MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 15-28, 2005 Edition Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Launches Merchandise UnitNew York, NY/02/09/05Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing will establish a new Merchandise division as part of a plan to enter the coloring and activity...
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Barnes & Noble Names Discover Great Writers Finalists
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...
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...
February 1-15, 2005 People
Publishing News People February 1-15, 2005 Edition PEOPLE ALA-Freedom-to-Read Leader Dies WASHINGTON, DC/ 01/24/05The Association of American Publishers joined colleagues in the library community and free speech advocates everywhere in mourning the death of Gordon...
