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Archives for November 2007

Lunch for Friday, November 30

November 30, 2007
By Michael Cader

Borders Awards Nominees Among those nominated for Borders’ Original Voices awards: Fiction Among Other Things, I’ve Taken Up Smoking, by Aoibheann Sweeney An Arsonist’s Guide to Writers’ Homes in New England, by Brock Clarke The Name of the Wind, by Patrick Rothfuss No One Belongs Here More Than You, by Miranda July The Raw Shark […]

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Lunch for Thursday, November 29

November 29, 2007
By Michael Cader

Regulators Approve Harcourt Sale; Would You Like to Buy Some Debt? The Justice Department has signed off on the sale of Harcourt’s US education business to Houghton Mifflin Riverdeep without requiring the spinoff of any assets, as some had expected. (They are still evaluating the proposed sale of Harcourt’s Assessment business to Pearson.) With approval, […]

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Lunch for Wednesday, November 28

November 28, 2007
By Michael Cader

Books-A-Million: Comps Up 2 Percent; Loss Widens The number three book chain reported same-store sales rose 2.1 percent in their fiscal third quarter, reaching $117.7 million overall. Their net loss rose, however, to $555,000, nearly three times the loss this time a year ago. CEO Sandra Cochran says in the release that “operating costs for […]

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Lunch for Tuesday, November 27

November 27, 2007
By Michael Cader

Kennedy: Over Eight from Twelve? Senator Ted Kennedy’s book sold to Jamie Raab at Grand Central and Jonathan Karp at Twelve (with Karp editing), for “more than $8 million” according to the NYT’s sources, “eclipsing the $8 million given to” Hillary Clinton according to sources at sister paper the Boston Globe. Attorney Bob Barnett tells […]

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Lunch for Monday, November 26

November 26, 2007
By Michael Cader

Congressman Self-Publishes Attack on Iraq Policy Former Indiana congressman and “maverick” John Hostettler plans to self-publish NOTHING FOR THE NATION: Who Got What Out of Iraq, promising to reveal “why political leaders and their subordinates sought to remove Saddam Hussein from power.” The book is set for publication next month through his Publius House, named […]

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Lunch Weekly for Monday, November 26

November 25, 2007
By Michael Macrone

Deal Reports Just e-mail to deals@PublishersMarketplace if you aren’t using the online form linked below. Report a deal using the online form The Key As usual, the handy key to our Lunch deal categories. While all reports are always welcome, those that include a category will generally receive a higher listing when it comes time […]

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