MAIN NEWS HEADLINES September 4 - September 11, 2008 Edition Houghton OffersReference TitlesAs iPhone Apps NEW YORK, NY/9/24/08--Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is among the first U.S. publishers to offer its book titles in iPhone format in the Apple App Store. The...
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Penguin Adds e-Book Titles to OverDrive
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES September 4 - September 11, 2008 Edition Penguin Adds e-Book Titles to OverDrive NEW YORK, NY/9/4/08--OverDrive, Inc. distributor of audio and e-books to 7500 libraries, has added hundreds of titles from Penguin Group USA to its digital warehouse,...
Demand Spikes at Epicenter Press for Palin Biography
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES September 4 - September 11, 2008 Edition Demand Spikes at Epicenter Press For Palin Biography KENMORE, WASHINGTON/9/2/08--Senator John McCain's announcement on Friday that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin would be his vice presidential running mate touched...
Stephenie Meyer Puts New Book On Hold After Leak
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES September 4 - September 11, 2008 Edition Stephenie Meyer Puts New Book On Hold After Leak 9/4/08--New York Times Bestselling author Stephenie Meyer has decided not to finish and publish this year's biggest release, Midnight Sun, after a draft of...
Amazon.com Buys ShelfariNetworking Site
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...
Barnes & Noble Looks to
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 28 - September 4, 2008 Edition Barnes & Noble Looks to "Larger" Digital Arena NEW YORK, NY/8/28/08--Barnes & Noble, Inc. CEO Steve Riggio, reporting via webcast August 21 on its second quarter financial result, made the comment that "We do...
Books-a-Million Second Quarter Declines 7.5%
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 28 - September 4, 2008 Edition Books-a-Million Second Quarter Declines 7.5% BIRMINGHAM, AL/8/28/08--Books-A-Million, Inc. last week announced financial results for the second quarter and 26 week period ended August 2, 2008. Net sales for the...
U.S. Slowdown Impacts Quarto’s For First Half
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 28 - September 4, 2008 Edition U.S. Slowdown Impacts Quarto's For First Half LONDON/8/28/2008--Quarto Group, Inc., UK based publisher of illustrated books and art prints, last week reported that it closed the first half of the year June 30,...
Penguin, Match.com Write New Chapter in Matchmaking
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 28 - September 4, 2008 Edition Penguin, Match.com Write New Chapter in Matchmaking LONDON/8/28/08--Penguin and match.com August 26 launched www.penguindating.co.uk , a service which brings together book lovers and dating for the very first...
Martin Sheen to Appear at Film Festival
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 28 - September 4, 2008 Edition Martin Sheen to Appear at Film Festival FORT WORTH, TX/8/26/08--The Lone Star International Film Festival, Fort Worth, in Sundance Square, today announced the dates and venues for its second annual festival, as...
