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Harry Potter Trivia Book on the Block
Two weeks ago when a home-schooling mom of three sent a query about The Absolute Best Harry Potter Trivia Challenge manuscript she was working on to the Los Angeles-based agent Sharlene Martin, Martin knew she was interested and knew she wanted to send the proposal out this Monday, two days after HP7’s lay-down date.
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Books Inc Raises Over $17,000 in Potter Proceeds for Local Schools
Knowing that it could never compete with chains when it came to discounting Harry Potter #7, Books Inc. did what it did with #6, and gave 20% of pre-sales and party sales to seven schools located in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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First Benoit Book Out from ECW in October
On June 24, 2007, WWE wrestler Chris Benoit murdered his wife Nancy and 7-year-old son Daniel in their Fayetteville, Georgia, home before committing suicide. On October 1st, Toronto-based publisher ECW will publish Benoit: Wrestling with the Horror that Destroyed a Family and Crippled a Sport.
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With HP7 Less Doesn't Mean More
Some enterprising people are looking to sell a few defective copies of Harry Potter as collectable items. Early reception has been cool.
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Cagney & Lacey Producer Rethinks Publishing On Demand
Emmy Award-winning producer Barney Rosenzweig recently published his memoir, Cagney & Lacey and Me, through the Print On Demand publisher iUniverse. He explains the process and why he will go the traditional publishing route next time.
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Comics Briefly
Slate To Serialize Reagan Graphic Bio; CBLDF San Diego Auction; Virgin Comics on Myspace; DC To Publish WoW Comic; Hollow Fields Goes Back to Press; PW The Beat On SDCC ‘07 and PW Comics Weekat San Diego
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Yen Press Hires Lee, Adds ICE Kunion List
Yen Press is absorbing manhwa publisher ICE Kunion's licenses and will begin publishing them in spring 2008.
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Fans Turnout for Otakon ’07 Despite Early Date
Despite awkward timing, this year's Otakon fan attendance was up, although publisher attendance was down.
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Josh Simmons’s House of Horror
House is Josh Simmons’s first full-length graphic novel, and throughout this work of horror he conveys a deep sense of dread without a single line of dialogue.
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Panel Mania: Elephant Men: Wounded Animals
Genetically engineered to be super-soldiers, powerful mutant animals—called Elephant Men no matter their species—must now live uneasily among humans. In this preview, Miki the cab driver visits agents Hip Flask and Ebony Hide in the hospital. Elephant Men: Wounded Animals by writers Richard Starkings and Joe Kelly, will be published by Active Images in August.
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Karin Slaughter Launches Graphic Novel Imprint at Oni
International bestselling thriller writer Karin Slaughter is launching a new graphic novel imprint at Oni Press, starting with her own The Recidivists, slated to appear in spring 2009.
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Elfquest Creators Go Solo
Elfquest creators Wendy and Richard Pini decided not to renew their contract with DC Comics earlier this year.
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That 8.3 Million Copies Sold
Was Just the BeginningHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows has set records for Scholastic, Random House, Borders, Barnes & Noble and Amazon as the fastest-selling book (or CD) in history. Independent bookstores also reported record sales, with scattered reports of shortages.
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Nonfiction Reviews: Week of 7/23/2007
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Fiction Reviews: Week of 7/23/2007
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Comic Book Novels
Classic superheroes like Batman and Spider-Man are the subjects of the biggest blockbuster films, but the genre has had an impact on prose fiction as well. Here are four novels, two for adults and two for younger readers, that transport the reader to a comic book world of superheroes and fantastic deeds.
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Christian Retailers Association Wrestles with Change
The International Christian Retail Show wrapped up last week in Atlanta with CBA, the association of evangelical Christian retailers, reporting total attendance flat with last year's Denver convention, at 9,266. Even as evangelical Christian publishers continue to see healthy sales through expanding retail channels, the story for Christian retailers—and for CBA itself—is one of ongo...
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Children’s Book Reviews: Week of 7/23/2007
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Web-Exclusive Reviews: Week of 7/23/2007
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Audiobook Dealer Using Potter to Promote New Offering
V-Burny.com, a privately held online retailer selling downloadable audiobooks, is introducing its Player2Go, a subscription service for player devices that come with audiobooks. As a promotion, the company will reimburse anyone who becomes a Player2Go member and has already ordered Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.



