MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 29 - December 6, 2007 Edition Pershing Hedge Fund Increases Stake In Borders Group NEW YORK, NY/11/23/07--Pershing Square Capital Management LP, a $300 million+ activist hedge fund, has increased its holdings in the U.S. bookseller Borders...
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Barnes & Noble Reports 5.7% Sales Gain In Third Quarter
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 22 - November 29, 2007 Edition Barnes & Noble Reports 5.7% Sales Gain In Third Quarter NEW YORK, NY/11/20/07—Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world’s largest bookseller, today reported sales for the third quarter...
NY Governor Abandons Online
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 22 - November 29, 2007 Edition NY Governor Abandons Online "Amazon Tax" NEW YORK, NY/11/16/07--New York Governor Eliot Spitzer yesterday abandoned the so-called "Amazon Tax" that would have required Amazon.com and other online retailers...
Amazon Unveils Kindle Reader to NY Press
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 22 - November 29, 2007 Edition Amazon Unveils Kindle Reader to NY Press NEW YORK, NY/11/19/07--Amazon today unveiled its new wireless handheld reader, named "Kindle," at a high-profile press conference in New York City. The...
Startling New NEA Report Links Continued Reading Declines To Poor Academics
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 22 - November 29, 2007 Edition Startling New NEA Report Links Continued Reading Declines To Poor Academics WASHINGTON, DC/11/19/07--The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) today released a new report citing "startling declines" in...
Denis Johnson-Wins National Book-Award for War Novel
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 15- November 22, 2007 Edition Denis Johnson Wins National Book Award for War Novel NEW YORK, NY/11/15/07--Denis Johnson, currently on a magazine assignment in Iraq, was awarded the National Book Award last night for his Vietnam War novel,...
Judith Regan-Sues News Corp-For Smear Tactics
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 15- November 22, 2007 Edition Judith Regan Sues News Corp For Smear Tactics NEW YORK, NY/11/14/07--Judith Regan, the former publisher of Regan Books, a division of HarperCollins, has filed a $100 million law suit against the publisher's...
Borders’ New Site to Feature Streamlined eCommerce System
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 15- November 22, 2007 Edition Borders' New Site to Feature Streamlined eCommerce System MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA/11/9/07--CyberSource Corporation (NASDAQ: CYBS), has signed an agreement with Borders Direct, LLC, the eCommerce platform of Borders...
Simon & Schuster Launches Environmental Initiative and Paper Policy
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 15- November 22, 2007 Edition Simon & Schuster Launches Environmental Initiative and Paper Policy NEW YORK, NY/11/7/07--Simon & Schuster, Inc., announced today a new environmental initiative and paper policy that will dramatically...
BISG Examines Challenges of Tracking and Trading Digital Content
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 15- November 22, 2007 Edition BISG Examines Challenges of Tracking and Trading Digital Content NEW YORK, NY/11/12/07--Consultant Michael Holdsworth, formerly managing director of EMEA, Cambridge University Press, told an annual meeting of...
