MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 15-28, 2005 Edition Barnes & Noble Names Discover Great Writers FinalistsWinners to be Announced March 2nd New York, NY/02/01/05/Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world s largest bookseller, today announced the finalists for its...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Parable Group Set to Develop Franchised Stores
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 1-15, 2005 Edition Parable Group Set to Develop Franchised StoresSan Luis Obispo, CA/01/21/05The Parable Group, a marketing consortium for 230 independently-owned member stores, will now begin to package its marketing and operations...
Atria to Launch New Hispanic, Latino Line
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 1-15, 2005 Edition Atria to Launch New Hispanic, Latino Line NEW YORK, NY/01/19/05Atria Books, a division of Simon & Schuster, will develop a new Hispanic and Latino publishing line due out next spring. Johanna Castillo, formerly an agent...
