We Resume In case you didn’t notice (or didn’t see our notice last Monday) Lunch was at rest last week, but the kitchen is open again this week. Should you ever have questions about whether you’ve missed a particular issue, just check the Lunch Archive at PublishersMarketplace.com. Every time Lunch Deluxe is published, we post […]
Lunch Weekly for Monday, August 21
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Lunch Weekly for Monday, August 14
Please Note Most likely, there will be no regular Lunches this week. As usual, PublishersMarketplace.com will be working at full pace, with new deals, new jobs, and linked news items from the home. (If you’re one of those members who rarely visits the site itself, just go to the login page — which has a […]
Lunch for Thursday, August 10
Dubious Judge Sets Da Vinci Appeal Parameters The appeal of the case against Random House UK over the DA VINCI CODE brought by Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh will have three days of hearings, determined at a preliminary hearing this week. Those proceedings have not been scheduled yet, but are likely for January, the BBC […]
Lunch for Wednesday, August 9
One Record Stands At Harper, Even As Sales Slide Reporting results for the fiscal fourth quarter and full year, Harper continued its streak of record-setting earnings, earning $167 million for the year (up $3 million from last year), even as sales for the year fell modestly, to $1.312 billion (from $1.327 billion a year ago). […]
Lunch for Tuesday, August 8
Starbucks Brews Albom Deal The book portion of Starbucks’ new plan to promote (and possibly at some point develop) books and other entertainment products will launch this fall with a program highlighting Mitch Albom and his new novel FOR ONE MORE DAY. Books will be offered for sale in approximately 5,400 Starbucks locations nationwide both […]