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...
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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...
HarperCollins Names Lennertz to Head Indie Retailing
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES March 16-31, 2004 Edition HarperCollins Names Lennertz to Head Indie Retailing NEW YORK, NY/03/02/04—HarperCollins has named Carl Lennertz to the newly created post of vice president of independent retailing, where he will manage the...
Nat Mags Hires GQ’s Parviz as Publisher of Esquire Magazine
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES March 16-31, 2004 Edition Nat Mags Hires GQ's Parviz as Publisher of Esquire Magazine LONDON/03/08/04—The National Magazine Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Hearst Corporation, has named Maria Parviz, former associate publisher of...
ALA, Other Digital Leaders Sponsors eBook Seminar on Challenges, Opportunities
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES March 16-31, 2004 Edition ALA, Other Digital Leaders Sponsors eBook Seminar on Challenges, Opportunities NEW YORK, NY/03/09/04—The Open eBook Forum, American Library Association, Library Journal, Adobe and others will sponsor a one-day...
Meredith Teams With Marvel on Kids Books
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES March 16-31, 2004 Edition Meredith Teams With Marvel on Kids Books NEW YORK, NY/03/09/04—Publicly-held Meredith Corporation has entered a deal with Marvel Publishing, among the world's largest publishers of comic books, to release several...
Who Represents Singer Keys’ Memoir? That’s the Question
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES March 16-31, 2004 Edition Who Represents Singer Keys' Memoir? That's the Question NEW YORK, NY/03/09/04—Literary agents Noah Lukeman and David Vigliano are conflicting over who has representation rights to singer Alicia Keys' book, which...
