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...
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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...
Fantasy Series Website Honored in Best Books Awards
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES October 23 - October 30, 2008 Edition Fantasy Series Website Honored in Best Books Awards LANCASTER, Texas/10/21/08-The Green Stone of Healing(r) epic fantasy website is among the finalists of the 2008 National Best Books Awards sponsored by...
McGraw-Hill To Release Q3 Earnings Next Week
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES October 23 - October 30, 2008 Edition McGraw-Hill To Release Q3 Earnings Next Week NEW YORK (Authorlink.com/10/23/08)--The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP) will announce its third quarter 2008 results before the start of NYSE trading on Tuesday,...
Booksellers Prompted To Let ABA Help In Tough Times
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES October 23 - October 30, 2008 Edition Booksellers Prompted To Let ABA Help In Tough Times NEW YORK, NY (Authorlink.com/10/22/08)The president of the American Booksellers Association last week sent a letter to its members saying that "it is...
Indy Booksellers Honor Wambaugh At Annual Show
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES October 23 - October 30, 2008 Edition Indy Booksellers Honor Wambaugh At Annual Show LOS ANGELES, CA (Authorlink News/10/23/08)-Joseph Wambaugh, well-known author of fictional police novels as well as nonfiction, received The T. Jefferson Parker...
