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...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
HarperCollins Reports Flat Sales for First Quarter
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 15-30, 2003 Edition HarperCollins Reports Flat Sales for First Quarter NEW YORK, NY/11/7/03HarperCollins, owned by News Corp, reported relatively flat sales for the quarter against a robust performance for the previous two years. The...
Intimate Bookshop to Appeal Price Discrimination Suit
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 15-30, 2003 Edition Intimate Bookshop to Appeal Price Discrimination Suit 11/5/03Intimate Bookshop will appeal its lawsuit against Barnes & Noble and Borders Group for price discrimination after Judge William Pauley handed down a summary...
Barnes & Noble.com Special Committee to Consider Buyout
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...
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...
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...
