MAIN NEWS HEADLINES December 17 - 24, 2009 Edition Borders Invests in Kobo eReading Site TORONTO, ON/AUTHORLINK NEWS/December 18, 2009 On the success of its millionth download, Shortcovers this week announced it has raised $16 million CAD from a group of investors...
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Report Details Economic Impact on Book Buying Habits
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES December 17 - 24, 2009 Edition Report Details Economic Impact on Book Buying Habits NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/December 17, 2009--Several interesting (and a few surprising) insights have come from a year-end Consumer Book Trends 2009 report,...
BISG Releases Digital Book Printing Guide
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES December 17 - December 24, 2009 Edition BISG Releases Digital Book Printing Guide NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/12/14/09--The Book Industry Study Group, Inc. (BISG) has released Digital Book Printing For DummiesR, a special edition For DummiesR...
2010 New York Book Festival Calls for Entries
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES December 10 - December 17, 2009 Edition 2010 New York Book Festival Calls for Entries NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/December 10, 2009--The 2010 New York Book Festival has issued a call for entries to its annual celebration of books worthy of further...
Meier Leaving Santa Barbara Writers Conference
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES December 10 - December 17, 2009 Edition Meier Leaving Santa Barbara Writers Conference SANTA BARBARA, CA/AUTHORLINK NEWS/December 10, 2009--Marcia Meier, the longtime owner and director of Santa Barbara Writers Conference (SBWC) is stepping down...
Mystery Writers Reject Harlequin Over Self-Publishing Move
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES December 10 - December 17, 2009 Edition Mystery Writers Reject Harlequin Over Self-Publishing Move NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/December 9, 2009Despite Harlequin Publisher Donna Hayes letter to the Mystery Writers of America, the MWA voted...
Library Groups Point to Flaws in Revised Google Book Settlement
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES December 10 - December 17, 2009 Edition Library Groups Point to Flaws in Revised Google Book Settlement CHICAGO, IL/AUTHORLINK NEWS/December 9, 2009-- The American Library Association, the Association of Research Libraries, and ALAs Association of...
Amazon and Penguin Announce Breakthrough Novel Competition
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES December 10 - 17, 2009 Edition Amazon and Penguin Announce Breakthrough Novel Competition SEATTLE, NEW YORK/AUTHORLINK NEWS/ December 9, 2009--Amazon.com and Penguin Group (USA) today announced the third annual Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award. The...
Sesame Street Goes Digital for 40th Birthday
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES December 10 - 17, 2009 Edition Sesame Street Goes Digital for 40th Birthday DALLAS, TX/AUTHORLINK NEWS/DECEMBER 9, 2009-- Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit organization that produces Sesame Street, yesterday announced the launch of its first eBook...
Borders UK Holds Closing Sale, Lays Off 36 Staff
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES December 3 - December 10, 2009 Edition Borders UK Holds Closing Sale, Lays Off 36 Staff UNITED KINGDOM/AUTHORLINK NEWS/12/02/09--Borders UK this past weekend launched a going-out-of-business sale at all 36 Borders and nine Books Etc. stores,...
