MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 1-15, 2003 Edition AAP Reports Book Strong Sales in September Washington, DC/11/03/03—The month of September was very good for book sales, with almost every category tracked by the Association of American Publishers (AAP), showing...
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August Sales
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES October 15-31, 2003 Edition Children's Books Up 53.7 Percent Year-to-Date August Sales for Adult Trade Books Fall While Children's Book Sales Increase WASHINGTON, DC/10/04/03The Association of American Publishers has reported that children's books...
Penguin to Launch
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES October 15-31, 2003 Edition HOME: http://www.authorlink.com Prospective authors must earn the endorsement of all 12 historians Penguin to Launch New History Imprint NEW YORK, NY/10/09/03—Penguin Putnam's, Penguin Press, headed by Ann Godoff,...
Octopus Acquires
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES October 15-31, 2003 Edition HOME: http://www.authorlink.com Godsfield plans 20 to 30 new titles for release in 2004 Octopus Acquires Mind, Body, Spirit Publisher, Godsfield Press LONDON/10/08/03—UK-based Octopus Publishing Group has acquired...
Frankfurt Book Fair
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES October 15-31, 2003 Edition HOME: http://www.authorlink.com Exhibitors increase 4 percent. Frankfurt Book Fair Closes on an Upbeat Note FRANKFURT, GERMANY/10/13/03--The Frankfurt Book Fair, world's largest publishing event, closes today on an...
Harlequin’s Steeple Hill
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES October 15-31 Edition HOME: http://www.authorlink.com The line forbids sex and violence. Harlequin's Steeple Hill Launches New Christian Line NEW YORK, NY/10/13/03—Harlequin's Steeple Hill imprint is developing a new program dedicated to...
WHSmith Reports
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES October 15-31, 2003 Edition HOME: http://www.authorlink.com Publishing unit sales up slightly. WHSmith Reports Strong Rebound in Book Sales LONDON/03/10/16--WHSmith's High Street book stores reported a strong rebound in the second half of the year...
Nielsen BookData
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES October 15-31, 2003 Edition HOME: http://www.authorlink.com The new database is designed to become a central source of information and pricing . . . Nielsen BookData, Whitaker Work Hard at Merging Bookselling Databses LONDON/10/09/03—Nielsen...
HarperCollinsUK
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES October 15-31, 2003 Edition HOME: http://www.authorlink.com Allen says he won't write the memoir unless a publisher offers what he thinks it's worth . HarperCollinsUK, Random House Bid $1 Million-Plus for Woody Allen Autobiography NEW YORK,...
General News October 1-15, 2003
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES October 1-15, 2003 Edition GENERAL NEWS Barnes & Noble University, Court TV Offer Forensics Course NEW YORK/9/24/03—In response to the ever-increasing interest in the science of forensics, Barnes & Noble.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: BNBN) (...
