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...
Doris
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) (...
Study Group
Study Group Approves 13-Digit ISBN Barcode as Single Identifier NEW YORK, NY/9/18/03—The Book Industry Study Group has approved a new policy that will require a 13-digit Bookland EAN bar code as the sole bar code to be printed or stickered on books and book-related...
Thomas Nelson
TOP NEWS HEADLINES October 1-15, 2003 Edition HOME: http://www.authorlink.com Thomas Nelson Reports Acquisition of World Bible Publishers Assets NASHVILLE, TN/9/23/03—Thomas Nelson, Inc. (NYSE: TNM) today announced that it purchased certain assets of the World...
S&S to Sell
TOP NEWS HEADLINES October 1-15, 2003 Edition HOME: http://www.authorlink.com S&S to Sell Interactive Operation NEW YORK, NY/9/16/03—Simon & Schuster is looking for a buyer for its Simon & Schuster Interactive division, which develops...
Survey Reports
TOP NEWS HEADLINES October 1-15, 2003 Edition HOME: http://www.authorlink.com Survey Reports 30 Percent Gain in E-Book Sales NEW YORK, NY/9/19/03—On the heels of BN.com's announcement that it would no longer offer e-books for sale on its site, the trade...
