MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 15-31, 2004 Edition Study Shows Minneapolis Among Most Literate CitiesWhitewater, WI/08/03/04A new study on America's most literate cities, conducted by the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, concludes that Minneapolis ranks highest for...
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Penguin Collaborates With Digital Manga On YA/Adult Comics
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 15-31, 2004 Edition Penguin Collaborates With Digital Manga On YA/Adult Comics NEW YORK, NY/08/03/04Penguin has signed a three-year agreement with California-based digital comics publisher, Digital Manga, Inc. to publish a series of young...
Meredith to Boost Title Output For 2005
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 15-31, 2004 Edition Meredith to Boost Title Output For 2005The Meredith Corporation, which publishes 170 special interest publications and 17 subscription magazines, will boost its title output in 2005, following a 27% increase in sales for...
Genesis Press Taps Kensington to Handle Sales, Distribution
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 15-31, 2004 Edition Genesis Press Taps Kensington to Handle Sales, DistributionNEW YORK, NY/08/09/04Kensington Publishing Corp. will assume sales and distribution operations for African American publisher Genesis Press, Inc., based in...
Lightning Source Wins Partial Victory In On Demand Case
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 15-31, 2004 Edition Lightning Source Wins Partial Victory In On Demand CaseST. LOUIS, MO/08/03/04A judge on July 23 cleared the way for Lightning Source to file an appeal in its lawsuit with plaintiff, On Demand Machine. On Demand had...
RWA National Conclave Draws Huge Crowd
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 15-31, 2004 Edition RWA National Conclave Draws Huge Crowd DALLAS, TX/08/01/04The Romance Writers of America converged on Dallas for eight days July 25-August 1, 2004, attracting nearly 1900 writers and publishing professionals from...
August 15-31, 2004 People
Publishing News People August 15-31, 2004 Edition PEOPLE Mandel to Join FSG as Deputy Publisher NEW YORK, NY/08/10/04Andrew Mandel has been named executive vice president and deputy publisher of Farrar Straus & Giroux, effective September 20. He joins the company...
Scholastic Posts Decline in Fourth Quarter Results
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 1-15, 2004 Edition Scholastic Posts Decline in Fourth Quarter ResultsNEW YORK, NY/07/21/04Scholastic Corp., one of the largest children's book publishers, on July 21 posted a decline in quarterly profits, in the midst of restructuring its...
June Publishing Sales Show Significant Growth
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 1-15, 2004 Edition June Publishing Sales Show Significant Growth NEW YORK, NY/07/28/04Publishing sales projected to both ends of a continuum in June. Six categories tracked by the Association of American Publishers (AAP) experienced...
August 1-15, 2004
Publishing News Book Deals August 15-31, 2004 Edition BOOK DEALS Martha Stewart May Shop Book About Legal Battle NEW YORK, NY/07/18/04According to CNN/Money and The New York Post, Martha Stewart plans to publish a book about her legal battle. The homemaking maven...
