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Bowker Buys Publishing Research Firm, BML

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 18 - 25, 2010 Edition Bowker Buys Publishing Research Firm, BML NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ/Authorlink News/ February 18 --Bowker, the global leader in bibliographic information management solutions, earlier this month expanded its ability to...

Book Critics Post Reviews of Award Finalists

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 18 - 25, 2010 Edition Book Critics Post Reviews of Award Finalists The National Book Critics Circle has begun posting mini reviews of all of its finalists for the NBCC book awards which will be announces on March 11 in New York City. The...

Government Budget Released on Kindle

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 18 - 25, 2010 Edition Government Budget Released on Kindle SEATTLE/ AUTHORLINK NEWS/February 16, 2010--Amazon.com has released as a free wireless download on Kindle the Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2011, and Economic...

Wattpad User Report Shows Rapid E-Book Growth in Fourth Quarter

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 11 - February 18, 2010 Edition Wattpad User Report Shows Rapid E-Book Growth in Fourth Quarter TORONTO, CANADA/AUTHORINK NEWS/02/11/10--E-book consumption grew in excess of 50% in the fourth quarter of 2009, and Mobile consumption grew...

London Book Fair Begins April 19

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 11 - February 18, 2010 Edition London Book Fair Begins April 19 The London Book Fair, global marketplace or rights negotiation and the sale and distribution of content across print, audio, TV, film and digital channels, is scheduled in...

Education Secretary to Keynote AAP Annual Meeting

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 11 - February 18, 2010 Edition Education Secretary to Keynote AAP Annual Meeting WASHINGTON,DC/Authorlink News/02/11/10--Arne Duncan, the Obama Administration's popular Secretary of Education, will be the keynote luncheon speaker at...

Pre-Event Survey to Explore Book Industry Digital Transformation

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 11 - February 18, 2010 Edition Pre-Event Survey to Explore Book Industry Digital Transformation NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/02/11/10--A new Book Industry Study Group (BISG) survey, opened this week, explores the ways in which new...

Justice Department Urges Restructuring of Google Settlement

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 11 - February 18, 2010 Edition Justice Department Urges Restructuring of Google Settlement WASHINGTON/AUTHORLINK NEWS/02/11/10--The U. S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said in a 26-page legal brief filed last week that many of the initially...

HarperCollins Sees Three-Fold Income Growth in Second Quarter

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 4 - 11, 2010 Edition HarperCollins Sees Three-Fold Income Growth in Second Quarter NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/February 2, 2010— HarperCollins, owned by News Corporation, increased its operating income by three-fold to $65 million for the...

Authors Guild Backs Macmillan in Amazon Fray

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 4 - February 11, 2010 Edition Authors Guild Backs Macmillan in Amazon Fray NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/02/03/10--The Authors Guild, advocacy group for writers, is lending its support to Macmillan Publishers in its fight with Amazon over...