Publishing News Financial News April 1-15, 2004 Edition FINANCIAL NEWS Scholastic Reports 9 Percent Increase in Third Quarter Revenue NEW YORK, NY/03/16/04—Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL - News) has announced a 9 percent increase in revenues for the third fiscal...
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Jaffe Departs Rodale
Publishing News People March 16-31, 2004 Edition PEOPLE Jaffe Departs Rodale NEW YORK, NY/03/09/04—Marc Jaffe, senior vice president and managing director of books and licensing for Rodale Press since 2001, has left the company and will not be replaced,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
