MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 10 - 16, 2010 Edition Bertelsmann Off to an Excellent Start in 2010 Gütersloh/AUTHORLINK NEWS/May 12, 2010--The international media company Bertelsmann, which owns book publisher Random House, reports significant growth in its operating...
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Kobo Enters eBook Device Market
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 10 - 16, 2010 Edition Kobo Enters eBook Device Market AUTHORLINK NEWS/May 10, 2010--Kobo Books has entered the e-book device market with a low-cost $149.99 reader, according to the blog walletpop.com, The new device will debut on June 17, but...
Google To Begin Selling Digital Books in June
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 10 - 16, 2010 Edition Google To Begin Selling Digital Books in June AUTHORLINK NEWS/May 10, 2010--Google Inc. will begin selling digital books in late June or July, Chris Palma, Google's manager for strategic-partner development,said in a...
Barnes & Noble Offers Free Shipping to Members
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 3 - 9, 2010 Edition Barnes & Noble Offers Free Shipping to Members NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/May 3,2010--In a move to combat similar offers at Amazon, Barnes & Noble on Friday announced that it is now offering Unlimited Free Express Shipping to...
Crown Publishing Undergoes More Restructuring
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 3 - 9, 2010 Edition Crown Publishing Undergoes More Restructuring NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/5/3/2010--Random House late last week completed another round of changes at Crown Publishng. Restructuring began last December with the move of...
McGraw-Hill Reports Income Growth in First Quarter
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 26 - May 2, 2010 Edition McGraw-Hill Reports Income Growth in First Quarter NEW YORK/AUTHORLINK NEWS/April 27, 2010--The McGraw-Hill Companies today reported an increase of 63.9% in net income to $103.3 million for the first quarter of 2010,...
Phoenix Book Company Reportedly Closes
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 26 - May 2, 2010 Edition Phoenix Book Company Reportedly Closes AUTHORLINK NEWS/4/26/2010--Los Angeles-based Phoenix Books Inc. is closing its doors, according to an item in PW. The company had beeen a fast-growing independent publisher since...
Hachette Restructures Nashville Operations
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 26 - May 2, 2010 Edition Hachette Restructures Nashville Operations Hachette Group has restructured its Nashville division, which includes FaithWords and Center Street imprints, consolidating marketing oeprations in New York while expanding...
Barnes & Noble Teams With Salon.com on Content
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 19 - 22, 2010 Edition Barnes & Noble Teams With Salon.com on Content New York,NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/April 21, 2010--Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS) today announced that its website, BN.COM, will expand its reach via a content partnership...
Federal Ruling in Ohio Termed Free Speech Victory
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 19 - 22, 2010 Edition Federal Ruling in Ohio Termed Free Speech Victory AUTHORLINK NEWS/4/15/2010--The American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression (ABFFE) has welcomed an April 15 federal appeals court ruling that held that an Ohio...
