MAIN NEWS HEADLINES March 18 - 25, 2010 Edition Hachette Beefs Up Social Media Presence NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/03/17/10--Hachette Book Group is making a concerted move into social media sites. The companys corporate communications office has established...
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Journal Tracks Effects of Free E-Books on Printed Book Sales
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES March 11 - March 18, 2010 Edition Journal Tracks Effects of Free E-Books on Printed Book Sales AUTHORLINK NEWS/03/11/10--A study by The Journal of Electronic Publishing released last week concludes that "when free e-books are offered for a...
Amazon Ends Colorado Affiliate Program Over Tax Law
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES March 11 - March 18, 2010 Edition Amazon Ends Colorado Affiliate Program Over New Tax Law COLORADO/AUTHORLINK NEWS/03/09/10-Amazon.com has notified Colorado-based members of its Amazon Associates program that it will no longer offer the program in...
Barnes & Noble Names Jonathan Shar To Head Digital Newsstand
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES March 11 - March 18, 2010 Edition Barnes & Noble Names Jonathan Shar To Head Digital Newsstand NEW YORK, NY/Authorlink News/03/08/10-- Barnes & Noble, Inc. this week named Jonathan Shar as General Manager, Digital Newsstand and Emerging Content,...
Canadian Booksellers Fight Amazon
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES March 11 - March 18, 2010 Edition Canadian Booksellers Fight Amazon TORONTO/AUTHORLINK NEWS/03/11/10--The Canadian Booksellers Association last week urged the Ministry of Canadian Heritage to reject Amazon.com's application to enter the Canadian...
Barnes & Noble Names Winners of Discover Great New Writers
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES March 11 - March 18, 2010 Edition Barnes & Noble Names Winners of Discover Great New Writers NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/03/11/10--Barnes & Noble Inc. last week named playwright Victor Lodatos haunting debut novel, Mathilda Savitch (Farrar,...
Penguin to Launch New Science Imprint
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES March 11 - 18, 2010 Edition Penguin to Launch New Science Imprint New York, New York/Authorlink News/March 10, 2010--Susan Petersen Kennedy, President of Penguin Group (USA),has started a new imprint for science books for general readers that will...
Penguin Sees Revenues Grow in 2009
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES March 4 - March 11, 2010 Edition Penguin Sees Revenues Grow in 2009 NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/03/02/10Penguin Group USA, in releasing preliminary results for 2009 (via parent company Pearson), reported an 11% increase in total revenue to just...
Reed Sells Library Journals, Retains PW
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES March 4 - March 11, 2010 Edition Reed Sells Library Journals, Retains PW NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORINK NEWS/03/03/10--Reed Business Information, which also owns Publishers Weekly, this week sold three of its properties to Dublin, Ohio-based Media Source....
ABA Names Indie Awards Finalists
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES March 4 - March 11, 2010 Edition ABA Names Indie Award Finalists TARRYTOWN,NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/03/02/10--The American Booksellers Association this week unveiled the finalists for the 2010 Indies Choice Book Awards. Booksellers at ABA members stores...
