MAIN NEWS HEADLINES December 15-31, 2003 Edition Time Warner Cuts Debt, Re-Focuses on 2004 Growth NEW YORK, NY/12/8/ 03--Time Warner Inc. (TWX.N) on Monday announced it expects to achieve its two-year debt reduction target a year ahead of schedule and would now focus...
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John Wiley Q 2 Trade Sales Drop by 3 Percent
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES December 15-31, 2003 Edition John Wiley Q 2 Trade Sales Drop by 3 Percent NEW YORK, NY/12/2/03John Wiley & Sons has reported a three percent decline in overall revenue for the second quarter. Income fell to $228.9 million for the period. The...
General News Dec 1 – 15, 2003
Publishing News General News December 1-15, 2003 Edition GENERAL NEWS The New Yorker to Promote Books and Reading New York, NY/11/24/03To promote book buying and reading this holiday season, The New Yorker has created a new public service advertising campaign to run...
Large Chains Report Strong Quarterly Sales
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES December 1-15, 2003 Edition Large Chains Report Strong Quarterly Sales NEW YORK, NY/11/21./03The two top bookstore retailers have reported strong sales for the third quarter. Barnes & Noble Bookstores reported a 9.7 percent increase in sales for...
AAP Reports Decline in October Book Sales
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES December 1-15, 2003 Edition AAP Reports Decline in October Book Sales NEW YORK, NY/12/1/03Book sales fell dramatically in October, with sales down in almost every category tracked by the Association of American Publishers. Sales of adult hardcover...
Book Deals Dec 1 – 15, 2003
Publishing News Book/Movie Deals December 1-15, 2003 Edition Book/Movie Deals HarperCollins Buys Two New Margolin Thrillers NEW YORK, NY/11/18/03HarperCollins has acquired Phillip Margolin's next two thrillers in a major seven figure deal by Editor Dan Conaway. Jean...
Financials Dec 1 – 15, 2003
Publishing News Financials December 1-15, 2003 Edition In this section: The Liberty Corporation Regal Entertainment Group The Liberty Corp. Declares Quarterly Dividend GREENVILLE, S.C./11/4/03The board of directors of The Liberty Corporation (NYSE: LC) today declared...
German Cartel Okays Two Key Takeovers by Bertlesmann, Random House
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 15-30, 2003 Edition German Cartel Okays Two Key Takeovers by Bertlesmann, Random House FRANKFURT/11/25/2003Media conglomerate Bertelsmann [BERT.UL] received approval Tuesday from Germany's cartel office to acquire Heyne, the largest...
Rowman & Littlefield Completes Plymbridge Buy
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES December 1-15, 2003 Edition Rowman & Littlefield Completes Plymbridge Buy LONDON/11/24/03Rowman & Littlefield has now completed acquisition of bankrupt U.K. distributor Plymbridge after a delay involving debt assumption. Rowman will not assume any...
BAM Boosts Quarterly Sales by 6.6 Percent
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES December 1-15, 2003 Edition BAM Boosts Quarterly Sales by 6.6 Percent 11/19/03Books-A-Million has reported a 6.6 percent increase in third quarter sales ending November 1 to $103.1 million. Comparable store sales rose 4.4 percent, and the company...
