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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 15-30, 2003 Edition Barnes & Noble.com Special Committee to Consider Buyout NEW YORK, NY/11/07/03Barnes & Noble Inc. plans to buy all outstanding shares that it does not already own in Barnes & Noble.com. In what executives call a cost...
Publishing News Financials November 15-30, 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...
Publishing News General News November 15-30, 2003 Edition GENERAL NEWS JK Rowling Tops List of Best Paid British Authors LONDON/11/7/03According to the London Times, JK Rowling is the highest paid author in history, based on the number of words produced. Rowling's...
Publishing News Book/Movie Deals November 15-30, 2003 Edition Book/Movie Deals Former President Carter Tries Hand At Fiction Writing ATLANTA, GA/11/15/03Former President Jimmy Carter's first fiction novel, The Hornet's Nest, will arrive in bookstores this month....
