MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 5 - November 12, 2009 Edition Dyssegaard Named Hyperion Editor-in-Chief NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/11/05/09--Elisabeth Dyssegaard has been named editor-in chief of Hyperion, succeeding Will Balliett who departed this fall to head Thames...
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McIntosh to Head Random House Sales, Digital Operations
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 5 - November 12, 2009 Edition McIntosh to Head Random House Sales and Digital Operations NEW YORK, NY/Authorlink News/11/05/09--Random House CEO Markus Dohle announced this week that Madeline McIntosh will return to Random House, Inc. in...
Waldenbooks to Downsize in 2010
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 5 - November 12, 2009 Edition Waldenbooks to Downsize in 2010 ANN ARBOR, Mich. (Authorlink News, Nov. 5, 2009)As part of Borders Groups ongoing strategy to right-size its Waldenbooks Specialty Retail segment and emerge with a smaller,...
S&S to Sell Health Chapters and Snippets Online
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 5 - November 12, 2009 Edition S&S to Sell Health Chapters and Snippets Online NEW YORK, NY/Authorlink News/11/05/09--Simon & Schuster this week unveiled a new e-commerce model for how consumers can find and purchase information...
Company Sues B&N Over Nook Design
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 5 - November 12, 2009 Edition Company Sues B&N Over Nook Design NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/11/03/09--Barnes & Noble is reportedly being sued by Spring Design for infringing on the design of its Alex e-book reader, according to the...
World Libraries Least Likely to Cut E-Books, Study Says
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 5 - November 12, 2009 Edition World Libraries Least Likely to Cut E-Books, Study Says CHARLESTON, SC/AUTHORLINK NEWS/11/05/09--In considering budget cuts this year, libraries from around the world are least likely to cut e-books and...
Steve Rubin Named President and Publisher of Holt
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES October 29 - November 5, 2009 Edition Steve Rubin Named President and Publisher of Holt NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/10/27/09-- Stephen Rubin, the former publisher-at-large at Random House, has been named president and publisher of Henry Holt &...
Opponents Ask Judge Not to Limit Arguments in Google Case
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES October 29 - November 5, 2009 Edition Opponents Ask Judge Not to Limit Arguments in Google Case NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/10/29/09--A group of opponents to the Google Book Search Settlement have written a letter to Judge Denny Chin asking him to...
ABA Asks Justice Department to Investigate Retailer Price Wars
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES October 29 - November 5, 2009 Edition ABA Asks Justice Department to Investigate Retailer Price Wars NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/10/27/09--The Board of Directors of the American Booksellers Association last week sent a letter to the U.S....
Amazon.com Third Quarter Sales Soar
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES October 29 - November 5, 2009 Edition Amazon.com Third Quarter Sales Soar SEATTLE, WA/AUTHORLINK NEWS/10/28/09-- Amazon.com last week reported a 28% increase in net sales to $5.45 billion for the third quarter, compared with $4.26 billion in the...
