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June 15-30, 2004 People

Publishing News People June 15-30, 2004 Edition PEOPLE Berger Named Scholastic VP NEW YORK, NY/06/07/04—Ellie Berger, Scholastic’s publisher of licensed products and deputy publisher, now has the added role of senior vice president, assuming a post previously held by...

June 1-15, 2004 People

Publishing News People June 1-15, 2004 Edition PEOPLE S&S Associate Publisher Heads to Taunton Press NEW YORK, NY/05/23/04—Melissa Possick, associate publisher of Simon & Schuster, is departing in June to join the marketing group at Taunton Press. Aileen Boyle, S&S...

June 1-15, 2004 Financials

Publishing News Financials June 1-15, 2004 Edition FINANCIALS Harte-Hanks Board Declares Quarterly Dividend SAN ANTONIO/05/18/04—The board of directors of Harte-Hanks Inc. (NYSE:HHS) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of 4.0 cents per share payable June 15,...

June 1-15, 2004 Book Deals

Publishing News Book Deals June 1-15, 2004 Edition BOOK DEALS Riverhead Books Acquires Steven Johnson's THE GHOST MAP 05/24/04—World rights to Steven Johnson's THE GHOST MAP, a thrilling historical account of the cholera outbreak in London of 1854 and a broad-minded...

June 1-15, 2004 General News

Publishing News General News June 1-15, 2004 Edition GENERAL NEWS Today's Woman To Launch Seniors' Magazine Louisville, KY/05/24/04—Zion Publications LLC, publisher of Today's Woman magazine, will a new publication aimed at senior citizens and caregivers. The...

Amazon Strongarms Small Publishers for Ad Dollars

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 1-15, 2004 Edition Amazon Strongarms Small Publishers for Ad DollarsNEW YORK, NY/05/26/04—According 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/05/24/2004—Book 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/05/24/04—Zion 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/05/17/04—Angela 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/05/25/04—Daniel Menaker, Senior Vice President of the Random House Publishing Group, has been appointed to the newly created position of Executive...