MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 21 - 27, 2010 Edition AAP Reports 11.8% Increase in Book Sales New York, NY, June 21, 2010 Book sales tracked by the Association of American Publishers (AAP) for the month of April increased by 24.8% percent in April to $629.8 million and...
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Borders Books Appoints Two New Executives
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 14 - 20, 2010 Edition Borders Books Appoints Two New Executives ANN ARBOR, Mich./AUTHORLINK NEWS/ June 18, 2010 --Borders Group, Inc. today announced it has further strengthened its executive leadership team with two appointments. Effective...
Bestselling Author Dave Ramsey to Co-Publish With Simon & Schuster
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 14 - 20, 2010 Edition Bestselling Author Dave Ramsey to Co-Publish With Simon & Schuster NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/June 16, 2010Howard Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., has signed a two-book world rights co-publishing agreement...
Journalists Society Funds Public Ethics Forums
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 14 - 20, 2010 Edition Journalists Society Funds Public Ethics Forums INDIANAPOLIS/AUTHORLINK/June 15, 2010--The Society of Professional Journalists has awarded nine $2,500 grants to SPJ chapters nationwide to hold interactive public forums on...
BNs E-Book Market Share Grows Under New CEO
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 14 - 20, 2010 Edition BNs E-Book Market Share Grows Under New CEO NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/June 14, 2010--Barnes & Nobles new CEO William Lynch is making rapid headway for Barnes & Noble in the e-book market. According to Crains...
Texas Attorney General Examines Apple E-Book Pricing
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 7 - 13, 2010 Edition Texas Attorney General Examines Apple E-Book Pricing AUTHORLINK NEWS/June 8, 2010Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is looking into the electronic book markets selling and pricing policies, with Apple Inc. among its main...
Disney Names New Publisher
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 7 - 13, 2010 Edition Disney Names New Publisher NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/June 8, 2010Disney Publishing Worldwide has named Suzanne Murphy as vice president and publisher. Murphy formerly served as vice president and group publisher of...
BN Year-End Earnings Report Due
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 7 - 13, 2010 Edition BN Year-End Earnings Report Due NEW YORK/AUTHORLINK NEWS/ June 08, 2010Barnes & Noble, Inc. investors will get a close-up look at the companys financial results and long-term business strategies and outlook in a...
Simon & Schuster Names Karp Executive VP, Publisher
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 31 - June 6, 2010 Edition Simon & Schuster Names Karp Executive VP, Publisher NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/June 3, 2010Jonathan Karp has been named Executive Vice President and Publisher of the Simon & Schuster trade imprint, effective June...
E-Books Show Signs of Impinging on Print Sales
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 31 - June 6, 2010 Edition E-Books Show Signs of Impinging on Print Sales NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/June 1, 2010The Book Industry Study Group (BISG) has released the results of a nine-month study of consumer attitudes toward e-book reading....
