MAIN NEWS HEADLINES October 22 - October 29, 2009 Edition Amazon, Wal-Mart Battle for Holiday Book Sales SEATTLE, WA/AUTHORLINK NEWS/10/22/09--Amazon.com and Wal-Mart are in the midst of a price war over hot books for the holidays, along with a host of other products....
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Texas Libraries Commission to Boost Internet Access
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES October 15 - October 22, 2009 Edition Texas Libraries Commission to Boost Internet Access SAN ANTONIO, TX/AUTHORLINK NEWS/10/15/09--The Texas State Library and Archives Commission last week assembled nearly 200 public library leaders, community...
Bloggers Beware of New FTC Rules
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES October 15 - October 22, 2009 Edition Bloggers Beware of New FTC Rules WASHINGTON, DC/AUTHORLINK NEWS/10/15/09--The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is implementing new rules for bloggers who endorse products or services, effective December 1....
German Book Prize Bypasses Nobel Winner
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES October 15 - October 22, 2009 Edition German Book Prize Bypasses Nobel Winner STOCKHOLM/Authorlink News/10/15/09—The announcement last week that Herta Mueller, a little-known Romanian-born author persecuted for her critical depictions of life...
Barnes & Noble Second Quarter Sales Fall
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES October 15 - October 22, 2009 Edition Barnes and Noble Second Quarter Sales Fall NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/10/14/09-- Barnes & Noble, Inc. ("BKS") (NYSE: BKS last week provided a business update and announced guidance for its new...
Amazon Offers New Kindle Wireless
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES October 15 - October 22, 2009 Edition Amazon Offers New Kindle Wireless SEATTLE, WA/AUTHORLINK NEWS/10/15/09--Amazon this week announced a new wireless feature for its Kindle reader which will allow users to receive books, newspapers, and magazines...
Grove Atlantic to Sell Shares in Atlantic Books
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES October 15 - October 22, 2009 Edition Grove Atlantic to Sell Shares in Atlantic Books NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/10/14/09--Grove/ Atlantic, Inc., (GAI) New York-based independent publishing house, is selling a portion of its UK-based subsidiary,...
Lawyers to File Amendments in Google Case
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES October 8 - October 15, 2009 Edition Lawyers to File Amendments in Google Case NEW YORK, NY (Authorlink News, October 8, 2009)Lawyers for the Association of American Publishers and Authors Guild will file an amended agreement in the Google...
Bowker and AAP To Host Webinar on Consumer Book Buying
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES October 8 - October 15, 2009 Edition Bowker and AAP To Host Webinar on Consumer Book Buying NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ/AUTHORLINK NEWS/10/08/09--Who is today's book consumer, where are they shopping, and how successful are we at reaching them will be the...
Borders to Offer Free Wi-Fi Via Verizon
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES October 8 - October 15, 2009 Edition Borders to Offer Free Wi-Fi Via Verizon ANN ARBOR, MI/Authorlink News/10/06/09--Borders Group last week signed an agreement with Verizon to provide free Wi-Fi service in virtually all of its more than 500...
