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Labor Department Upholds WGAw Election Results

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 15-30, 2004 Edition Labor Department Upholds WGAw Election Results 11/03/04—Dan Petrie Jr. will be seated as the new president of Writers Guild of America West (WGAw), following an election battle which was decided today by The Department...

2005 PEN/Beyond Margins Awards Seeks Entries From Publishers, Agents

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 15-30, 2004 Edition 2005 PEN/Beyond Margins Awards Seeks Entries From Publishers, AgentsNEW YORK, NY/11/04/04—PEN/Beyond Margins Awards invites submissions of booklength writings by authors of color, published in the United States during...

November 1-15, 2004

Publishing News Book Deals November 1-15, 2004 Edition Book Deals Update PublicAffairs Decides Against Clarke Project NEW YORK, NY/10/25/04—According to an article in Publishers Weekly, PublicAffairs—a member of the Perseus Books Group—has decided to back out of a...

Publishers, NEA Join Forces to Address National Reading Crisis

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 1-15, 2004 Edition Publishers, NEA Join Forces to Address National Reading Crisis Washington DC/10/25/04—The Association of American Publishers today announced a new partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts to help raise...

Amazon.com Reports 29 Percent Sales Growth, Book Sales Up 12 Percent

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 1-15, 2004 Edition Amazon.com Reports 29 Percent Sales Growth, Book Sales Up 12 Percent SEATTLE, WA/10/21/04—Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2004. Sales in Amazon.com's...

New Simon & Schuster VP to Focus Efforts On Backlist Titles

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 1-15, 2004 Edition New Simon & Schuster VP to Focus Efforts On Backlist Titles NEW YORK, NY/10/21/04—Simon & Schuster has named B.J. Gabriel, formerly director of national accounts, to a new post as vice president of sales development. His...

Prometheus Books Inaugurates New Sci Fi/Fan Imprint

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 1-15, 2004 Edition Prometheus Books Inaugurates New Sci Fi/Fan Imprint Amherst, NY/10/18/04—Prometheus Books has announced the inaugural titles for its new science fiction and fantasy imprint, Pyr™. Pyr’s upcoming Spring/Summer 2005 line...

Wal-Mart Cancels America Orders Over Doctored Photo

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 1-15, 2004 Edition Wal-Mart Cancels America Orders Over Doctored Photo NEW YORK, NY/10/19/04—A doctored photo that appears inside America (The Book), A Citizen’s Guide to Democracy Inaction, has prompted Wal-Mart and several other...

Borders CEO Refutes Claims in PW Article

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 1-15, 2004 Edition Borders CEO Refutes Claims in PW Article ANN ARBOR, MICH/10/26/04—Responding to a negative report by Publishers Weekly October 21, Borders Group chairman Greg Josefowicz said that claims of poor communication and service...