Authorlink Publishing News Section Three November 1-15, 2003 Edition Home: http://www.authorlink.com In this section: Adobe Systems Inc. Adobe Sales Projections for 2004 Higher Than Expected NEW YORK, NY/10/28/03San Jose-based Adobe Systems Inc. predicts sales...
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Book/Movie Deals Nov 1-15, 2003
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 1 - 15, 2003 Edition Book/Movie Deals Senior Citizen Gets First Novel Deal After Self Publishing LONDON/10/21/03Natasha Fairweather of A P Watt, a Cornish woman in her seventies, will have her first novel, The Reckoning, published this...
General News November 1-15, 2003
Authorlink Publishing News Section II: More News November 1-15, 2003 Edition GENERAL NEWS Hicks' New Drench Kiss Press Focuses on Leftists NEW YORK, NY/10/23/03A new small press, Drench Kiss Media, has been launched by former Soft Skull publisher Sander...
EC Could Block Lagardere Vivendi Merger on Grounds of Distribution Monopoly
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 1-15, 2003 Edition HOME: http://www.authorlink.com EC Could Block Lagardere Vivendi Merger on Grounds of Distribution Monopoly LONDON/10/27/03The European Commission Monday sent its "statement of objections" to publishers Lagardere and...
Ten Young Writers Receive $35,000 Whiting Writer’s Award $35,000 Whiting Writer’s Award
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 1-15, 2003 Edition Ten Young Writers Receive $35,000 Whiting Writer's Award New York, NY/10/30-/03The Mrs. Giles Whiting Foundation has named ten recipients of the 2003 Whiting Writers' Awards. The awards, which are $35,000 each, totaling...
First-Time Novelist Wins Man Booker Fiction Prize
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 1-15, 2003 Edition First-Time Novelist Wins Man Booker Fiction Prize LONDON/10/14/03Australian-born author DBC Pierre was named winner of the 2003 Man Booker Prize for Fiction on October 14. He will earn £50,000 ($80,000) with a satirical...
Hodder Delays Move Into US Publishing
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 1-15, 2003 Edition Hodder Delays Move Into US Publishing LONDON/10/23/03UK publisher Hodder Headline has delayed the launch of its US imprint with Simon & Schuster. The UK magazine, The company reportedly will wait until WH Smith,...
Princess Di Photo Book to Mark Seventh anniversary of Her Death
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 1-15, 2003 Edition Princess Di Photo Book to Mark Seventh anniversary of Her Death LONDON/10/20/03HarperCollinsUK has offered a high six-figure deal for an authorized book of Princess Diana's photographs. The coffee table book, called,...
ECW Press Closes Montreal Office, Copublisher Departs
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 1-15, 2003 Edition ECW Press Closes Montreal Office, Copublisher Departs TORONTO, CA/10/20/03—ECW Press will close its Montreal office on November 30. At the same time, copublisher Robert Lecker will leave the company. ECW will...
London Publisher Quarto to Take Offers for Acquisition Soon
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 1-15, 2003 Edition London Publisher Quarto to Take Offers for Acquisition Soon LONDON/10/22/03—Following a takeover bid by JO Hambro Capital Management that began this past summer, international publisher Quarto Group will receive...
