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Lawyers appeal to reinstate ban on `Wind' book
Lawyers for the estate of author Margaret Mitchell asked a federal appeals court on Thursday to overturn a ruling that permits the publication of a parody of "Gone With the Wind."

After Dropping Doubleday, Tuesdays With Morrie Author Goes With Hyperion
The Disney-owned house offered up more than $5 million for 'multiple' books of fiction and nonfiction. But can any publisher repeat the 5.5 million-copies success of Albom's first book?

Publishers scan 'Hitch Hiker' PC for final book
The final work of the writer Douglas Adams, who died of a heart attack three weeks ago, is due to be published this autumn, including an unfinished new novel and the screenplay for the long-awaited film of The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy, the book that made his name ­ and fortune.

Childrens book profiles Amazon.com CEO Bezos March 3, 2001
Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos' star power has sputtered, but he's still famous enough to be portrayed as a hero to America's youth in a new book.

TV Chef is Author of the Year
The TV chef Nigella Lawson was named author of the year last night at the British Book Awards or 'Nibbies' in London, the awards ceremony that represents the book trade's preferences.

Scholastic Becomes Purple Dinosaur's Publisher (February 9, 2001)
Over 200 books have appeared on national children's bestseller lists. Scholastic will be publishing and distributing hardcover and paperback Barney books as well as coloring and activity titles for the franchise.

Harry Potter hanky-panky (January 12, 2001)
Book publishers' furtive change of a key detail in "The Goblet of Fire" has fans buzzing.

McCain: Read Fine Print On Hil's $8M Book Deal (Dec 16, 2000)
Hillary Rodham Clinton scored an $8 million book contract yesterday, but even before the deal was signed, Sen. John McCain suggested that it be reviewed by the Senate Ethics Committee.

$8M One Hil of an Advance For a Memoir (December 15, 2000)
Hillary Clinton gets an $8 million advance for her as yet unwritten and untitled memoir.

'Ulysses' manuscript sells for record $1.5 million (December 14, 2000)
An autographed manuscript of an important chapter of legendary Irish author James Joyce's novel "Ulysses" sold at a Christie's auction Wednesday for $1.5 million -- an English-language literary record -- to the National Library of Ireland in Dublin.

Post office partners with publisher to issue books (October 5, 2000)
"The post office said HarperCollins Publishers will publish and distribute the volumes that the agency has traditionally published and sold only at its postal stores and by mail."

Harry Potter Among 100 Most Challenged Books in Banned Books Week List (September 24, 2000)
The American Library Association has published a list of the most 100 most frequently challenged books for Banned Books Week. The Harry Potter series made the list at #48.

Small presses have big share of book titles (September 24, 2000)
While 20 years ago, the "bigs" published 70 percent of the books in this country, now the reverse is true. Independent presses produce 70 percent of the books in a U.S. market that generates more than $40 billion in sales annually.

Canadian Writer Selected For Barnes & Noble's Prestigious Discover Great New Writers Program (August 23, 2000)
Bonnie Burnard, Author of A Good House, Among Twenty New Writers in Discover's Fall Program.

HarperCollins Publishers Launches Rayo, Hispanic-focused Imprint Featuring Books in Spanish and English (August 23, 2000)
HarperCollins Publishers today announced the launch of Rayo, a new imprint that will publish titles for and about Latinos in both English and Spanish.

Homeless Murdoch Bio Is Taken In by Simon & Schuster UK (August 12, 2000)
Agent Bill Hamilton sold British Commonwealth and Canadian rights to Michael Crick's biography of Rupert Murdoch to S&S UK managing director Ian Chapman.

Scholastic Ships 4 Million Copies Of 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets' in Paperback On Sale August 15 (August 11, 2000)
After going back to press prior to publication for a total of 4 million copies, the release of the paperback brings the total number of Harry Potter books in the United States to 32.6 million.

From deep space to cyberspace (August 10, 2000)
J Michael Straczynski, creator of the Babylon 5 TV series, is planning to make his latest novel available in four limited-life instalments that can be downloaded from the web.

Brill's Contentville, Writers Union Reach Agreement On Website Royalties (August 3, 2000)
The National Writers Union (NWU) and Contentville.com , a new website founded by publisher Steven Brill, formally announced today an agreement to compensate writers for works purchased by visitors to the website.

Book about intimacy for Mormons is surprise best seller (July 29, 2000)
"Between Husband & Wife: Gospel Perspectives on Marital Intimacy," published in March by Covenant Books, has been a surprise best seller and is flying off the shelves in Mormon bookstores across the West.

Former Taiwan President's New Book Rolls off the Press in Japan (July 26, 2000)
"Asia's Strategy," former Republic of China President Lee Teng-hui's third book to be published in Japan, rolled off the press in Tokyo on Tuesday.

Freelance Authors Regain Copyright Control Through Innovative Settlement (July 26, 2000)
Document Provider to Obtain Permission Before Selling Authors' Articles Electronically. Historic Legal Settlement Includes Class Notification to Authors

MightyWords Joins Forces with William Morrow & Co. To publish Ebook By Dying Author (July 25, 2000)
In response to a recent fatal diagnosis of an author, MightyWords.com has joined forces with William Morrow & Co. to publish an abridged electronic edition of her book that will not be available as a printed book until this October.

Fiona Avery's 'Crusade' Scripts Debut on Bookface.com (July 24, 2000)
Renowned Science Fiction and Fantasy Author Provides Previously Unreleased Scripts for Fans to Explore Online for Free at Bookface.com

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