MAIN NEWS HEADLINES October 29 - November 5, 2009 Edition McGraw-Hill Posts Third Quarter Decline NEW YORK, NY/Authorlink News/10/28/09--The McGraw-Hill Companies Monday reported a 13.9% drop in net income for the third quarter to $336.1 million versus the same period...
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Book Publishing Sales Post Small Gains in August
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Oct. 22 - 29, 2009 Edition Book Publishing Sales Post Small Gains in August New York, NY, (Authorlink News, October 21, 2009) Book sales tracked by the Association of American Publishers (AAP) for the month of August increased by 0.9 percent at...
Exchange Rates Nag Penguin, Though Sales Grow
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES October 22 - October 29, 2009 Edition Exchange Rates Nag Penguin Though Sales Grow NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/10/22/09--Penguin USA showed a healthy 12% gain in sales for the first nine months of 2009, but declined 4% at constant exchange rates....
FTC Blogger Rules Muzzle Free Speech?
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES October 22 - October 29, 2009 Edition FTC Blogger Rules Muzzle Free Speech? WASHINGTON, DC/AUTHORLINK NEWS/10/22/09--A number of bloggers are outraged by the Federal Trade Commission's new "Guidelines Concerning the Use of Endorsements and...
B&N Announces Long-Awaited E-Reader at Frankfurt
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES October 22 - October 29, 2009 Edition B&N Announces Long-Awaited E-Reader at Frankfurt FRANKFURT, GERMANY/Authorlink News/10/19/09--Barnes & Noble announced at the Frankfurt Book Fair this past week that it will introduce its own dedicated...
Amazon, Wal-Mart Battle for Holiday Book Sales
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....
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...
