This is page 63 of the book publishing news archives.

Dial Books Hopes For Hit With Lion Boy (2003-04-04): Lauri Hornik, Associate Publisher and Editorial Director of Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group, won the U.

Bookspan Launches International Book-of-the-Month (2003-04-04): The DirectGroup division of Bertelsmann AG, co-owners of Bookspan's Book-of-the-Month Club, announced the launch of a new program, the International Book-of-the-Month.

Children's Book Sales Slide in 2002 (2003-03-21): Consumers purchased roughly 460 million books intended for children under 14 years of age in 2002 - down 2% from 2001, according to Ipsos Children's BookTrends, an ongoing tracking service from Ipsos, a global marketing research firm.

Riverdeep Launches Learning Company Books (2003-03-14): Riverdeep, Inc.

BarnesandNoble.com Launches Book Clubs Center (2003-03-14): Barnes & Noble.

Book Buyers Continue to Seek Discounts (2003-03-14): In the last half of 2002, the U.

R.R. Bowker Launches Web Resource for Children's Books (2003-03-14): R.

Madonna Signs Children's Book Deal With Penguin Group (2003-03-07): Madonna and Callaway Editions are creating an original series of five illustrated storybooks for young readers in association with Penguin Group.

OurSelves Newsletter Targets Midlife Women (2003-03-07): OurSelves: The Newsletter for Women at the Center of Life, a new publication created to serve the generation of women now in midlife, was launched on March 1.

HarperCollins Acquires Berenstain Bears Program (2003-03-07): HarperCollins Children's Books announced that they have acquired the classic and bestselling Berenstain Bears franchise.

Goldie Hawn To Publish Her Memoir With G.P. Putnam's Sons (2003-02-28): Actress Goldie Hawn has reached an agreement with G.

WB Plans Movie Based on American Girls Series (2003-02-28): The WB Network will make its first foray into the original movie business with Revolution Studios.

Stephen King Finishes Writing the Dark Tower Series (2003-02-22): Stephen King has finished the last three volumes of his Dark Tower series and will publish the first on November 4, 2003 with Donald M.

Thomas Nelson Plans to Publish Fewer Titles (2003-02-14): Thomas Nelson, Inc.

Bowker Acquires PubEasy Service from VISTA (2003-02-14): R.

Left Field Ink Launches Angel Gate Publishing Label (2003-02-07): Left Field Ink, Inc.

H.E. Harris Acquires Whitman Coin Guides From St. Martin's (2003-01-31): St.

HarperCollins To Sell PerfectBound Ebooks to Libraries (2003-01-31): HarperCollins Publishers announced that it has finalized agreements with netLibrary and OverDrive to sell PerfectBound ebooks to libraries across the country, making it possible for libraries to lend them to their patrons.

Dutton Children's Books to Publish Walter the Farting Dog (2003-01-29): Stephanie Owens Lurie, President and Publisher of Dutton Children's Books; a division of Penguin Young Readers Group, announced that she has acquired the next two Walter the Farting Dog books from authors William Kotzwinkle and Glenn Murray and illustrator Audrey Colman.

ALA Announces 2003 Newbery and Caldecott Medals (2003-01-29): Avi, author of Crispin: The Cross of Lead, and Eric Rohmann, illustrator and author of My Friend Rabbit, are the 2003 winners of the John Newbery and Randolph Caldecott medals.