The Publishers Weekly Stock Index rose 3.7% in June as the stock price of 15 companies rose, while prices fell at only six. The 3.7% gain bettered the increase of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which rose 2.4% in June. Hastings Entertainment, which increased its earnings forecast for the year following a strong first quarter, had the biggest gain in the month with its stock price up 18.1%. Perhaps sensing the worst news is behind it, investors drove up the stock price of Advanced Marketing Services for the second month in a row, with the company's share price increasing 16.6%. My Life may not have lifted sales for other books in June, but it helped to boost Barnes & Noble's stock price by 13.5% in the month.

COMPANY MAY 28 JUNE 30 % CHANGE
WINNERS
Hastings Entertainment 7.78 9.19 18.1%
Advanced Marketing Srvc. 11.07 12.91 16.6
Barnes & Noble 29.94 33.98 13.5
Amazon.com 48.50 54.40 12.2
R.R. Donnelley 30.26 33.02 9.1
LOSERS
LeapFrog 21.37 19.89 -6.9%
Marvel 20.30 19.52 -3.8
Thomas Nelson 23.42 22.74 -2.9
McGraw-Hill Cos. 77.92 76.57 -1.7
Books-A-Million 5.99 5.91 -1.3
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Stock Index 523.76 543.20 3.7%
Dow Jones Average 10,188.45 10,435.48 2.4%

Source: Reed Business Information