Publishing News General News August 15-31, 2004 Edition GENERAL NEWS Former S&S Audio Head Opens Own Publishing Company NEW YORK, NY/08/03/04Gilles Dana, former president and publisher of Simon & Schuster Audio, has formed the new publishing company Gildan Media. The...
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Breaking News Harlequin Editorial, Management Staff Gets Major Redesign
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 15-31, 2004 Edition Breaking News Harlequin Editorial, Management Staff Gets Major Redesign NEW YORK, NY/08/16/2004Harlequin, in a move to further strengthen its focus on series and single title book publishing, has shuffled key publishing...
McGraw-Hill Reduces Three Division to Two
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 15-31, 2004 Edition McGraw-Hill Reduces Three Division to Two NEW YORK, NY/08/10/04McGraw-Hill Companies has whittled three professional book group divisions own to two to become more customer focused in a slumping market. The old structure...
Lagard?re M?dia Poised to Enter U.S. Market?
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 15-31, 2004 Edition Lagardère Média Poised to Enter U.S. Market?LONDON/08/06/204Lagardère Média, which has just purchased UK publisher Hodder Headline for £223m from WH Smith, Plc., may be gearing up to enter the U.S. market. The huge sale...
Book Rebinder’s Practice May Be Illegal Claims PMA, Small Publishers
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 15-31, 2004 Edition Book Rebinder's Practice May Be Illegal Claims PMA, Small PublishersNEW YORK, NY/08/09/04Minnesota-based Sagebrush Corporation, which specializes in rebinding original paperback books for libraries, has begun putting its...
Study Shows Minneapolis Among Most Literate Cities
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...
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...
