MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 1-15, 2004 Edition B&N to Merge Warehouses, Boosts Sales, Expands Publishing Unit via Direct Author Solicitation NEW YORK, NY/03/18/04Barnes & Noble has told analysts it will merge five New Jersey warehouses into a single facility at a cost...
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BAM Sees 3 Percent Sales Gain, Plans Stock Repurchase
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 1-15, 2004 Edition BAM Sees 3 Percent Sales Gain, Plans Stock Repurchase 3/20/04Books-A-Million reported a 5 per cent sales increase in fiscal 2004 sales to $460.2 million, and net income rose significantly from $1.4 million in 2002 to $7.2...
WSJ Looks for New Publisher After S&S; Fails to Renew
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 1-15, 2004 Edition WSJ Looks for New Publisher After S&S; Fails to Renew 3/9/04The Wall Street Journal, a Dow Jones company, may soon move its imprint to another publisher, after having already let its three-year contract with Simon &...
Northeastern University Press to Cease Operation
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 1-15, 2004 Edition Northeastern University Press to Cease Operation 3/19/04Northeastern University will shut down its university press publishing program by the end of this year when it releases the last of its fall 2004 titles. A staff of...
Warner Books Delays Release of Eisner Book
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 1-15, 2004 Edition Warner Books Delays Release of Eisner Book NEW YORK, NY/3/17/04Warner Books, a division of Time Warner Inc., has postponed the June release of Disney CEO Michael Eisner's book on the management lessons he has learned,...
London Book Fair Attracts Record Crowds
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 1-15, 2004 Edition London Book Fair Attracts Record CrowdsLONDON/3/23/04The 34th London Book Fair, held in mid March this year, attracted 14,572 visitors this year, a seven percent increase over the previous year's numbers. Attendance by...
Borders Group Reports 13.6 Percent Increase Over 2002 4th Quarter
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES March 16-31, 2004 Edition Borders Group Reports 13.6 Percent Increase Over 2002 4th Quarter ANN ARBOR, Mich/03/11/04—Borders Group Inc. (NYSE: BGP - News) today reported final fourth quarter and full-year 2003 results for the period ended...
John Wiley & Sons Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend
Publishing News Financial News March 16-31, 2004 Edition FINANCIAL NEWS John Wiley & Sons Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend HOBOKEN, N.J./03/10/04—John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:JWa) (NYSE:JWb), announced that the Board of Directors at their meeting March...
NY Times Picks Sam Tanenhaus to Head Book Review
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES March 16-31, 2004 Edition NY Times Picks Sam Tanenhaus to Head Book Review NEW YORK, NY/03/10/04—Biographer Sam Tanenhaus has been named editor of The New York Times Book Review, according to reports from the staff cited in Publishers Weekly....
Taylor & Francis, Informa Announce Powerful Merger
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES March 16-31, 2004 Edition Taylor & Francis, Informa Announce Powerful Merger LONDON/03/03/04—Taylor & Francis and Informa publishing groups have announced a £1.1 billion merger, creating a powerful new information conglomerate...
