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...
Doris
Barnes & Noble.com Reports Third Quarter 2003 Results; Losses Improve
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 1-15, 2003 Edition Barnes & Noble.com Reports Third Quarter 2003 Results; Losses Improve NEW YORK/10/28/03—Barnes & Noble.com (Nasdaq:BNBN) ( www.bn.com) announced today that the company's net sales for third quarter 2003...
AAP Reports Book Strong Sales in September
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...
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/10/04/03—The 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...
