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...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
July 1-15, 2004 People
Publishing News People July 1-15, 2004 Edition PEOPLE Former Warner Editor Horgan Joins Crown Rick Horgan, formerly vice president and executive editor at Warner Books, has joined Crown/Random House, where he will acquire major nonfiction books in the areas of...
BISG Task Force Formed to Transition From UPC to EAN Barcodes
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES July 1-15, 2004 Edition BISG Task Force Formed to Transition From UPC to EAN Barcodes NEW YORK, NY/6/24/04The Book Industry Study Group (BISG) has formed a task force to further explore and facilitate the transition to EAN barcodes on all books in...
CanWest Cuts Cost By Refinancing Bank Debts
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES July 1-15, 2004 Edition CanWest Cuts Costs By Refinancing Bank Debts TORONTO/06/17/04Canwest Global Communications Corp's media unit has refinanced approximately C$911 million ($665 million) in senior bank debt in order to cut interest payments....
Paris Police Detain Ex-Vivendi CEO for Questioning
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES July 1-15, 2004 Edition Paris Police Detain Ex-Vivendi CEO for Questioning PARIS/06/21/04Police on Monday detained Jean-Marie Messier, former CEO of the French media conglomerate, Vivendi Universal, for questioning about possible stock...
