Publishing News General News January 1-15, 2004 Edition GENERAL NEWS Paramount Names Film Production Chief As President LOS ANGELES, CA/12/21/03Donald De Line will become president of Paramount Pictures, effective January 5. The appointment gives new hope to the...
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...
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...
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 1-15, 2004 Edition Bertelsmann Names Supervisory Chairman to Replace Schulte-Hillen GUETERSLOH GERMANY/12/17/03Dieter Vogel has been named chairman of the supervisory board of German media congolerate Bertelsmann AG. He replaces Gerd...
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...
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 1-15, 2004 Edition Simon & Schuster Posts Record Sales Despite Sluggish 2003 NEW YORK, NY/12/18/03Led by strong sales in the childrens market, Simon & Schuster will post record revenues for the sluggish 2003 year, CEO JackRomanos said in...
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 worlds largest publisher and distributor of childrens books, announced a sales increase of 6 percent to $699...
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 1-15, 2004 Edition Lotz Replaces Ramsey as Chair Of BISAC NEW YORK, NY/12/23/03Wendell Lotz has been named chairman of the Book Industry Standards and Communications (BISAC) organization and vice chairman of the Book Industry Study Group...
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,...
Publishing News Book/Movie Deals December 15-31, 2003 Edition Authorlink News, Success Stories, And Recognition An Updated Report on Selected Authorlink Successes This is a partial list of authors who have recently sold work as a result of having been listed with...
