has launched its new Amazon Prime membership program, which offers unlimited two-day shipping on all orders on all in-stock products. Members can have...
Lawrence Ferlinghetti To Receive Curtis Benjamin Award
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 15-28, 2005 Edition Lawrence Ferlinghetti To Receive Curtis Benjamin AwardWashington, DC/02/01/05Lawrence Ferlinghetti, founder of City Lights Publishers, a powerful force behind the Beat poetry movement, and one of the iconic figures of...
