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...

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 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 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 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...

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...

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,...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 1-15, 2004 Edition Millbrook Press to Sell Roaring Brook Press to Holtzbrinck Publishers BROOKFIELD, CT/04/02/04—The Millbrook Press, Inc. has reached an agreement to sell its Roaring Brook Press imprint. The proposed purchaser is...

Publishing News General News April 1-15, 2004 Edition GENERAL NEWS Book Industry Reaffirms Policy Calling for Single Bar Code for All Books NEW YORK, NY/03/22/04—The Book Industry Study Group (BISG) recently reaffirmed the Product Identification Policy Statement...

Publishing News Book Deals April 1-15, 2004 Edition BOOK DEALS Book Deals for Late March These deals and more are reported for mid to late March, 2004. Look for more deals in our next Authorlink edition, courtesy of PublishersLunch.com. Deals are rated as follows:...