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There will be an auction on April 17 for the rights for O.J. Simpson's book, 'If I Did It,' the Associated Press reported. The book, which was supposed to be published in November, also had an accompanying television special, both of which were canceled by News Corp., the parent company of publisher HarperCollins (and its former imprint ReganBooks) and Fox News.
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Random Wins 'Da Vinci' Appeal - March 28, 2007
The Court of Appeal has upheld the High Court judgment which cleared 'The Da Vinci Code' (DVC) author Dan Brown of plagiarizing 'The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail' (HBHG).
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Equity Group Joins Race for Thomson Learning - March 27, 2007
Bain Capital, Blackstone Group and Thomas H. Lee Partners, the former private equity owners of Houghton Mifflin, are bidding for Thomson Corp's text book publishing unit, sources close to the process said on Monday, according to Reuters, in a deal that could be worth around $5 billion.
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Warner Books Makes 'Grand' Change - March 26, 2007
Warner Books will soon change its name to Grand Central Publishing, the 'New York Times' reported today. One of the terms of Hachette Livre's acquisition of Warner Books last year was that, since the publishing company was no longer part of Time Warner Book Group, that it would change its name by 2011.
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Scholastic Revenue Up for Third Quarter - March 22, 2007
Revenue for Scholastic for the third quarter of FY 2007 was $497 million, a 2 percent increase over $487.7 million in the third quarter 2006, ending Feb. 28. Net loss this quarter was $7.7 million, compared to $15.5 million in 2006.
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Improved Profits and Revenue for Random House - March 21, 2007
Random House improved revenue and profits in 2006, the publisher's parent company, Bertelsmann, announced today. Revenue was up to €1.9 billion (approximately $2.53 billion), a 6.5 percent increase from €1.8 billion ($2.4 billion) in 2005.
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DRY MANHATTAN: Prohibition in New York City
April 01, 2007 - The clear, focused text provides ample evidence of this first-time author's wide research and deep familiarity with the relevant sources. Lerner recognizes Prohibition's central issue: the desire to define morality narrowly and to force that definition upon others. Teeming with immigrants and overflowing with booze, New York City seemed an unlikely battlefield, but William H. Anderson and his Anti-Saloon League came, saw and conquered. Anderson began his fierce and creative anti-alcohol campaign upon arrival in the city in 1914; by 1920, Prohibition was constitutional. The author does a good job of exploring and explaining Anderson's strategies and of identifying the cultural and historical forces that enabled his initial successes, among them the identification of beer-drinking with Germans, America's opponents in World War I....A fine history of a most troubling time. ...Full Review
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