MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 29 - February 6, 2009 Edition Oxford University Press Cuts 60 Jobs In Two U.S. Offices United Kingdom (Authorlink News, January 29, 2009)--Oxford University Press, the world's largest university press, laid off 60 people last week in its...
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Amazon to Cut-Microsoft, Adobe-E-Book Formats
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 29 - February 6, 2009 Edition Amazon to Cut Microsoft, Adobe E-Book Formats SEATTLE, WA. (Authorlink News, January 26, 2009)-Amazon will no longer offer e-books in Microsoft Reader and Adobe e-book formats. Soon, the online retail giant...
McGraw-Hill-Shows Dramatic-Declines in 2008
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 29 - February 6, 2009 Edition McGraw-Hill Shows Dramatic Declines in 2008 NEW YORK, NY (Authorlink News, January 27, 2009)--McGraw-Hill today reported 2008 reported a 21.1% decline in net income to $799.5 million and a 6.2% decline in...
O’Reilly Media-Lays Off 14%-Of Workers
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 22 - January 29, 2008 Edition O'Reilly Media Lays Off 14% Of Workers SEBASTOPOL, CA (Authorlink News, January 22, 2009) --O'Reilly Media, the technology company and Internet advocate, laid off 30 employees last week in an effort to...
Pearson Anticipates-Earnings Growth-Despite Tough Times
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 22 - January 29, 2008 Edition Pearson Anticipates Earnings Growth Despite Tough Times NEW YORK, NY (Authorlink News, January 19, 2009) --Pearson, the world's leading education company and parent company for Penguin Group USA, today provided...
POCKET BOOKS-To Co-Publish-Fantasies With Juno
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 22 - January 29, 2008 Edition POCKET BOOKS To Co-Publish Fantasies With Juno NEW YORK, NY (January 19, 2009) - Louise Burke, Executive Vice President and Publisher of Pocket Books, has announced a new co-publishing agreement with Juno...
Barnes & Noble-Job Cuts Extend-To Sterling Publishing
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 22 - January 29, 2008 Edition Barnes & Noble Job Cuts Extend To Sterling Publishing NEW YORK, NY (Authorlink News, January 22, 2009)-Barnes & Noble's elimination of about 100 jobs at its corporate headquarters last week reportedly were due...
New S&S Site-Brings Impressive-Resources to Fans
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Jan 15 - 21, 2009 Edition New S&S Site Brings Impressive Resources to Fans NEW YORK, NY (Authorlink News, January 14, 2009)—Readers can now choose from a wide array of new ways to find out about their favorite authors and books at...
Random House-Canada Narrows-Acquisition Rules
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 15 - January 22, 2008 Edition Random House Canada Narrows Acquisition Rules ONTARIO (Authorlink News, January 15, 2009)--Quill & Quire, Canada's magazine of book news, says that Random House of Canada will no longer allow its individual...
HMH Struggles Under Heavy Debt Load
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES January 15 - January 22, 2008 Edition HMH Struggles Under Heavy Debt Load NEW YORK, NY (Authorlink News, January 13, 2009)--Education Media & Publishing Group, the Irish owner of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, which accounts for about 30% of the U.S....
