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Forum to Help Publishers-Leverage in eBook Market

Apr 16, 2009 |

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 16 - April 23, 2009 Edition Forum to Help Publishers Leverage in eBook Market NEW YORK, NY/Authorlink News/04/16/09--The Association of American Publishers (AAP) reported early this month that eBook sales represent the fastest growing segment...

Book Industry Commits-to Aggressive Climate Goals

Apr 16, 2009 |

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 16 - April 23, 2009 Edition Book Industry Commits to Aggressive Climate Goals The Book Industry Environmental Council (BIEC), in a web/phone conference set at 1 p.m.EDT April 16, will announced details of its aggressive long-term program to...

Booklocker Files Amended-Complaint Against Amazon

Apr 16, 2009 |

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 16 - April 23, 2009 Edition Booklocker Files Amended Complaint Against Amazon While rumors abound on the Internet about Amazon’s removal of sales rankings from "adult" titles (which the company now claims was just a glitch), an even...

B&N Gets Creative With Blogs-And Video-Audio Channel

Apr 9, 2009 |

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 9 - April 16, 2009 Edition B&N Gets Creative With Blogs And Video-Audio Channel NEW YORK, NY (Authorlink News, April 6, 2009) In a highly creative move, Barnes & Noble, the world's largest bookseller, today announced the debut of Barnes &...

Book Groups Launch-New Effort to Amend Patriot Act

Apr 9, 2009 |

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 9 - April 16, 2009 Edition Book Groups Launch New Effort to Amend Patriot Act Washington, DC (Authorlink News, April 7, 2009)–Organizations representing booksellers, librarians, publishers, and writers today launched the latest phase in their...

O’Callaghan Replaces-HMH Chief Tony Lucki

Apr 9, 2009 |

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 9 - April 16, 2009 Edition O’Callaghan Replaces HMH Chief Tony Lucki NEW YORK, NY(Authorlink News, April 9, 2009)—Barry O’Callaghan, chairman and the largest shareholder of Education Media & Publishing Group (EMPG), has taken over as CEO of...

Foreword Magazine Names Semus’s Last Call Book of Year

Apr 9, 2009 |

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 9 - April 16, 2009 Edition Foreword Magazine Names Semus’s Last Call Book of Year Daytona Beach Shores, FL(April 6, 2009)--Capital Press has announced that jd Seamus’ first novel, Last Call, has been named a Foreword Magazine finalist for...

Big Three-Bookstore Chains-Report Steep Declines

Apr 9, 2009 |

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 9 - April 16, 2009 Edition Big ThreeBookstore Chains Report Steep Declines NEW YORK, NY (AUTHORLINK NEWS, April 7, 2009)—Sales for the nation’s three largest bookstore chains fell a total of 5.4% for the fourth quarter of 2008 to $8.9...

Group Files Google Settlement Protest With Justice Department

Apr 9, 2009 |

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 9 - April 16, 2009 Edition Group Files Google Settlement Protest With Justice Department Consumer Watchdog.org has filed a complaint with the Justice Department asking it to delay the May 5 deadline for protests against the $125 million...