MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 11 - 18, 2009 Edition Book Sales Up for April, Down for Year NEW YORK, NY (AUTHORLINK NEWS,  June 10, 2009)--Book sales tracked by the Association of American Publishers (AAP) for the month of April increased by 3.3 percent at $494.9 million...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 11 - 18, 2009 Edition Reader’s Digest flails In Third Quarter PLEASANTVILLE, NY (Authorlink News, June 11, 2009)--Reader’s Digest teeters on the edge of closing, affected by the failing economy and unfavorable exchange rates. In its fiscal...

GENERAL NEWS HEADLINES June 11 - 18, 2009 Edition Memoir Writing Festival to Focus On Writing As Art Hudson Valley, New York (Authorlink News, June 11, 2009) --Acclaimed writers will share their memoir writing and their publishing experience in panel discussions,...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 11 - 18, 2009 Edition NewsHour, NPR Profile Job Challenges for Young Adults Today’s 18 – 25-year-olds grew up in a period of relative prosperity.  They are now trying to start their lives in one of the most challenging economic times in recent...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 11 - 18, 2009 Edition Dorchester to Reward Top Cell Phone Story Dorchester Publishing is sponsoring a competition for aspiring novelists via the serialized fiction service, Textnovel. The winner will earn a $2,000 advance and will be published...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 11 - 18, 2009 Edition Publishers Issue Statement on Open Access Washington, DC (AUTHORLINK NEWS, June 9, 2009)-- The Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division of the Association of American Publishers (AAP/PSP) today expressed its support...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 11 - 18, 2009 Edition Arcade Publishing In Chapter 11 NEW YORK, NY (AUTHORLINK NEWS, June 10, 2009)--Arcade Publishing, which has published some 500 titles and discovered dozens of new literary voices, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 4 - June 11, 2009 Edition New Letter Blocks Site at BN Encourages Kids to Read NEW YORK, NY/Authorlink News/06/03/09--Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world’s largest bookseller, announced last week the debut of the Letter Blocks blog on...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 4 - June 11, 2009 Edition DK Eyewitness Travel Launches Top Travel Guides for iPhone NEW YORK and LONDON/Authorlink News/06/01/09--DK Eyewitness Travel announced last week that its best-selling Top 10 Travel Guides are available starting today...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 4 - June 11, 2009 Edition Canongate Named British Publisher Of Year, With A Little Boost From Obama The British Book Industry Awards named Canongate Publishing publisher of the year at a June 1 ceremony in Cambridge. Surprisingly, other...