Publishing News General News June 1-15, 2004 Edition GENERAL NEWS Today's Woman To Launch Seniors' Magazine Louisville, KY/05/24/04Zion Publications LLC, publisher of Today's Woman magazine, will a new publication aimed at senior citizens and caregivers. The...
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Amazon Strongarms Small Publishers for Ad Dollars
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 1-15, 2004 Edition Amazon Strongarms Small Publishers for Ad DollarsNEW YORK, NY/05/26/04According to an article in Publishers Weekly, Amazon.com is pushing small publishers to contribute co-op advertising dollars in a manner that is being...
Borders First Quarter Shows 10.4 Percent Sales Increase
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 1 - 15, 2004 Edition Borders First Quarter Shows 10.4 Percent Sales Increase NEW YORK, NY/05/24/2004Book sales continue to comprise Borders Group's strongest revenue stream for the first quarter of the year, with a 10.4 percent increase in...
June 1-15, 2004
Publishing News General News June 1-15, 2004 Edition GENERAL NEWS Today's Woman To Launch Seniors' Magazine Louisville, KY/05/24/04Zion Publications LLC, publisher of Today's Woman magazine, will a new publication aimed at senior citizens and caregivers. The...
June 1-15, 2004 Awards
Publishing News Awards June 1-15, 2004 Edition AWARDS Maryland Student Awarded Kerr Prize for Poetry, Essays BALTIMORE, MD/05/17/04Angela Haley, a 21-year-old student at a small college in Chestertown, Maryland, has earned $56,169 for her poetry and essays. The...
Random House Names Daniel Menaker Executive Editor-in-Chief
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 1-15, 2004 Edition Random House Names Daniel Menaker Executive Editor-in-Chief NEW YORK, NY/05/25/04Daniel Menaker, Senior Vice President of the Random House Publishing Group, has been appointed to the newly created position of Executive...
Hastings Posts 8.6 Percent Gain in Revenues
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 1-15, 2004 Edition Hastings Posts 8.6 Percent Gain in RevenuesNEW YORK, NY/05/25/04Hastings Entertainment, Amarillo, TX-based retailer, has reported a substantial increase in revenues for the first quarter of fiscal 2005. The company's...
Sara Ann Freed Memorial Award to offer winner $10,000 publishing Advance
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 1-15, 2004 Edition Sara Ann Freed Memorial Award to offer winner $10,000 publishing Advance NEW YORK, NY/05/24/04Mysterious Press/Warner Books has announced the first Sara Ann Freed Memorial Award for a first mystery novel. Mysterious Press...
Conan Doyle Collection Sells for $1.7 Million
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 1-15, 2004 Edition Conan Doyle Collection Sells for $1.7 millionLONDON/05/23/04A collection of letters, papers, and manuscripts by Arthur Conan Coyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes, has been sold to a private collector for $1.7 million,...
May 15 – 31, 2004 Book Deals
Publishing News Book Deals May 15-31, 2004 Edition BOOK DEALS Book, Movie Offers Flood Offices of Pat Tillman's Agents SAN JOSE, CA/05/03/04Book and movie proposals have been flooding the offices of sports agents Frank Bauer and Kenny Chapman, who represented the...
