MAIN NEWS HEADLINES September 3 - September 10, 2009 Edition Random House Revenues Dip in First Half Gütersloh/Authorlink News/08/31/09— Random House, the world’s largest trade book publishing group owned by German-based Bertelsmann, registered a...
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Lagardere Publishing Profits Soar
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES September 3 - September 10, 2009 Edition Lagardere Publishing Profits Soar PARIS/AUTHORLINK NEWS/09/01/09--Lagardere, parent company to Hachette Book Group in the USA, reported on August 27 a 61.1% increase in profits to 112 million euros. The...
More Libraries Seek Changes in Google Settlement
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES September 3 - September 10, 2009 Edition More Libraries Seek Changes in Google Settlement NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/09/01/09--The Urban Libraries Council (ULC), a group of medium and large public libraries, has joined other entities who are...
Texas Book Festival Set for Fall 2009
GENERAL NEWS HEADLINES Aug 27 - Sept 3, 2009 Edition Texas Book Festival Set for Fall 2009 AUSTIN, TX August 6, 2009 The 2009 Texas Book Festival (www.texasbookfestival.org) will take place on October 31 and November 1 on the State Capital grounds. The free...
Fanball Acquires F+W Media Sports Units
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Aug 27 - Sept 3, 2009 Edition Fanball Acquires F+W Media Sports Units CINCINNATI, OH (AUTHORLINK NEWS, August 25, 2009)--Fantasy sports network Fanball is acquiring several of F+ W Publications athletics related online and offline properties....
Investors Back Jane Friedmans New Company
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Aug 27 - Sept 3, 2009 Edition Investors Back Jane Friedmans New Company NEW YORK, NY (AUTHORLINK NEWS, August 25, 2009)Jane Friedman, the former CEO of HarperCollins Worldwide, has received $3 million in funding for her new company OpenRoad...
BN to Reissue Out of Print Titles
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Aug 27 - Sept 3, 2009 Edition BN to Reissue Out of Print Titles New York, NY - August 27, 2009 - Barnes & Noble, Inc. last week launched Barnes & Noble Rediscovers, a new publishing program that will return to print important and noteworthy books...
Borders Q2 Sales Fall Sharply, Debts Slashed
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Aug 27 - Sept 3, 2009 Edition Borders Q2 Sales Fall Sharply, Debts Slashed ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AUTHORLINK NEWS, August 25, 2009Borders Group today reported a 17.7% drop in sales for the second quarter ended August 1, 2009, compared to the same...
Opposition to Google Settlement Heats Up
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Aug 27 - Sept 3, 2009 Edition Opposition to Google Settlement Heats Up Three technology heavy-weights and several library associations have joined a coalition to challenge Google, Inc.s settlement with authors and publishers, according to The Wall...
Barnes & Noble Sales Decline
NEW YORK,NY(AUTHORLINK NEWS, August 20, 2009) - Barnes & Noble, Inc. today reported a 5% decrease in total sales to $1.2 billion for the second quarter ended August 1, 2009, compared to the prior year. Store sales decreased 5% to $1.0 billion, with comparable store...
