MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 1-15, 2005 Edition PMA and Panel Tap 30 Small Press Titles for IPG Distribution NEW YORK, NY/01/21/05A consortium of book industry professionals has named 30 books out of 170 competing titles that they feel will sell well across the...
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Simon & Schuster to Focus on Direct Consumer Marketing
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 1-15, 2005 Edition Simon & Schuster to Focus on Direct Consumer Marketing NEW YORK, NY/01/22/05Simon & Schuster has launched a new marketing unit designed to stay in closer touch with consumers. The effort will include an increase in...
National Book Critics Circle Chooses Award Nominees
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 1-15, 2005 Edition National Book Critics Circle Chooses Award Nominees01/20/05The nominees for the National Book Critics Circle awards for the publishing year 2004 in the categories of fiction, nonfiction, biography/autobiography,...
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...
February 1-15, 2005
Publishing News Financial News February 1-15, 2005 Edition FINANCIAL NEWS Reader's Digest Association Doubles Dividend to 10 Cents Per Share PLEASANTVILLE, NY/01/21/05The board of directors of The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. (NYSE: RDA) today declared a...
HarperCollins Reveals Structure of New Collins Division
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 15-31, 2005 Edition HarperCollins Reveals Structure of New Collins DivisionNew York, NY/01/05/05HarperCollins Publishers has outlined the structure and mission of the companys newly established U.S. Collins Division, in addition to...
Warner Faith Aims to Increase Output by 25%
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 15-31, 2005 Edition Warner Faith Aims to Increase Output by 25% NASHVILLE, TN/01/06/05Nashville-based Warner Faith and Center Street, imprints of The Time Warner Book Group, plan to expand their combined annual output from 45 to 60 titles...
Publishing Sales Gain Momentum in November
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 15-31, 2005 Edition Publishing Sales Gain Momentum in NovemberNew York, NY/01/13/05Publishing sales in November signalled a potential upswing in publishing sales numbers for 2004. Ten categories tracked by the Association of American...
Harcourt Education International Acquires Payne-Gallway
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 15-31, 2005 Edition Harcourt Education International Acquires Payne-Gallway LONDON/01/11/2005Harcourt Education International, the UKs leading school and college publisher, has announced the acquisition of Payne-Gallway, the specialist IT...
