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...
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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...
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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...
Penguin Group Reports 2004 First Half Results
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 1-15, 2004 Edition Penguin Group Reports 2004 First Half ResultsNew York, NY/07/26/04The Penguin Group, part of Pearson (FTSE: PSON; NYSE: PSO), the international media company, today reported its operating results for the first half of...
S&S Shows 13 Percent Gain in Adult Hardcover
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 1-15, 2004 Edition S&S Shows 13 Percent Gain in Adult HardcoverNEW YORK, NY/07/22/04Simon & Schuster this month showed an overall gain in sales of 10 percent for the first six months of 2004, including a 13 percent boost in adult hardcover...
Random House, Ballantine Divisions Strengthen Publicity Departments, Integrate Efforts
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 1-15, 2004 Edition Random House, Ballantine Divisions Strengthen Publicity Departments, Integrate Efforts NEW YORK, NY/07/16/04Random House, Inc. has made several key moves to strengthen the publicity teams for Random House Adult Trade...
Lerner Publishing Acquires Millbrook Children’s Imprints
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 1-15, 2004 Edition Lerner Publishing Acquires Millbrook Children's Imprints MINNEAPOLIS, MN/07/21/04Lerner Publishing Group has acquired the Millbrook and Twenty-First Century imprints from Millbrook Press, as part of a court-ordered...
New Newsday Publisher Reassures Employees Amid Circulation Scandal
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 1-15, 2004 Edition New Newsday Publisher Reassures Employees Amid Circulation Scandal NEW YORK, NY/07/21/04Newsday's new publisher, Timothy P.Knight, has vowed to create an atmosphere of "transparency, openness and honesty in the way we run...
FSG to Distribute Drawn & Quarterly Literary Comics
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 1-15, 2004 Edition FSG to Distribute Drawn & Quarterly Literary ComicsNEW YORK, NY/07/23/04Farrar Strauss & Giroux has agreed to handle U.S. distribution of graphic novels for Dawn & Quarterly in Montreal. The deal teams the esteemed...
