MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 1-15, 20004 Edition AAP Reports Publishers Recovering From Earlier Year Sales Losses NEW YORK, NY/2/2/04—Publishers have rung in the New Year with fewer losses and more gains in domestic, as well as elementary and high school...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 1-15, 200 Edition Penguin Young Readers Group Names New Publisher of Puffin Books NEW YORK, NY/2/2/04—Doug Whiteman, President of Penguin Young Readers Group, today announced that Eileen Bishop Kreit has been named Vice President and...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 15-31, 2004 Edition Ripplewood and ZelnickMedia Acquire Time Life Marketing Unit NEW YORK, NY/1/05/04—Time Inc., Ripplewood Holdings L.L.C. and ZelnickMedia Corporation announced today the sale of Time Life Inc., the global music and video...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 15-31, 2004 Edition Rodale Names Crespi President of International Unit EMMAUS, PA/ 1/12/04—Giannia Crespi has been named president of Rodale International, reporting to Steve Murphy. In the newly-created position, Crespi will oversee all...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 15-31, 2004 Edition WH Smith Girds for Lower Sales and Profits in 2004 LONDON/1/2/04—WH Smith has warned shareholders to expect lower sales and profits in the year ahead, and said it may even be forced to lay off some workers. The...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 15-31, 2004 Edition Steinberger Named CEO of Perseus Books, McKeown Moves to Vice Chairmanship NEW YORK, NY/01/12/2004—David Steinberger has left his post as president of HarperCollins, to become CEO at Perseus Book Group, succeeding Jack...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 15-31, 2004 Edition Barnes & Noble Shares Show Impressive Gains NEW YORK, NY/1/4/04—Barnes & Noble shares rose 82 percent in 2003 to $32.51 per share, out-performing analysts' predictions and holding its own over competitors such as...

Publishing News General News January 15-31 2004 Edition GENERAL NEWS Hughes to Become Paris Review Editor 1/5/04—Brigid Hughes, current managing editor of The Paris Review has been named executive editor of the publication, filling the post long-led by founder George...

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...

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...