Publishing News General News August 1-15, 2004 Edition GENERAL NEWS Gannett to Acquire 23 Newspapers, Specialty Publications Green Bay, WI/07/24/04Gannett Co., which publishes USA Today and The Indianapolis Star, has agreed to buy 23 newspapers and 11 specialty...
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Breaking News Harlequin Nixes Three Lines in U.S., Beefs Up Others
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES July 15-31, 2004 Edition Breaking News Harlequin Nixes Three Lines in U.S., Beefs Up Others NEW YORK, NY/07/14/2004In a sweeping move to change with the times and respond to their readers, Harlequin will discontinue the distribution of three...
Literary Reading in Dramatic Decline, Says NEA Report
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES July 15-31, 2004 Edition Literary Reading in Dramatic Decline, Says NEA ReportNEW YORK, NY/07/08/04Literary reading is in dramatic decline with fewer than half of American adults now reading literature, according to a National Endowment for the...
Publishers Share NEA Concern About Reading Crisis
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES July 15-31, 2004 Edition Publishers Share NEA Concern About Reading CrisisWashington, DC/07/09/04A new report issued by the National Endowment for the Arts showing a startling decline in book readership is a matter of deep concern for publishers...
Author House/1st Books May be Subject to Class Action Suit
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES July 15-31, 2004 Edition Author House/1st Books May Be Subject to Class Action Suit GARY, INDIANA/07/09/04The law firm of Robert L. Lewis in Gary, Indiana (219- 944-2755) is reportedly soliciting participants for a class action law suit against...
PW Study Shows High Job Turnover, Smaller Raises
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES July 15-31, 2004 Edition PW Study Shows High Job Turnover, Smaller RaisesNEW YORK,NY/07/08/04An annual industry salary survey conducted by Publishers Weekly shows a slight decline in pay raises and job satisfaction from among a high number of...
Paula Danziger, Legendary Children’s Author, Dies at Age 59
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES July 15-31, 2004 Edition Paula Danziger, Legendary Childrens Author, Dies at Age 59NEW YORK, NY/07/09/04Award-winning and beloved author, Paula Danziger died on the afternoon of July 8, 2004 at St. Lukes Hospital in New York City after...
AAP Calls for Benjamin Award Nominations
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES July 15-31, 2004 Edition AAP Calls for Benjamin Award NominationsWashington,DC/07/08/04The Association of American Publishers is currently accepting nominations for the prestigious Curtis Benjamin Award. AAP presents the award annually to an...
July 15-31, 2004
Publishing News Book Deals July 15-31, 2004 Edition BOOK DEALS The Elephants of Style Offers Funny, Educational Read for Writers, Copy Editors In his first book, Lapsing Into a Comma, Bill Walsh of The Washington Post created a word-nerd classic that continues to...
July 1-15, 2004 Awards
Publishing News Awards July 1-15, 2004 Edition AWARDS Foreign Prizes Awarded for Best Aussie, Irish Novels NEW YORK, NY/06/24/04Australian and Irish novelists were honored this month with two separate literary citations. Shirley Hazzard won Australia's most...
