MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 1-15, 2004 Edition Permira Looks at Buyout Bid for W.H. Smith LONDON/04/23/04—Permira Advisers Ltd. is considering a buy-out of W.H. Smith Plc, the U.K.'s biggest magazine and book retailer, despite Smith's heavy loss of 84 million pounds ($149...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 1-15, 2004 Edition UK Minister Lands £3.5m Deal for Book Similar to Potter LONDON/04/20/04—The Rev. Graham Taylor, a minister who self-published his first book for £3,500, has signed a £3.5m four-year publishing deal with Faber & Faber in the...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 1-15, 2004 Edition German Publisher Springer to Expand at Home, Abroad BERLIN, GERMANY/04/24/04—Axel Springer AG, which publishes Germany's best-selling newspaper Bild, has launched an aggressive expansion move withy the debut of a Russian...

Publishing News People April 15 - 30, 2004 Edition PEOPLE Perseus Promotes Bottum to Managing Editor NEW YORK, NY/04/02/04—The Perseus Book Group has promoted Stephen Bottum to vice president, group managing editor. He will report directly to CEO David Steinberger,...

Publishing News General News April 15-30, 2004 Edition GENERAL NEWS Authors Benefit From Advertisers' Paid Fictomercials NEW YORK, NY/04/08/04—The Ford Motor Company is paying an undisclosed amount to British novelist Carole Matthews to mention Ford Fiesta in her...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 15-30, 2004 Edition Breaking News Avalon Publishing Acquires Four Walls, Eight Windows NEW YORK, NY/04/21/04—Independent publisher Avalon Publishing Group has acquired another independent, Four Walls Eight Windows, expanding the Avalon line...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 15-30, 2004 Edition Breaking News Perseus to Undergo Major Restructuring; Westview Unit Closes NEW YORK, NY/04/22/04—Perseus Books will downsize its staffs in New York, Cambridge, and Philadelphia and will close its offices in Westview,...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 15-30, 2004 Edition Reader's Digest, NASCAR Partner on Kids' Racing Books PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y., 04/13/2004—Reader's Digest Children's Publishing today announced an agreement to publish and distribute books in the United States and Canada...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 15-30, 2004 Edition New Chamberlain Bros. Division at Penguin Unveils First Titles NEW YORK, NY/04/06/04—Carlo DeVito, founder and publisher of a new Penguin Group (USA) multi-faceted division, has unveiled his division's name,...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 15-30, 2004 Edition Baker & Taylor to Shut Distribution Unit, Ingram Jumps In 04/09/04—Baker & Taylor, while continuing its wholesale fulfillment operations as usual, will shut down its year-old Distribution Solutions Group. At...