MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 15-30, 2003 Edition Barnes & Noble.com Special Committee to Consider Buyout NEW YORK, NY/11/07/03—Barnes & 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./11/4/03—The 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/11/7/03—According 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/11/15/03—Former President Jimmy Carter's first fiction novel, The Hornet's Nest, will arrive in bookstores this month....

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 15-30, 2003 Edition Baker & Taylor Retail VP to Retire 11/11/03—Jim Ulsamer, age 53, executive vice president of the retail division for Baker & Taylor, has announced he will retire at the end of 2003, ending a 30-year career there. Baker...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 15-30, 2003 Edition Rowman & Littlefield Agrees to Buy Bankrupt UK Distributor LONDON/11/7/03—The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group Inc. and its sister company National Book Network will acquire some of the assets of bankrupt UK...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 15-30, 2003 Edition S&S Names England CFO, Replacing Judd NEW YORK, NY/11/7/03—David England has been named CFO of Simon & Schuster to replace SAM Judd who is leaving the company. England joins S&S from UPN. Both S&S and UPN are owned by...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 15-30, 2003 Edition Random House Reduces Tech And Sales Staff NEW YORK, NY/11/7/03—Random House has confirmed layoffs of 24 technical people and five salespeople during recent months. The staff reductions came in both the main New York...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 15-30, 2003 Edition Vivendi Q3 Sales Decline by One Third PARIS/11/7/03—French media and telecom company Vivendi Universal, which is in the process of selling its Vivendi Entertainment division, reported a sales drop of nearly two-thirds...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 15-30, 2003 Edition Intimate Bookshop to Appeal Price Discrimination Suit 11/5/03—Intimate Bookshop will appeal its lawsuit against Barnes & Noble and Borders Group for price discrimination after Judge William Pauley handed down a summary...