Publishing News Archives: Page 5

New Line and Walden Media to Film Hoot (February 28, 2005): New Line Cinema has partnered with production companies Walden Media and the Kennedy/Marshall Company to produce a feature adaptation of the popular Carl Hiaasen children's novel Hoot.

ShoPro and Viz to Merge (February 26, 2005): ShoPro Entertainment Inc.

Borders Announces 2004 Original Voices Award Winners (February 25, 2005): Borders has announced the adult fiction and nonfiction winners of the Borders Original Voices Awards, the retailer's program that honors emerging and innovative authors.

Richard Chilcott Named Senior Vice President, Paperchase U.S. (February 19, 2005): Borders Group Inc.

Jason Alexander to Publish Children's Book (February 18, 2005): Scholastic, a children's book publisher, announced that it will publish a new picture book by first-time author -- comedian and actor Jason Alexander in May, 2005.

David Yates to Direct Fifth Potter Film (February 18, 2005): British television helmer David Yates has been signed to direct Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, the fifth film adaptation of J.

Marvel Signs Mass Market Book Deals (February 11, 2005): Marvel Enterprises, Inc.

VNU Launches The Book Standard (February 11, 2005): VNU Business Media, has launched The Book Standard, a subscription-based website covering the book business.

Apprise Media Acquires Beckett Publications (February 11, 2005): Apprise Media LLC, a media company backed by Spectrum Equity Investors, has acquired Beckett Publications, a publisher of sports and entertainment market collectible guides.

Publishing Industry Soundbytes for January 31, 2005 (January 31, 2005): People · Reed Business Information announced that Sara Nelson has joined the company as Editor-in-Chief of Publishers Weekly magazine.

Top Selling Ebooks of 2004 Announced (January 24, 2005): The Open eBook Forum (OeBF), an ebook industry trade and standards organization, has released its annual list of Top Selling ebooks.

Kadohata, Henkes Win Newbery, Caldecott Medals (January 21, 2005): Cynthia Kadohata, author of Kira-Kira, and Kevin Henkes, illustrator and author of Kitten's First Full Moon, are the 2005 winners of the John Newbery and Randolph Caldecott medals.

Gloria Estefan to Write Children's Book (January 21, 2005): Five-time Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Gloria Estefan will pen her first book, a story for children to be published in both English and Spanish in November 2005.

Bluff Magazine Catches Poker Wave (January 14, 2005): Bluff Magazine, now in its third issue, has been caught up in the poker phenomenon that is sweeping the nation.

ALSC Announces Theodor Seuss Geisel Award (January 14, 2005): The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), has announced the creation of a new award for outstanding children's literature.

Bookeen Releases Multi-Format Electronic Book (January 7, 2005): Bookeen has announced the launch of the Cybook, a multi-format open ebook reading device.

OFAC Revises Rule Restricting Publishing Activities (January 7, 2005): The U.

Scholastic Acquires Self-Published Fantasy Series (January 7, 2005): Scholastic has acquired the North American book rights to Patrick Carman's self-published trilogy, The Land of Elyon, a new series set in a fantasy world in which animals can talk and enchanted stones can see the future.

Sterling to Publish Books with DIY Network (January 3, 2005): Sterling Publishing Co.

Nickelodeon and Paramount Acquire Anybodies Series (January 3, 2005): Nickelodeon Movies and Paramount Pictures announced that they have jointly acquired the motion-picture rights to The Anybodies, written by bestselling author Julianna Baggott and illustrated by Peter Ferguson.