MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 15-30, 2004 Edition Publishing Sales Remain Buoyant in September New York, NY/11/09/04Publishing sales dropped slightly as summer wound down. Year to date sales were up in ten categories tracked by the Association of American Publishers...
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HarperCollins Names Morrison to Head New HarperMorrow Division
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 15-30, 2004 Edition HarperCollins Names Morrison to Head New HarperMorrow Division NEW YORK, NY/11/09/04HarperCollins Publishers has announced that Michael Morrison has been named President and Group Publisher of the newly created...
THE LINE OF BEAUTY WINS THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE FOR FICTION 2004
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 1-15, 2004 Edition THE LINE OF BEAUTY WINS THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE FOR FICTION 2004 LONDON/10/20/04Acclaimed novelist Alan Hollinghurst got lucky for the second time on October 19. He won the £50,000 Man Booker Prize for Fiction....
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/10/26/04Responding to a negative report by Publishers Weekly October 21, Borders Group chairman Greg Josefowicz said that claims of poor communication and service...
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/10/19/04A doctored photo that appears inside America (The Book), A Citizens Guide to Democracy Inaction, has prompted Wal-Mart and several other...
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/10/18/04Prometheus Books has announced the inaugural titles for its new science fiction and fantasy imprint, Pyr. Pyrs upcoming Spring/Summer 2005 line...
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/10/21/04Simon & Schuster has named B.J. Gabriel, formerly director of national accounts, to a new post as vice president of sales development. His...
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/10/21/04Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2004. Sales in Amazon.com's...
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/10/25/04The Association of American Publishers today announced a new partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts to help raise...
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Publishing News Book Deals November 1-15, 2004 Edition Book Deals Update PublicAffairs Decides Against Clarke Project NEW YORK, NY/10/25/04According to an article in Publishers Weekly, PublicAffairsa member of the Perseus Books Grouphas decided to back out of a...
