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Thomson Corp. To Sell Media Unit to Investors

Oct 15, 2004 |

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES October 15-31, 2004 Edition Thomson Corp. To Sell Media Unit to Investors OTTAWA/10/08/2004—Toronto-based Thomson Corp. has announced it will sell its media division to Investcorp, an investment group, for $350 million in cash. The deal is expected...

Bertelsmann CEO Says His Media Group Still Seeks U.S. Acquisition

Oct 15, 2004 |

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES October 15-31, 2004 Edition Bertelsmann CEO Says His Media Group Still Seeks U.S. Acquisition FRANKFURT/10/08/2004—In a Reuters report by Boris Groendahl, the CEO of the world’s fourth-largest media group said it would acquire another book...

Reed Elsevier Maintains Performance Targets Despite Sagging Stocks

Oct 15, 2004 |

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES October 15-31, 2004 Edition Reed Elsevier Maintains Performance Targets Despite Sagging Stocks LONDON/10/12/2004—Reed Elsevier, the Anglo-Dutch publisher reaffirmed its 2004 financial targets on Tuesday, despite sagging stock prices. The company...

Aperture Foundation to Expand Book Publishing Program

Oct 15, 2004 |

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...

Publishing Sales Up 3.4 percent in August

Oct 15, 2004 |

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...

October 15-31, 2004

Oct 15, 2004 |

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...

General News, Oct. 15 – 31, 2004

Oct 15, 2004 |

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...

Google Announces Launch of Print Program to Frankfurt Fairgoers

Oct 15, 2004 |

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...

Christina Boys to Edit Warner’s New Center Street Imprint

Oct 1, 2004 |

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES October 1-15, 2004 Edition Christina Boys to Edit Warner's New Center Street Imprint NEW YORK, NY/09/21/04—Christina Boys, formerly with Simon & Schuster, has been named editor of Time Warner Book Group's new Center Street imprint, which will focus...