MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 28 - September 4, 2008 Edition Amazon.com Buys Shelfari Networking Site SEATTLE, WA/8/26/08--Shelfari, the social network site for book lovers, has been acquired by Amazon.com, according to Shelfari CEO Josh Hug's blog post yesterday. "This...
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BN.com’s Online CEO-Resigns On Heels-of Borders Re-launch
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 21 - August 28, 2008 Edition BN.com's Online CEO Resigns On Heels of Borders Re-launch NEW YORK, NY/8/21/2008--Barnes & Noble Inc., the largest U.S. specialty bookseller, said on Tuesday that Marie J. Toulantis, the chief executive of...
Smith Named Managing Director of Book Depository
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 21 - August 28, 2008 Edition Smith Named Managing Director of Book Depository UNITED KINGDOM/8/21/08--Kieron Smith has been named managing director of The Book Depository Ltd. in Gloucester, United Kingdom. He comes to his new post after...
Marjorie Braman to Head Henry Holt As Editor-in-Chief
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 21 - August 28, 2008 Edition Marjorie Braman to Head Henry Holt As Editor-in-Chief NEW YORK, NY/8/21/08--Marjorie Braman, one of New York's top editors, is leaving HarperCollins after 12 years to become vice president and editor-in-chief of...
Twelve Bidders Vie for Reed Magazine Unit
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 21 - August 28, 2008 Edition Twelve Bidders Vie for Reed Magazine Unit NEW YORK, NY/8/21/08--The second round of bidding was due this week for the sale of Reed Elsevier's Reed Business Information division. As many as 12 bidders submitted...
Supreme Court Ruling Arms Publishers To Block Retailers’ Deep Discounts
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 21 - August 28, 2008 Edition Supreme Court Ruling May Help Publishers Block Retailers' Cut-Rate Prices /08/18/08-Some book publishers may soon join other manufacturers in prohibiting retailers from offering deep discounts on their products....
Booksellers Angered Over Amazon’s Exclusive Jump on ‘Obama’ Sales
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 21 - August 28, 2008 Edition Booksellers Angered Over Amazon's Exclusive Jump on 'Obama' Sales NEW YORK, NY/8/21/08--Chelsea Green Publishing's deal with Amazon.com, which grants the retailer a two-week exclusive head start to sell Robert...
Bookstore Sales Decline in June Stay Up for Year
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 21 - August 28, 2008 Edition Bookstore Sales Decline in June; Stay Up for Year WASHINGTON, DC/8/21/08--Bookstore sales, which started at a surprisingly strong pace in January 2008 at $2.28 billion, fell to half that amount--$1070--in June,...
Nielsen to Require-Individual ISBN-For e-Book Formats
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 14 - 21, 2008 Edition Nielsen to Require Multiple ISBN's For e-Book Formats LONDON/8/14/2008--Nielsen Book, the company that operates the UK ISBN Agency, issued a statement this week that it will not accept e-books into its database...
UK’s Emerald Group-Opens Publishing-Office in Cambridge
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 14 - 21, 2008 Edition UK's Emerald Group Opens Publishing Office in Cambridge NEW YORK, NY/8/14/2008--UK-based Emerald Group Publishing Limited, has opened a U.S. office in Cambridge, Mass, to be headed by David Butler as vice president....
