MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 15-30, 2004 Edition BEA Lines Up Impressive Speakers for June Conference CHICAGO, IL/04/09/04—The 2004 Book Expo of America, to be held June 3-6 in Chicago's McCormick Place Convention Center, has announced an impressive lineup of...
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Pulitzer Winners Named, Andrew Shadid Lands Deal With Henry Holt
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 15-30, 2004 Edition Pulitzer Winners Named, Andrew Shadid Lands Deal With Henry Holt 04/05/04—The Pulitzer Prize board has announced the 2004 winners of the Pulitzer in 20 journalism and letters and drama categories. Anthony...
Bertlesmann Reaches Out of Court Settlement With Execs on AOL Shares
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 15-30, 2004 Edition Bertlesmann Reaches Out of Court Settlement With Execs on AOL Shares LONDON/4/11/2004—Media conglomerate Bertelsmann has reached an out of court settlement with former executives Jan Henric Buettner and Andreas von...
New WHSmith CEO Assures Hodder Not for Sale
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 15-30, 2004 Edition New WHSmith CEO Assures Hodder Not for Sale LONDON/04/07/04—Rumors that WHSmith Plc. would sell its publishing unit, Hodder Headline, have been laid to rest by Kate Swann, the new chief executive of parent WHSmith,...
Baker & Taylor to Shut Distribution Unit, Ingram Jumps In
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...
New Chamberlain Bros. Division at Penguin Unveils First Titles
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,...
Reader’s Digest, NASCAR Partner on Kids’ Racing Books
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...
Breaking News Perseus to Undergo Major Restructuring; Westview Unit Closes
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,...
Breaking News Avalon Publishing Acquires Four Walls, Eight Windows
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...
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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...
