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...
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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...
Shareholders Charge B&N.comWith Unfair Dealings
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 15-30, 2003 Edition News Update Shareholders Charge B&N.com With Unfair Dealings NEW YORK, NY/11/19/03Shareholders of Barnes & Noble.com and Barnes & Noble have filed about a dozen class action lawsuits against the companies, seeking to...
News Update2003 NationalBook Awards Presented
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 15-30, 2003 Edition News Update 2003 National Book Awards Presented NEW YORK, NY/11/19/03Shirley Hazzard, four-time nominee for the National Book Award, finally took home the fiction prize November 19 for her novel, The Great Fire...
NEW AAP AWARD CELEBRATESCREATIVITY IN INDEPENDENT PUBLISHING
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 15-30, 2003 Edition NEW AAP AWARD CELEBRATES CREATIVITY IN INDEPENDENT PUBLISHING WASHINGTON, D.C./11/14/03The Association of American Publishers (AAP) has announced a new award, to be given for the first time in February, to honor an...
