Book Publishing News: 90
This is page 90 of the book publishing news archives.
Borders and the National Book Foundation Mark National Book Month (2000-01-07): Borders Books and Music stores have teamed with the National Book Foundation, sponsor of The National Book Award, for a celebration to be launched simultaneously with January's National Book Month.
Harriet Bell to Head William Morrow Cookbooks (2000-01-05): HarperCollins Publishers has announced the appointment of Harriet Bell as Vice President and Editorial Director of William Morrow Cookbooks.
David Wan Appointed Penguin Group President (2000-01-05): David Wan, Chief Financial Officer of the Penguin group, Pearson plc's consumer publishing business, has been appointed to a new role as President, responsible for the business operations, financial performance and strategic development of the Penguin Group, effective immediately.
MysteryNet To Launch Agatha Christie Website (1999-08-04): The official website for Agatha Christie will debut this fall, it was announced by MysteryNet and Agatha Christie Ltd.
BookWorld Services Announces Launch of Its Ebooks Service (1999-07-07): BookWorld Services, Inc.
NuvoMedia Announces Additional RocketEdition Publishers (1999-07-07): NuvoMedia has announced that 39 additional publishers have begun producing RocketEditions.
Earth Times Books Launched to Promote New Voices on the Environment and Social Issues (1999-07-01): The Earth Times Foundation, publisher of The Earth Times, has launched a new, not-for-profit book publishing company, Earth Times Books.
IDG Books Worldwide to Acquire Macmillan General Reference Brands (1999-06-30): IDG Books Worldwide, Inc.
News Corporation to Acquire William Morrow and Avon Books (1999-06-18): The News Corporation Limited and The Hearst Corporation have announced that News Corporation has signed an agreement to purchase the Hearst Book Group consisting of William Morrow & Company and Avon Books.
Julie Andrews to Publish Memoir and Children's Books (1999-06-15): Hyperion and Hyperion Books for Children have announced a publishing deal with actress, singer, and author Julie Andrews.
SoftBook Press to Offer Daily Newspaper Content in Electronic Book Format (1999-06-10): SoftBook Press, Inc.
My Romance Introduces New Series of Audio Romance Novels Narrated by Soap Stars (1999-06-09): My Romance has announced a new series of audio romance novels narrated exclusively by daytime television's hottest stars.
IDG Books Worldwide Rolls Out Hewlett-Packard Press (1999-06-03): IDG Books Worldwide just released its first three books under its new Hewlett-Packard Press(TM) imprint.
Borders Group and Sprout Announce Alliance (1999-06-01): Sprout, Inc.
Rodale Press Announces New Corporate Name (1999-05-27): Rodale Press, Inc.
IDG Books and Berlitz to Launch Language Series (1999-05-26): IDG Books Worldwide, Inc.
Open eBook Authoring Group Recommends Electronic Book Publication Standard (1999-05-26): In a step that will accelerate availability of electronic book content, the Open eBook Authoring Group yesterday announced the completion of a draft recommendation of the Open eBook 1.
Wiley to Acquire Jossey-Bass From Pearson (1999-05-24): William J.
O'Reilly Makes OpenSources Book Freely Available Online (1999-05-19): O'Reilly & Associates has announced that they are making the entire new book, OpenSources: Voices From the Open Source Revolution freely available (or "open-sourced") on their website.
CRC Press to Make Journals Available via ScienceDirect (1999-05-18): ScienceDirect, a provider of a comprehensive electronic database of scientific, technical and medical information, has announced an agreement with CRC Press to make the publisher's complete journals list available through the ScienceDirect online publishing platform.
