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Archives for September 2006

Lunch for Friday, September 29

September 29, 2006
By Michael Cader

State of Early Release The NYT bought a copy of Bob Woodward’s STATE OF DENIAL, set for release next week, in time for a front page story today. The Daily News bought a copy, too, even though the Times gets all the credit. They say Woodward found himself “speechless” by Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld’s […]

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Lunch for Thursday, September 28

September 28, 2006
By Michael Cader

More Bad News at Waterstone’s Same-store sales at Waterstone’s have continued their ugly decline (falling every reporting period since spring 2005) — which is even worse than it sounds, since the bar for comparison keeps getting lower. For the fiscal year to date, comparable sales fell 4.1 percent (though the company helpfully broke this down […]

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Lunch for Wednesday, September 27

September 27, 2006
By Michael Cader

Back to the Future Not only did Sony present their new Reader device to the press last night, but they also made it available for sale immediately through their online store, selling for $350. Borders will be the first physical retailer to put units on sale, in October, and Sony says additional retail partners outside […]

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Lunch for Tuesday, September 26

September 26, 2006
By Michael Cader

Changes at Scholastic; Cecka Promoted; PW Goes Free to Booksellers Under New Publisher, and More Personnel News Scholastic’s svp, trade publishing and deputy publisher Ellie Berger is being promoted to publisher. Publisher, hardcover and early childhood Andrea Davis Pinkney will now serve as an editor-at-large to focus on working directly with authors — still reporting […]

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Lunch for Monday, September 25

September 25, 2006
By Michael Cader

Musharraf Stumps for Book Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf’s book releases today, after numerous teases from the leader — including a plug at a press conference with President Bush on Friday, when Musharraf responded to a question by saying: “I am launching my book on the 25th, and I am honor-bound to Simon & Schuster not […]

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Lunch Weekly for Monday, September 25

September 25, 2006
By Michael Cader

Monday, September 25 Our Usual Reminder If for some reason this has reached you even though you are not a paying member of PublishersMarketplace, please visit the link below to join us all the time for complete deal reports and more. Click to register http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/register.shtml Deal Reports Just e-mail to deals@PublishersMarketplace if you aren’t using […]

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