MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 18 - June 25, 2009 Edition Penguin Launches Its Own Book Entertainment Channel NEW YORK,NY/Authorlink News/06/16/09--Penguin Group (USA) has launched its own online network called "From the Publisher's Office," with three...
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McGraw-Hill Launches- Digital Education-Center
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 18 - June 25, 2009 Edition McGraw-Hill Launches Digital Education Center BOTHELL,WA/AUTHORLINK NEWS/06/16/09)-McGraw-Hill Education today announced the creation of its new Center for Digital Innovation, a first-of-its-kind research and...
Book Publishers-TRENDS Shows Unit Sales Decline
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 18 - June 25, 2009 Edition Book Publishers' TRENDS Shows Unit Sales Decline NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/06/18/09--Total U.S. book publishers' net revenues reached $40.32 billion in 2008, up 1.0% over 2007, while 2008 unit sales...
AAP Wants Tougher-Libel Regulation- for-Publishers
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 18 - June 25, 2009 Edition AAP Wants Tougher Libel Regulation for Publishers NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/06/15/09--The Association of American Publishers (AAP) admonished Congress last week that the government hasn't gone far enough in its...
Book Publishers Name New President
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 18 - June 25, 2009 Edition Book Publishers Name New President NEW YORK, NY/AUTORLINK NEWS/06/19/09--Carlene Sippola has been named president of The Independent Book Publishers Association. She owns Whole Person Associates and previously served...
Copyright Center App Allows Instant Rights Check
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 18 - June 25, 2009 Edition Copyright Center App Allows Instant Rights Check DANVERS,MA/Authorlink News/06/15/09--Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) is now offering clients the ability to instantly check the rights status of content against CCC's...
Arcade Publishing In Chapter 11
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...
Publishers Issue Statement-on Open Access
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...
Dorchester to Reward-Top Cell Phone Story
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...
NewsHour, NPR Profile Job-Challenges for Young Adults
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 11 - 18, 2009 Edition NewsHour, NPR Profile Job Challenges for Young Adults Todays 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...
