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....
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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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
AAP to Increase Publisher Presence on Capitol Hill
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES October 8 - October 15, 2009 Edition AAP to Increase Publisher Presence on Capitol Hill WASHINGTON, DC/Authorlink News/10/05/09-- In an effort to maximize the opportunity for publishers to press their case with Members of Congress on a range of...
New Gallery Books Unites Two Big S&S Imprints
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES October 8 - October 15, 2009 Edition New Gallery Books Unites Two Big S&S Imprints NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/10/08/09--Simon & Schuster last week joined together its Pocket Books hardcover and trade paperback lines with Simon Spotlight...
