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...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 14 - 20, 2010 Edition BN’s E-Book Market Share Grows Under New CEO NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/June 14, 2010--Barnes & Noble’s new CEO William Lynch is making rapid headway for Barnes & Noble in the e-book market. According to Crains...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 7 - 13, 2010 Edition Texas Attorney General Examines Apple E-Book Pricing AUTHORLINK NEWS/June 8, 2010—Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is looking into the electronic book market’s selling and pricing policies, with Apple Inc. among its main...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 7 - 13, 2010 Edition Disney Names New Publisher NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/June 8, 2010—Disney Publishing Worldwide has named Suzanne Murphy as vice president and publisher. Murphy formerly served as vice president and group publisher of...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 7 - 13, 2010 Edition BN Year-End Earnings Report Due NEW YORK/AUTHORLINK NEWS/ June 08, 2010—Barnes & Noble, Inc. investors will get a close-up look at the company’s financial results and long-term business strategies and outlook in a...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 31 - June 6, 2010 Edition Simon & Schuster Names Karp Executive VP, Publisher NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/June 3, 2010—Jonathan Karp has been named Executive Vice President and Publisher of the Simon & Schuster trade imprint, effective June...

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, 2010—The Book Industry Study Group (BISG) has released the results of a nine-month study of consumer attitudes toward e-book reading....

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 31 - June 6, 2010 Edition BN Launches eReader App for iPad New York, New York/AUTHORLINK NEWS/June 1, 2010—Barnes & Noble, Inc.— just before the Memorial Day holiday weekend—launched its free BN eReader app for iPad(TM), touting the app as...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 24 - May 30, 2010 Edition Borders Losses Deepen, New Financing to Take Hold ANN ARBOR, Mich., May 27, 2010—Borders Group, Inc. today reported continuing losses for its first quarter ended May 1, 2010. Operating loss in the first quarter was...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 24 - May 30, 2010 Edition Amazon and Penguin Reveal Finalists for Novel Award SEATTLE, NEW YORK/AUTHORLINK NEWS/ May 25, 2010--Six finalists have been selected from among thousands of qualified writers in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award...