MAIN NEWS HEADLINES March 5 - March 12, 2009 Edition Random House/Crown Acquires Ten Speed Press NEW YORK, NY/Authorlink News/03/02/09-- Ten Speed Press, one of the preeminent independent publishers of nonfiction books in the U.S., has been acquired by Random House,...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES March 5 - March 12, 2009 Edition Penguin Profits Soar 26%, Margins Improve NEW YORK, NY/Authorlink News/03/02/09--Penguin Group, the international publishing company, today announced record profits for 2008, representing growth of 26% over the...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES March 5 - March 12, 2009 Edition Thomas Nelson Launches Bundled Book Approach NASHVILLE, TN/Authorlink News/03/05/09--IN a very smart move this week, Thomas Nelson announced that it will bundle e-books and audio books for free with consumer...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 26 - March 5, 2009 Edition Random House Ups Spanish Language Book Publishing NEW YORK, NY/Authorlink News/02/24/09--Vintage Español, a leading publisher in the United States Spanish-language book market, and Random House Mondadori in Spain...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 26 - March 5, 2009 Edition Immigrants Fired At B&N After Ice Questions Papers RENO, NV/Authorlink News/02/26/09--Barnes & Noble's distribution center in Reno, Nevada fired 50 immigrants after a federal immigration audit showed they were...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 26 - March 5, 2009 Edition Old Paper Mill site To House Google Data Center HELSINKI/Authorlink News/02/26/09--In an unusual twist that symbolizes the times, Google says it will build a data centre on the site of an old paper mill in...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 26 - March 5, 2009 Edition ABA to Launch Indies Choice Book Awards TARRYTOWN, NY/Authorlink News/02/19/09-- This spring, the American Booksellers Association will launch a new awards program -- the Indies Choice Book Awards. Winners will...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 26 - March 5, 2009 Edition Authors, Publishers Urged to File Online Claims With Google DALLAS, TX/Authorlink News/02/26/09--The pending Google settlement for a class action law suit filed by the Authors Guild and Association of American...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 19 - 26, 2009 Edition Borders Books Makes Deeper Job Cuts ANN ARBOR, Mich. (Authorlink News, Feb. 19, 2009)—Borders Group today announced that it has reduced its corporate workforce by another 136 positions, which were eliminated effective...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 19 - 26, 2009 Edition Authors Guild Warns of Possible Kindle2 Audio Rights Issue Editorial NEW YORK, NY (Authorlink News, February 19, 2009)—The Authors Guild has issued a warning to its members not to sign any e-book rights to Amazon’s...