MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 13 - August 20, 2009 Edition S&S Revenues Dip in Second Quarter NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/08/11/09--Simon & Schuster publishing revenues for the second quarter of 2009 decreased 2% to $181.4 million from $186.0 million for the same...
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Borders Names Three New Zone Vice Presidents
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 13 - August 20, 2009 Edition Borders Names Three New Zone Vice Presidents ANN ARBOR, MI/Authorlink News/08/11/09-- Borders Group has named three new zone vice presidents to lead its store operations teams nationwide. Mike Steele is zone vice...
B&N Buys College Booksellers, Reuniting B&N Brand
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 13 - August 20, 2009 Edition B&N Buys College Booksellers, Reuniting B&N Brand NEW YORK, NY/Authorlink News/08/11/09--Barnes & Noble, Inc., the world's largest bookseller, yesterday announced it has acquired privately held Barnes &...
AAP Offers Audio/Visual Info on Google Settlement
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 13 - August 20, 2009 Edition AAP Offers Audio/Visual Info on Google Settlement The Association of American Publishers this week, compiled an audio visual resource to help authors and publishers clarify and expand their understanding of the...
Random House Republishes Spy vs Spy Series
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 6 - August 13, 2009 Edition Random House Republishes Spy vs Spy Series Once in a great while a lost piece of our cultural history is returned to us. With the publication of Spy vs. Spy! Danger! Intrigue! Stupidity!, Spy vs Spy! Masters of...
McGraw-Hill Pays Stock Dividend
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 6 - August 13, 2009 Edition McGraw-Hill Pays Stock Dividend NEW YORK, NY/Authorlink News/08/05/09--Graw-Hill Companies last week approved a regular quarterly cash dividend on the Corporation's common stock. The dividend of $0.225 is payable...
BN e-Book Store Prompts Stock Price Increase
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 6 - August 13, 2009 Edition BN e-Book Store Prompts Stock Price Increase NEW YORK, NY/Authorlink News/08/06/09--Barnes & Noble's stock prices rose 54 percent as of August 3 on the heels of the launch of its e-reader bookstore in partnership...
Commentary: The End of Vintage Kids’ Books
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 6 - August 13, 2009 Edition Commentary: The End of Vintage Kids' Books? /08/03/09--Blogger Jonathan Adler, posted this lament on The http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_08_02-2009_08_08.shtml#1249340466 Volokh Conspiracy blog site this...
Publishers Weekly for Sale
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 6 - August 13, 2009 Edition Publishers Weekly for Sale NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/08/06/09--Reed Business Information announced last Thursday that it is putting Publishers Weekly and its affiliated publications, Library Journal and School...
Sony, Google Expand e-Book Deal
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 6 - August 13, 2009 Edition Sony, Google Expand e-Book Deal The battle for dominance in the e-book market heated up last week with Google and Sony announcing they would provide access to more than 1 million free public domain books in Sony's...
