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...
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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...
Franfurt Book Fair to Emphasize Film/TV Producers
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES July 1-15, 2004 Edition Frankfurt Book Fair to Emphasize Film/TV ProducersFRANKFURT/06/22/04The 2004 Frankfurt Book Fair will cater for the first time to a group of international film producers. The world's largest book fair, to be held October...
Publishers Warming to E-Mail Queries WSJ Article Says
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES July 1-15, 2004 Edition Publishers Warming to E-Mail Queries WSJ Article Says NEW YORK, NY/6/21/04A wire story in the Wall Street Journal points out that the Internet has provided a new gate of entry for the reams of queries and pitches that...
John Wiley Reports Strong Fourth Quarter, Record Fiscal Results
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES July 1-15, 2004 Edition John Wiley Reports Strong Fourth Quarter, Record Fiscal ResultsHOBOKEN, NJ/06/15/04John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:JWa) (NYSE:JWb), has announced record results for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2004. Earnings per diluted...
Harvard to Publish Business Titles With Chinese Press
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES July 1-15, 2004 Edition Harvard to Publish Business Titles With Chinese Press BOSTON, MA/06/21/04Harvard Business School Press has signed a three-year exclusive contract with The Commercial Press in Beijing, China to publish Harvard Business...
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Publishing News General News July 1-15, 2004 Edition GENERAL NEWS Dow Jones Newswires To Acquire Oster Dow Jones NEW YORK/06/28/04Dow Jones Newswires, a division of Dow Jones & Company (NYSE: DJ), today announced that it will become the owner of 100% of Oster Dow...
