MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 2 - April 9, 2009 Edition Loan Extension Gives Borders Breathing Room ANN ARBOR, MI/Authorlink News/04/01/09-Pershing Square Capital Management has agreed to extend for one year its $42.5 million loan agreement with Borders Group, Inc. The...
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Book Revenues for 2008 Fall 2.8%, AAP Reports
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 2 - April 9, 2009 Edition Book Revenues for 2008 Fall 2.8%, AAP Reports NEW YORK, NY/Authorlink News/04/02/09--The Association of American Publishers (AAP) Tuesday released its annual estimate of total book sales in the United States. The...
Bologna Book Fair-Winds Down in Spain
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES March 26 - April 2, 2009 Edition Bologna Book Fair Winds Down in Spain BOLOGNA/Authorlink News/03/26/09The 2009 Bologna Childrens Book Fair winds down today after four days of exhibitions in Bologna, Spain. Approximately 1,300 exhibitors (1,200...
Fictionwise Unveils Free-eReader for Blackberry
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES March 26 - April 2, 2009 Edition Fictionwise Unveils Free eReader for Blackberry CHATHAM, NJ/Authorlink News/03/24/09--Fictionwise, Inc., the eBook retailer which was recently acquired by Barnes & Noble, Inc., today announced the beta test release...
HarperCollins Introduces-Paperless Book Catalogue
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES March 26 - April 2, 2009 Edition HarperCollins Introduces Paperless Book Catalogue NEW YORK, NY/Authorlink News/03/26/09--HarperCollins has replaced its traditional paper catalogues for Fall 2009 with an all-digital catalogue and information...
Hastings Book Retailer Sees Sharp Dip in Earnings
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES March 26 - April 2, 2009 Edition Hastings Book Retailer Sees Sharp Dip in Earnings AMARILLO, TX/Authorlink News/03/23/09--Hastings Entertainment, Inc., a leading multimedia entertainment retailer of books and games, today reported that net earnings...
Rich President Obama Earns $8.6 Million in Book Royalties
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES March 26 - April 2, 2009 Edition Rich President Obama Earns $8.6 Million in Book Royalties While President Obama scolds business executives for exorbitant salaries and bonuses, and threatens to raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans, he will have...
Exchange Rates Impact Random House Revenues
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES March 26 - April 2, 2009 Edition Exchange Rates Impact Random House Revenues BERLIN/Authorlink News/03/24/09Random House, the worlds largest trade book publisher, is feeling the impact of the global economic crisis, as reflected today in parent...
Google Books Settlement Prompts Questions
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES March 19 - March 26, 2009 Edition Google Books Settlement Prompts Questions About Effect on Readers, Libraries, Others Reproduced with permission from Daily Report for Executives, 50 DER B-1 (Mar. 18, 2009). Copyright 2009 by The Bureau of National...
B&N Reports 2.8%-Annual Sales Drop
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES March 19 - March 26, 2009 Edition B&N Reports 2.8% Annual Sales Drop New York, NY (Authorlink News, March 19, 2009)—Barnes & Noble, Inc., the world’s largest bookseller, today reported that sales fell by 4.8% for the quarter and...
