MAIN NEWS HEADLINES September 24 - October 1, 2009 Edition Book Publishing Sales Post Gains in July New York, NY (Authorlink News, September 23, 2009) Book sales tracked by the Association of American Publishers (AAP) for the month of July increased by 2.0 percent at...
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Thousands to Attend Frankfurt Book Fair
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES September 24 - October 1, 2009 Edition Thousands to Attend Frankfurt Book Fair Frankfurt, Germany (Authorlink News, September 24, 2009)--The Frankfurt Book Fair, one of the largest trade shows in the world, is scheduled to take place October 14-18...
Barnes & Noble Achieves Major Digital Milestones
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES September 24 - October 1, 2009 Edition Barnes & Noble Achieves Major Digital Milestones New York, NY (Authorlink News, September 21, 2009)--Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world's largest bookseller, has announced that downloads...
Government Urges Court to Reject Google Settlement
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES September 24 - October 1, 2009 Edition Government Urges Court to Reject Google Settlement WASHINGTON, D.C. (Authorlink News, September 21, 2009)--The Department of Justice today advised the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York...
Banned Book Week Highlights Freedom to Read
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES September 24 - October 1, 2009 Edition Banned Book Week Highlights Freedom to Read NEW YORK, NY (AUTHORLINK NEWS, September 24, 2009)--Banned Books Week (BBW): Celebrating the Freedom to Read will be observed during the last week of September,...
Public Asked to Vote on Book Awards
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES September 24 - October 1, 2009 Edition Public Asked to Vote on Book Awards Organizers of the National Book Awards are asking the public to choose the best fiction book in the awards 60-year history. Chosen by 140 writers from across the country,...
Ballantine Acquires South Carolina First Ladys Memoir
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES September 24 - October 1, 2009 Edition Ballantine Acquires South Carolina First Ladys Memoir NEW YORK, NY (AUTHORLINK NEWS, September 22, 2009)-- Ballantine Books has acquired at auction the inspirational memoir of South Carolina first lady Jenny...
Backlash on Google Settlement Deepens
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES September 17 - September 24, 2009 Edition Backlash on Google Settlement Deepens Mountain View, CA (Authorlink News, September 14, 2009)Google Incs announcement late last week that it will sell access to millions of out-of-print books to third...
Hachette Livre, Lightning Source Team Up on POD
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES September 17 - September 24, 2009 Edition Hachette Livre, Lightning Source Team Up on POD PARIS (Authorlink News, September 15, 2009)--Hachette Livre of France, the worlds second largest publisher of trade books, and Lightning Source Inc., an...
Bookstore Sales Drop Less Than Other Retailers
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES September 17 - September 24, 2009 Edition Bookstore Sales Drop Less Than Other Retailers WASHINGTON, D.C (Authorlink News, September 16, 2009)--Bookstore sales for the month of July 2009 fell 0.5% compared to the same period a year ago to...
