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...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES December 15-31, 2003 Edition Reed Elsevier Reports Lag in Education, Business Units but Delivers Share Growth LONDON/12/4/03—Reed Elsevier, which owns Publishers Weekly and numerous other publications, reported it is on track to deliver double...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES December 15-31, 2003 Edition Random House UK Forms New General Book Division LONDON/12/3/03—Random House UK has created a new Random House General Book Division, following its November acquisition of Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, part of the Ullstein Heyne...

Publishing News General News December 15-31, 2003 Edition GENERAL NEWS Primedia Names CEO for About.com Online Division NEW YORK, NY/12/8/03—Magazine publisher Primedia Inc. (PRM.N) has appointed Peter Horan to head its About Inc. online division. He will report to...

Publishing News Book/Movie Deals December 15-31, 2003 Edition Book/Movie Deals Pete Rose Book to Hit Stores by January NEW YORK, NY/12/8/03—Rodale Press, one of the largest independent publisher sin the U.S., has hastened the publication date for Pete Rose’s book MY...

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...

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,...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES December 1-15, 2003 Edition BAM Boosts Quarterly Sales by 6.6 Percent 11/19/03—Books-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...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES December 1-15, 2003 Edition Rowman & Littlefield Completes Plymbridge Buy LONDON/11/24/03—Rowman & Littlefield has now completed acquisition of bankrupt U.K. distributor Plymbridge after a delay involving debt assumption. Rowman will not assume any...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 15-30, 2003 Edition German Cartel Okays Two Key Takeovers by Bertlesmann, Random House FRANKFURT/11/25/2003—Media conglomerate Bertelsmann [BERT.UL] received approval Tuesday from Germany's cartel office to acquire Heyne, the largest...