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• Harper Collins agree to change policy on describing Jerusalem as capital of Israel
  Following a letter from CAABU and numerous letters from CAABU members and supporters, Harper Collins wrote to CAABU Director, Chris Doyle, informing him that it planned to change its policy on the naming of Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel.
  Author: Bruce Langdon - Date: August 28, 2005



• Protecting ancient forests at the Frankfurt Book Fair
  "The Greenpeace Book Campaign", a new international initiative, has been launched today at the Frankfurt Book Fair. Internationally renowned authors such as Margaret Atwood, Helen Fielding and Kirsten Boie have already joined the initiative, which encourages the use of ancient-forest-friendly paper in books.
  Author: Bruce Langdon - Date: April 7, 2004



• Tribune names new publisher at The Baltimore Sun
  Tribune Company today announced that Denise Palmer has been named president, publisher and chief executive officer of The Baltimore Sun. Mike Waller, The Sun's current publisher, will become chairman of the newspaper and plans to retire in January. Both changes will become effective Monday, September 23.
  Author: Mary Rodgers - Date: April 7, 2004



• TutorsEdge announces the launch of its live, online content support service for textbook publishers and e-Learning content providers
  TutorsEdge, Inc., an innovative provider of online, interactive, live instruction technology, today announced the launch of it's live, interactive online content support service for textbook publishers and course developers. Now, publishers can offer their customers customized, live support of their content over the Internet, improving the effectiveness of their courses and textbooks--giving publishers a competitive advantage.
  Author: Bruce Langdon - Date: April 7, 2004



• Carlton buys leading UK Sports and Media Publisher
  Carlton Books has acquired Andre Deutsch Limited, one of the UK's leading sports and media publishers, for an undisclosed sum from The VCI Group. Carlton is already the UK's number one sports reference book publisher.
  Author: Grace Milden - Date: April 7, 2004



• Corporations find a market in the poetry audience
  Bill Wadsworth, Executive Director of The Academy of American Poets, announced today a series of corporate partnerships in support of the third annual National Poetry Month. Partners include Borders Books & Music, Bookstacks Unlimited, Gale Research, The New Yorker, Random House, Sanford, Washington State Apple Growers, Yahoo!, and more than 90 other companies.
  Author: Grace Milden - Date: April 7, 2004



• ebrary announces Tom Turvey as VP of Business Development
  ebrary, the authoritative source for online research, today announced the appointment of Thomas D. Turvey, Jr. to the position of vice president of Business Development.
  Author: Mary Rodgers - Date: April 7, 2004



• ECPA releases STATS Christian Retail Trends Report for 2003 at CBA Advance
  The Evangelical Christian Publishers Association announced the release of the 2003 STATS Christian Retail Trends Report at Independent's Day during CBA Advance in Indianapolis, Indiana earlier this month.
  Author: Mary Rodgers - Date: August 7, 2005



• IUPUI University Library offers books online
  Without ever stepping foot into a library, students, faculty and staff at IUPUI can now access 35,000 books by authors ranging from Plato to Emily Bronte to Stephen Ambrose.
  Author: Mary Rodgers - Date: April 6, 2004



• Jones and Bartlett Publishers acquires the Health Care Book Publishing Division of Aspen Publishers, Inc.
  Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc., today announced the acquisition of the Health Care Book Publishing Division of Aspen Publishers, Inc., a subsidiary of Wolters Kluwer's Legal, Tax and Business North America. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
  Author: Mary Rodgers - Date: April 6, 2004



• eBook Publishing In 3 Easy Steps
  eBookMall's Publishing Center makes getting published easy. Anyone can follow 3 basic steps to becoming a successful published author.
  Author: Bruce Langdon - Date: May 8, 2005