MAIN NEWS HEADLINES December 18 - December 25, 2008 Edition Powell's Books Expands Used Book Efforts Portland, ORE (Authorlink News, December 18, 2008)--Powell's Books has gone into the used book business is a bigger way than ever. The company's website is pitching...
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Publishers Reps Upgrade Fplus Ordering System
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES December 18 - December 25, 2008 Edition Publishers' Reps Upgrade Fplus Ordering System Schaumburg, IL (Authorlink News, December 18, 2008)--The National Association of Independent Publishers Representatives, a non-profit professional association of...
Powells Staff Asked to Cut Hours Due to Weak Sales
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES December 18 - December 25, 2008 Edition Powell's Staff Asked to Cut Hours Due to Weak Sales PORTLAND, Ore. (Authorlink News, December 18, 2008)Powell's Books has asked employees to cut their work hours or take sabbaticals to cope with...
Dawson Named Associate Publisher of Dutton, Dial
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES December 18 - December 25, 2008 Edition Dawson Named Associate Publisher of Dutton, Dial NEW YORK, NY (AUTHORLINK NEWS, December 18, 2008)--Kathy Dawson has been named to the newly created post of associate publisher of Dial Books for Young Readers...
Sourcebooks Buys Cumberland Gift Book Line
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES December 18 - December 25, 2008 Edition Sourcebooks Buys Cumberland Gift Book Line Naperville, IL (Authorlink News, December 16, 2008)--Sourcebooks has acquired the partial assets of Nashville-based Cumberland House, known for its gift book series,...
Economic Downturn Prompts Macmillan To Freeze Salaries
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES December 11 - December 18, 2008 Edition Economic Downturn Prompts Macmillan To Freeze Salaries (Authorlink News, December 11, 2008)--John Sargent, CEO of MacMillan US, parent company for St. Martin's Press, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, Tor and other...
Random House CEO Celebrates Authors And Editors
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES December 11 - December 18, 2008 Edition Random House CEO Celebrates Authors And Editors NEW YORK, NY (Authorlink News, December 11, 2008)Markus Dohle, the new CEO of Random House and member of the executive board of Bertelsmann AG, sent an...
Struggling Bookstores Turn to Remainders To cope With Economy
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES December 11 - December 18, 2008 Edition Struggling Bookstores Turn to Remainders To cope With Economy KNOXVILLE, TN (Authorlink News via PRLog December 9, 2008)-- Retailers are growing increasingly concerned about a bleak holiday selling season,...
Media Madness Too Much for Kids; CNN, Huffington Grow
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES December 11 - December 18, 2008 Edition Media Madness Too Much for Kids; CNN, Huffington Grow (Authorlink News December 11, 2008)--In this week's issue of Media Madness, a column exploring web sites, media industry news, books, author Dan Cook has...
NetGalley, Firebrand Partner In Expanding Service For Publishers
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES December 11 - December 18, 2008 Edition NetGalley, Firebrand Partner In Expanding Service For Publishers NEWBURYPORT, MA (Authorlink News, December 11, 2008)--Firebrand Technologies and Rosetta Solutions, Inc. today announced the creation of a...
