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Putnam Wins Auction to Publish Actress Betty White

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Aug 15 - Aug 22, 2010 Edition Putnam Wins Auction to Publish Actress Betty White New York, New York, August 18, 2010 … Betty White, the Emmy Award-winning actress, whose singular talents and universal appeal have garnered her millions of fans...

Barnes and Noble to Unveil Textbook Rental Program

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Aug 9- Aug 15, 2010 Edition Barnes and Noble to Unveil Textbook Rental Program New York, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/August 9, 2010--Barnes & Noble College Booksellers, owned by Barnes & Noble, Inc. has expanded its multi-channel textbook rental program to...

Pat Conroy to Announce Book Award Finalists

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Aug 9- Aug 15, 2010 Edition Pat Conroy to Announce Book Award Finalists NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/August 10, 2 010—Acclaimed author Pat Conroy will make the announcement for this year’s National Book Award finalists. The short list for fiction,...

Speculators Say Amazon a Likely Barnes and Noble Buyer

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Aug 9- Aug 15, 2010 Edition Speculators Say Amazon a Likely Barnes and Noble Buyer NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/August 9, 2010--Amazon.com may be the likely buyer for Barnes & Noble which went on the block last week, according to speculation by The...

Margaret Atwood, Ursula Le Guin to Lecture

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Aug 9- Aug 15, 2010 Edition Margaret Atwood, Ursula Le Guin to Lecture Celebrated authors Margaret Atwood and Ursula K. Le Guin will headline the 2010-2011 Portland Arts & Lectures series September 23, 2010. The award-winning authors will discuss...

Putnam to Release New Patricia Cornwell Novel This Fall

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Aug 9 - Aug 15, 2010 Edition Putnam to Release New Patricia Cornwell Novel This Fall NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/August 12, 2010--Patricia Cornwell, the world’s #1 bestselling crime writer, has agreed to write two new novels featuring her beloved...

Barnes & Noble Breaks Off Talks with Yucaipa

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Aug 9 - Aug 15, 2010 Edition Barnes & Noble Breaks Off Talks with Yucaipa NEW YORK,NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/August 12, 2010--Barnes & Noble today broke off its talks with Yucaipa Companies indicating a proxy fight for control of the bookseller lies...

Barnes And Noble Counters Suit on Nook Patent Violations

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Aug 1 - Aug 8, 2010 Edition Barnes And Noble Counters Suit on Nook Patent Violations NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/August 2, 2010--Barnes & Noble moved this week to counter claims that the company has violated Xerox Corp. and Alcatel-Lucent SA...

HarperCollins Acquires Justin Bieber Memoir

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Aug 1 - Aug 8, 2010 Edition HarperCollins Acquires Justin Bieber Memoir NEW YORK/LONDON/AUTHORLINK VIA PRNewswire/August 2, 2010--HarperCollins announced today the acquisition of the official illustrated memoir from multi-platinum selling superstar...

Two Attorneys General Review Apple, Amazon Pricing

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Aug 1 - Aug 8, 2010 Edition Two Attorneys General Review Apple, Amazon Pricing Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal became the second Attorney General to look into pricing policies of Amazon.com and Apple, saying he is concerned the...