Publishing News Archives: Page 4

Amazon.com Acquires BookSurge (April 11, 2005): Amazon.

Milagro Acquires Film, TV Rights to Mail Order Murder (April 10, 2005): Milagro Entertainment, Inc.

Ivan Held Named President of G.P. Putnam's Sons (April 8, 2005): Ivan Held has been named President of G.

Geoff Wild Joines E Ink Board (April 4, 2005): E Ink Corporation, a developer and marketer of electronic paper display technology, has announced the appointment of Geoff Wild to its Board of Directors.

Rodale and GoodTimes Announced Video Agreement (April 4, 2005): Rodale Inc.

Reader's Digest and Hasbro to Publish Tonka Books (April 1, 2005): Reader's Digest Children's Publishing has announced an agreement with the Hasbro Properties Group to publish and distribute books in the United States and Canada based on Hasbro's Tonka brand.

Jiggerbug Simplifies Online Audiobook Rental Process (April 1, 2005): Jiggerbug, an online audio book rental company, has launched the company's "Easy 1, 2, 3 Rental Process.

Microsoft, Time Warner and Thomson Acquire ContentGuard (March 29, 2005): Microsoft, Time Warner and Thomson have announced completion of their three-way acquisition of ContentGuard.

Warner Business Books to Publish Trumpworld (March 29, 2005): Warner Business Books, an imprint of the Time Warner Book Group, has announced that it will publish a book by New York Times investigative reporter Timothy L.

Stephen King Novel Part of Hard Case Crime's Book List (March 25, 2005): Winterfall LLC, creator of the celebrated Hard Case Crime line of pulp-style paperback crime novels, announced that a new book by Stephen King will be the lead title of the line's second year.

Disney Names Robert A. Iger CEO (March 25, 2005): Robert A.

Small World Toys to Create Toys Based on Eric Carle's Books (March 22, 2005): Small World Toys has announced a licensing agreement with children's book author and illustrator Eric Carle.

Wiley and CoachInc.com to Publish Training Books (March 11, 2005): John Wiley & Sons, a business education publisher, and CoachInc.

Penguin Group Announces New Paperback Format (March 11, 2005): This summer, Maeve Binchy, Clive Cussler and Nora Roberts will sport a new look in paperback when Penguin Group (USA) introduces the Penguin Premium format -- a new format that Penguin says is designed to feel better and read more comfortably than the current mass market paperbacks.

Hyperion To Publish Bob Newhart's Memoir (March 11, 2005): Hyperion has announced plans to publish a memoir by Bob Newhart.

Smithsonian and HarperCollins Announce Book Deal (March 4, 2005): The Smithsonian Institution and HarperCollins Publishers have announced a publishing partnership.

Cranium and Little, Brown Announce Publishing Deal (March 4, 2005): Little, Brown Books for Young Readers and Cranium, creators of the popular Cranium games, have announced a joint publishing venture that will bring the Cranium concept to a line of books for children.

Rodale Buys Condoleezza Rice Biography (March 4, 2005): Rodale Executive Editor Leigh Haber has acquired North American rights to an important new biography of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice by Newsweek Senior Editor and Chief of Correspondents Marcus Mabry.

Questia Media Adds Taylor & Francis Books (March 3, 2005): Questia Media, Inc.

Chiappardi and Lyman Launch New Entertainment Company (March 3, 2005): Bob Chiappardi of Concrete Marketing Inc.