MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 27 - December 4, 2008 Edition Books-a-Million Sales Decline In Third Quarter BIRMINGHAM, AL/Authorlink News/11/27/08--Books-A-Million, Inc. last week announced financial results for the third quarter and 39-week period ended November 1,...
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Author Outraged Over Google Settlement
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 27 - December 4, 2008 Edition Author Outraged Over Google Settlement Opinion Authorlink News/11/27/08In an ongoing discussion this week about Google's $125 million settlement with the Association of American Publishers and Authors Guild,...
Ingram Executive To Head Amazon Leadership Board
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 20 - November 27, 2008 Edition Ingram Executive To Head Amazon Leadership Board Authorlink News/11/17/08--The Board of Directors of Amazon.com, Inc. has elected Alain Monié as a director of the Company, effectively immediately, and also...
European Booksellers Voice Strong Concerns Over Google Settlement
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 20 - November 27, 2008 Edition European Booksellers Voice Strong Concerns Over Google Settlement BRUSSELS/Authorlink News/11/20/08--The European Booksellers Federation, on behalf of its membership, has issued a statement of protest in...
Publishers Prepare To Adjust Royalties To Google Market (Part 3 in a Series)
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 20 - November 27, 2008 Edition Publishers Prepare To Adjust Royalties To Google Market (Part 3 in a Series) NEW YORK,NY (Authorlink News, November 17, 2008)Random House may take the lead in adapting traditional royalty structures to the...
Judges Gives Tentative OK To Google Settlement
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 20 - November 27, 2008 Edition Judges Gives Google Settlement Preliminary Okay NEW YORK, NY (Authorlink News, November 18, 2008)Federal Judge John Sprizzo on Friday gave tentative approval to the $125 million Google settlement with the...
Barnes & Noble Sales Fall 4.4% In Third Quarter
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 20 - November 27, 2008 Edition Barnes & Noble Sales Fall 4.4% In Third Quarter New York, NY (November 20, 2008)-Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world's largest bookseller, today reported sales and earnings for the third quarter ended...
Matthiessen Wins National Book Award for Fiction
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 20 - November 27, 2008 Edition Matthiessen Wins National Book Award for Fiction NEW YORK, NY (Authorlink News, November 20, 2008)--The National Book Foundation temporarily forgot the gloomy economy Wednesday night and revealed the names of...
Ian Hudson Replaces Sarnoff On Bertelsmann Board
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 13 - November 20, 2008 Edition Ian Hudson Replaces Sarnoff On Bertelsmann Board Gütersloh, (Authorlink News, November 13, 2008)The Annual General Meeting of Bertelsmann AG earlier this week elected Ian Hudson as a new member of the...
HarperCollins, Wall Street Journal Form Partnership
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 13 - November 20, 2008 Edition HarperCollins, Wall Street Journal Form Partnership NEW YORK, NY (Authorlink News, Nov. 10, 2008)--HarperCollins Publishers and The Wall Street Journal Monday announced the formation of a three-year...
