MAIN NEWS HEADLINES September 1-15, 2004 Edition Perseus Books Predicts 9 Percent Sales Growth in '05NEW YORK, NY/08/21/04The Perseus Books Group is projecting a nine percent sales increase for the current year, according to an employee memo by CEO David Steinberger,...
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BAM Sales Up Slightly, Profits Rise Significantly
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES September 1-15, 2004 Edition BAM Sales Up Slightly, Profits Rise SignificantlyNEW YORK, NY/08/19/04Books-A-Million ended its second quarter with a better-than-expected increase of 0.9 percent to $114.1 million. But net income declined from $1.4...
Barnes & Noble Reports Slight Sales Increase For Second Quarter
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES September 1-15, 2004 Edition Barnes & Noble Reports Slight Sales Increase For Second Quarter New York, NY/08/19/04Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS) has reported a 5 % increase in sales for the second quarter ended July 31, 2004, over the previous...
AAP Seeks Meeting With Senate Committee to Alter Public Access Bill
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES September 1-15, 2004 Edition AAP Seeks Meeting With Senate Committee to Alter Public Access Bill NEW YORK, NY/08/24/04The Association of American Publishers has requested a meeting with members of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee on Labor...
September 1-15, 2004 General News
Publishing News General News September 1-15, 2004 Edition GENERAL NEWS AAP Announces Release of New Compensation Report New York, NY /08/16/04The Association of American Publishers has announced the release of its 2004 Survey Report on Compensation and Book...
September 1-15, 2004
Publishing News Book Deals September 1-15, 2004 Edition BOOK DEALS Among the more unusual book acquisitions and happenings for August 2004 are these: Tale of Psychic Visions Sells to Simon & Schuster NEW YORK, NY/08/19/04A debut novel by Will Clarke, titled Lord...
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...
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...
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...
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...
