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Archives March 15-31, 2002

Scholastic Buys Leading Kids' Publisher, Klutz NEW YORK, NY/3/4/02—Scholastic Corporation, (NMS:SCHL) the global children's publishing and multimedia company, has agreed to acquire Klutz, an innovative publisher and creator of "books plus"...

An Exclusive Authorlink Interview with David Ebershoff

In addition to his publishing role at Random House, David Ebershoff is the author of The Danish Girl and The Rose City. The Danish Girl won the Rosenthal Foundation Award from the American Academy of Arts & Letters and the Lambda Literary Award. His latest work, Pasadena, a novel, will be released by Random House in the summer of 2002. David is a visiting lecturer in fiction writing at Princeton, and lives in New York City.

An Exclusive Authorlink Interview With Martha Levin

Martha Levin joined Simon & Schuster last April to expand the Free Press’s serious nonfiction lines to include literary fiction and other works. As publisher, she is responsible for every aspect of the publishing process: what the Free Press buys, publishes, how the house promotes, publicizes, how the books look, and what books get reprinted.

Archives March 1-15, 2002

Crown Group Expanded, Jenny Frost Named Group President NEW YORK, NY/2/28/02-A major realignment and expansion of the Crown Publishing Group and a new President and Publisher for both the Crown and Random House Children's Books divisions of Random House, Inc.,...

What Makes a Book Ready to Publish?

A monthly column written by an Authorlink contributing editor. We welcome your questions, comments and input to this page. ASK THE EDITOR What Makes a Book Ready to Publish? By Susan Malone March, 2002 Writers (from first-timers to sometimes seasoned pros) often get...

Archives February 15-28, 2002

Barnes & Noble Names Steve Riggio Chief ExecutiveNEW YORK/NY/2/13/02—Steve Riggio, vice chairman of B&N.com and Barnes & Noble, has been named CEO of Barnes & Noble, replacing his brother Len, who will remain company chairman. Steve Riggio will...

eBook Experts Look to Bright New Era for Digital Publishing

The death of digital books has been greatly exaggerated! In related news, a distinguished panel of top representatives from the eBook divisions of Microsoft, Adobe, Palm, Digital Media and MobiPocket were scheduled to discuss emerging eBook technologies at the Seybold Seminars in New York on February 21.

Ten Common Copyright Permission Myths

TEN COMMON COPYRIGHT PERMISSION MYTHS by Attorney Lloyd J. Jassin   "Without written permission, you expose yourself to legal risks." Although the First Amendment may appear unconditional on its face, the right to speak and write freely has...