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Archives for October 2004

Lunch for Friday, October 29

October 29, 2004
By Michael Cader

Another Plot to Change America Penguin’s Riverhead imprint has acquired a book that tantalizingly hints at what it calls a thwarted “plot to disrupt the presidential election.” But like the missing explosives in Iraq, the full details of this story may well not emerge until long after the election is history, with publication not scheduled […]

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Lunch for Thursday, October 28

October 28, 2004
By Michael Cader

Tillinghast to Retire Again from AMS Charles Tillinghast will step down from his interim return as CEO of Advanced Marketing Services, making way for the ascension of Bruce C. Myers to the top post on November 12. Myers joined the company’s staff in April as evp and CFO, at the same time as Tillinghast returned […]

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Lunch for Wednesday, October 27

October 27, 2004
By Michael Cader

Online Territorial Expansion for Amazon and Abe Amazon UK will run an online bookstore for Borders’ fast-growing UK operation-just as the two companies work together in the US. It’s the first deal like this for Amazon UK since their 2001 partnership with Waterstone’s. Reuters item Abebooks.com has acquired Iberlibro.com, which they call “the most important […]

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Lunch for Tuesday, October 26

October 26, 2004
By Michael Cader

Today’s Meal On and Off Again The NYT raised a few eyebrows last week after unusual dispatch of two different versions of its weekly e-mail providing advance release of the bestseller lists dated October 31. The first version incorrectly listed DON’T THINK OF AN ELEPHANT, credited to Howard Dean and Don Hazen with Ballantine listed […]

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Lunch for Monday, October 25

October 25, 2004
By Michael Cader

A Quiet Fall Variety’s take on the NBA nominations and the fall fiction season: “They’re a crutch for publishers in a shaky marketplace, and this year they could certainly use the boost.” Random House’s Stuart Applebaum calls October “desultory month for book retailers.” He also offers this: “Most major trade book publishers are despairing of […]

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Lunch for Friday, October 22

October 22, 2004
By Michael Cader

Kerry Wins! And PublicAffairs has the scoop, in a book set to release in January. Though the provisional title loaded into Amazon and BN.com calls the book ELECTION 2004: How Bush/Kerry Won and What You Can Expect in the Future,” the descriptive copy provides the real news: “An extraordinary behind-the-scenes look at the 2004 Kerry […]

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