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...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
