MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 6 - November 13, 2008 Edition Ten Promising Writers Receive Whiting Awards NEW YORK, NY (Authorlink News, November 6, 2008)--The Mrs. Giles Whiting Foundation last week named ten recipients of the 2008 Whiting Writers' Awards. The awards,...
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AAP Sets Date For 2009 Session In New York City
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 6 - November 13, 2008 Edition AAP Sets Date For 2009 Session In New York City WASHINGTON D.C. (Authorlink News/11/3/08)Following the landmark announcement regarding the Google litigation last week, The Association of American Publishers...
Harlequin Profits Up in Third Quarter Despite Slowdown
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 6 - November 13, 2008 Edition Harlequin Profits Up in Third Quarter Despite Slowdown TORONTO, ONTARIO (Authorlink News/11/6/08)--Torstar Corporation, parent company for the global womens publisher Harlequin Enterprises, last week reported...
B&N Chairman Tells Staff to Brace For Lean Holidays
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 6 - November 13, 2008 Edition B&N Chairman Tells Staff to Brace For Lean Holidays NEW YORK, NY (Authorlink News/11/6/08)--Leonard Riggio, chairman of Barnes & Noble, Inc., sent a memo to the companys 40,000 employees last week, alerting...
Google Settlement Has A Few Unseen Wrinkles for Authors
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 6 - November 13, 2008 Edition Google Settlement Has A Few Unseen Wrinkles for Authors Authorlink Analysis The $125 million settlement between Google and a class-action group headed by the Authors Guild and Association of American...
Strengthening U.S. Dollar Impacts Canadian Publishers
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES October 30 - November 6, 2008 Edition Strengthening U.S. Dollar Impacts Canadian Publishers The falling value of Canadian currency against the US dollar is adding pressure to publishers and distributors there, who set their holiday book prices some...
McGraw-Hill Income Falls In Third Quarter
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES October 30 - November 6, 2008 Edition McGraw-Hill Income Falls In Third Quarter NEW YORK, NY (Authorlink News/10/30/08)--The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP) this week reported a decline of 13.7% in third quarter income to $390.2 million. Revenue...
Barnes & Noble Launches My B&N Social Network
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES October 30 - November 6, 2008 Edition Barnes & Noble Launches "My B&N" Social Network NEW YORK, NY (Authorlink News/10/30/08) - Barnes & Noble, Inc. announced this week the launch of "My B&N," a fully-integrated web experience on Barnes & Noble.com...
Hachette Merges Two Imprints Into New Division
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES October 30 - November 6, 2008 Edition Hachette Merges Two Imprints Into New Division NEW YORK, NY (Authorlink News/10/30/08)--Hachette Book Group has merged two recently-launched imprints into one. Orbit, the sci-fi/fantasy imprint, and Yen Press,...
AGA, AAP Reach Landmark Copyright Settlement With Google
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES October 30 - November 6, 2008 Edition AGA, AAP Reach Landmark Copyright Settlement With Google NEW YORK, NY, (Authorink News/10/28/08) - The Authors Guild, the Association of American Publishers (AAP), and Google today announced a groundbreaking...
