MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 11 - 18, 2009 Edition Justice Department May Block Google Book Settlement WASHINGTON, D.C. (AUTHORLINK NEWS, JUNE 11, 2009The Justice Department may move to block or force a renegotiation of the much-publicized Google book settlement, which...
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Readers Digest Flails-in Third Quarter
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 11 - 18, 2009 Edition Readers Digest flails In Third Quarter PLEASANTVILLE, NY (Authorlink News, June 11, 2009)--Readers Digest teeters on the edge of closing, affected by the failing economy and unfavorable exchange rates. In its fiscal...
Book Sales Up for April, Down for Year
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...
BookExpo Attendees Hear-Of More Book Industry Declines
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 4 - June 11, 2009 Edition BookExpo Attendees Hear Of More Book Industry Declines NEW YORK, NY/Authorlink News/06/04/09--The Book Industry Study Group revealed gloomy numbers from its 2008 Book Industry Trends during BookExpo America, which...
Canongate Named British Publisher Of Year, With A Little Help From Obama
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...
DK Eyewitness Travel Launches-Top Travel Guides for iPhone
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...
New Letter Blocks Site At BN- Encourages Kids to Read
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 worlds largest bookseller, announced last week the debut of the Letter Blocks blog on...
Borders Names Information-And e-Commerce Chiefs
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 28 - June 4, 2009 Edition Borders Names Information And e-Commerce Chiefs ANN ARBOR, MI/Authorlink News/05/26/09--Borders Group, Inc. (NYSE: BGP) today announced two appointments within its Information Technology (IT) group: Scott Laverty,...
A Look at Why Booksellers Should Embrace the New Technologies
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 28 - June 4, 2009 Edition A Look at Why Booksellers Should Embrace the New Technologies by Stephanie Anderson Reprinted from "Namastechnology: The Whys," with permission from Shelf-Awareness.com In my first two columns, I've...
Borders Book Sales Drop-12.1% in First Quarter
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 28 - June 4, 2009 Edition Borders Book Sales Drop 12.1% in First Quarter ANN ARBOR, Mich., (Authorlink News, May 26, 2009)Borders Group, Inc today reported a 12.1% decline in first quarter sales ended May 2 to $641.5 million, compared to the...
