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Book Deals Jan 1 – 15, 2004

Publishing News Book/Movie Deals January 1 - 15, 2004 Edition Book/Movie Deals Cold Mountain Film Success Prompts Grove Reprints 12/17/03—The anticipated success of the motion picture Cold Mountain, which was released December 25, has prompted Grove Press (owned by...

General News Jan 1 – 15, 2004

Publishing News General News January 1-15, 2004 Edition GENERAL NEWS Paramount Names Film Production Chief As President LOS ANGELES, CA/12/21/03—Donald De Line will become president of Paramount Pictures, effective January 5. The appointment gives new hope to the...

AAP Reports Mixed Bag For Book Sales

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 1-15, 2004 Edition AAP Reports Mixed Bag For Book Sales NEW YORK/12/30/03--Sales results were mixed for November. Gains in some categories seemed to be countered by losses in others. Year to date numbers were still down in many categories...

Pearson Projects Slight Gains In 2003 Revenues

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 1-15, 2004 Edition Pearson Projects Slight Gains In 2003 Revenues LONDON/12/16/03--Pearson Plc. anticipates it will post slight gains in earnings this year. Facing a weaker dollar, the tough market, and lower profits in the Professional...

Bertelsmann Names Supervisory Chairman to Replace Schulte-Hillen

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 1-15, 2004 Edition Bertelsmann Names Supervisory Chairman to Replace Schulte-Hillen GUETERSLOH GERMANY/12/17/03—Dieter Vogel has been named chairman of the supervisory board of German media congolerate Bertelsmann AG. He replaces Gerd...

Thompson Gale to Lay Off Workers, Close NY Offices

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 1-15, 2004 Edition Thompson Gale to Lay Off Workers, Close NY Offices FARMINGTON HILLS, MICH/12/12/03--The Thompson Corporation (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC), a leading provider of integrated information solutions to business and professional...

Simon & Schuster Posts Record Sales Despite Sluggish 2003

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 1-15, 2004 Edition Simon & Schuster Posts Record Sales Despite Sluggish 2003 NEW YORK, NY/12/18/03—Led by strong sales in the children’s market, Simon & Schuster will post record revenues for the sluggish 2003 year, CEO JackRomanos said in...

Scholastic Posts Six Percent Gains For 2nd Fiscal Quarter

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 1-15, 2004 Edition Scholastic Posts Six Percent Gains For 2nd Fiscal Quarter NEW YORK, NY/12/18/03--Scholastic Corporation, the world’s largest publisher and distributor of children’s books, announced a sales increase of 6 percent to $699...

Lotz Replaces Ramsey as Chair Of BISAC

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 1-15, 2004 Edition Lotz Replaces Ramsey as Chair Of BISAC NEW YORK, NY/12/23/03—Wendell Lotz has been named chairman of the Book Industry Standards and Communications (BISAC) organization and vice chairman of the Book Industry Study Group...

Random House CEO Calls Upturn in Market ‘Fragile’

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES December 15-31, 2003 Edition Random House continues to be a reliable pillar of profitability . . . Random House CEO Calls Upturn in Market 'Fragile' NEW YORK, NY/12/16/03— Random House CEO Peter W.Olson, in his year-end report to employees Tuesday,...