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...
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Intel Backs PBS NewsHour Analyses of Economic Innovation
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 9 - April 16, 2009 Edition Intel Backs PBS NewsHour Analyses of Economic Innovation Arlington, VA – The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer announced today that the Intel Corporation, the world leader in silicon innovation and the leading global...
Borders Reports Continued-Decline in Book Sales
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 2 - 9 , 2009 Edition Borders Reports Continued Decline in Book Sales ANN ARBOR, Mich., March 31, 2009—Borders Group, Inc. reported an 8.8% drop in fiscal 2008 annual sales to $3.2 billion over the previous year, and a 12.9% decline to...
Childrens Booksellers-Discuss merger With ABA
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 2 - April 9, 2009 Edition Childrens Booksellers Discuss Merger With ABA NEW YORK, NY/Authorlink News/04/01/09-The Association of Booksellers for Children (ABC) is considering a merger with the American Booksellers Association (ABA), the...
Title Loan Extension Gives Borders Breathing Room
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...
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...
