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...

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 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...

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 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...

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...

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...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 1-15, 2003 Edition Random House Forms Joint Venture With Joonang, Historic Korean Publishing Company SEOUL AND NEW YORK/01/06/04—In an historic international publishing partnership, Peter Olson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 1-15, 200 Edition Scholastic Publisher Jean Feiwel to Receive Curtis Benjamin Award for Creativity Washington, DC January 6, 2004--Jean Feiwel, Senior Vice President of ScholasticInc. and Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of Scholastic Books,...

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...