Lynne Spears “Mother of the Year” Book Delayed

Lynne Spears book has a new angle. "NEW YORK — Lynne Spears’ book about parenting has been delayed indefinitely, her publisher said Wednesday. Lindsey Nobles, a spokeswoman for Christian book publisher Thomas...

Dawkins publisher may be tried for attack on 'sacred values'

"A Turkish prosecutor is considering whether to prosecute the Turkish publisher of Richard Dawkins' bestselling atheist polemic, The God Delusion, on the grounds that it incites religious hatred. The publisher, Erol Karaaslan, said today that he expected to be questioned on...

Romantics sue Guitar Hero publisher

A lot of kids are going to be upset about this if it means Santa's stock of Guitar Hero runs dry."Imitation might be flattery, but that doesn't make the Romantics any happier about it. The Detroit rock band has...

A Netflix for Magazines

Time Inc. is taking a page from Netflix' playbook, offering customers a subscription package with built-in flexibility: subscribers can swap out magazines on a montly basis without having to manage individual...

AutoWeek editors honor the Best of the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show

"The 2007 AutoWeek Editors' Choice Award winners for the Best of Tokyo are: BEST IN SHOW: Nissan GT-R- "This is the super car everyone has been waiting for since Nissan officials announced in 2001 that they would re-create the icon," said AutoWeek Editor and Associate...

Howard Stern Files Libel Lawsuit Against Rita Cosby

"Anna Nicole Smith's lawyer and companion, Howard Stern, filed a $US60 million libel lawsuit Tuesday against Rita Cosby and her publisher over a book she wrote that claims Stern and Smith's ex-boyfriend, Larry Birkhead, had a sexual encounter. The suit, filed in federal court...

Subway & Dunkin' Donuts: Pizza-Makers?

Pizza chains have suffered a profit dip recently, so fast-food giants Subway and Dunkin' Donuts are throwing their dough in the ring. They figure that, with the major pizza players in a slump, they, as...

Victoria Beckham to guest star on ‘Ugly Betty’

"LOS ANGELES -- Victoria Beckham, now living in Los Angeles, is going Hollywood. Despite her recent denials about being interested in an acting career, Beckham, aka Posh Spice, is taking a first step by playing...

The Late Great New York Times

    With circulation down and sales flagging, times are tough at the New York Times. The once iconic behemoth of the American journalism industry has seen recent years pass by with the ever...

Latest Potter breaks records around world

"The latest Harry Potter book continues to break records around the world while in the UK, Waterstones sales were more than double those of the previous volume of the boy wizard's adventures. In the first seven...

Keith Richards Autobiography Sparks Bidding War

A bidding war has erupted over Keith Richards' forthcoming autobiography. Several publishing companies have offered The Rolling Stones guitarist an advance of $7.3 million for a chance to publish the memoirs....

Google gets into fishwrap

Now you can buy newpaper ads through Google.  ""We started with roughly 70 daily newspapers," said Spencer Spinnell, head of advertising strategy for Google Print Ads. "Now we have 225. Currently the network...

New Potter Book May Have Made Its Way to Web

"Frustrating perhaps the most elaborately orchestrated marketing machine ever mobilized for a book, photographs of what appeared to be every single page of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” the breathlessly awaited seventh and final installment in the series by J....

'Chicago Sun-Times' Looks to Redefine Itself as 'Liberal, Working-Class' Paper

The Chicago Sun Times is moving left.It's gotta be a business decision, not a moral or political one. I say this with due deference to publisher John Cruickshank, who in a past lifetime was a fellow journalist at...

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