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....
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BN Launches eReader App for iPad
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 31 - June 6, 2010 Edition BN Launches eReader App for iPad New York, New York/AUTHORLINK NEWS/June 1, 2010Barnes & Noble, Inc. just before the Memorial Day holiday weekendlaunched its free BN eReader app for iPad(TM), touting the app as...
Borders Losses Deepen, New Financing to Take Hold
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 24 - May 30, 2010 Edition Borders Losses Deepen, New Financing to Take Hold ANN ARBOR, Mich., May 27, 2010Borders Group, Inc. today reported continuing losses for its first quarter ended May 1, 2010. Operating loss in the first quarter was...
Amazon and Penguin Reveal Finalists for Novel Award
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...
Barbara Streisand Among Penguin Headliners at Book Expo
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 24 - May 30, 2010 Edition Barbara Streisand Among Penguin Headliners at Book Expo New York, New York/Authorlink News/May 25, 2010--David Shanks, CEO, Penguin Group (USA), Barbra Streisand, the legendary actress, singer and director, and William...
Whidbey Island Mini-Conference Has All-Star Agent Lineup
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 24 - May 30, 2010 Edition Whidbey Island Mini-Conference Has All-Star Agent Lineup Whidbey Island/Authorlink News/ May 24, 2010--The Whidbey Island Writers Association Mini-Conference may be only one day, but what a power-packed day it will be....
E-Book Sales Soar, Printed Books Gain Too, AAP Reports
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 24 - May 30, 2010 Edition E-Book Sales Soar, Printed Books Gain Too, AAP Reports May 24, 2010, New York, NY/Authorlink News-- Book sales for the month of March increased by 16.6 percent at $458.2 million and were up by 8.0 percent for the year...
Booksellers Association Sees Small Gains in Membership
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 24 - May 30, 2010 Edition Booksellers Association Sees Small Gains in Membership NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/May 24, 2010The American Booksellers Association reports that its membership numbers are finally turning around after the...
Borders Raises $25 Million to Transform Brand
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 17 - 23, 2010 Edition Borders Raises $25 Million to Transform Brand ANN ARBOR, MICH/AUTHORLINK NEWS/May 21, 2010Borders Group, Inc. has announced that an entity controlled by Bennett S. LeBow has agreed to invest $25 million in the company...
Battle for Control of Barnes & Noble Heats Up
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 17 - May 23, 2010 Edition Battle for Control of Barnes & Noble Heats Up NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/May 18, 2010--The battle for control over Barnes & Noble, Inc. between billionaire Run Burkle, who wants to take over the company, and book...
