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...

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...

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...

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...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 1-15, 2004 Edition THE LINE OF BEAUTY WINS THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE FOR FICTION 2004 LONDON/10/20/04—Acclaimed novelist Alan Hollinghurst got lucky for the second time on October 19. He won the £50,000 Man Booker Prize for Fiction....

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES October 15-31, 2004 Edition Google Announces Launch of Print Program to Frankfurt Fairgoers FRANKFURT, GERMANY/10/07/2004—Google this week officially turned on its Google Print program and made the announcement at the Frankfurt Book Fair. Google...

Publishing News General News October 1-15, 2004 Edition GENERAL NEWS Low Named Publisher of Lee & Low, Spanish Language Publisher NEW YORK, NY/10/08/2004—Lee & Low has named Jason Low as publisher, succeeding cofounder Philip Lee, who is retiring. Low is the son of...

Publishing News Book Deals October 15-31, 2004 Edition BOOK DEALS Small Publisher Elated Over Jelinek's Nobel Prize LONDON/10/11/04—Small London publisher Pete Ayrton of Serpent's Tail returned from the Frankfurt Book Fair glowing over the recent announcement that one...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES October 15-31, 2004 Edition Publishing Sales Up 3.4 percent in August NEW YORK, NY/10/06/2004—Publishing sales were up for the year in all but three categories tracked by the Association of American Publishers (AAP), after August publishing sales...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES October 15-31, 2004 Edition Aperture Foundation to Expand Book Publishing Program NEW YORK, NY/10/11/2004—The nonprofit Aperture Foundation, an arts institution dedicated to advancing fine photography and publisher of Aperture Books and Aperture...