MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 29 - December 6, 2007 Edition Book Sales Up for September AAP Reports New York, NY/11/28/2007--Book sales tracked by the Association of American Publishers (AAP) for the month of September saw an increase of 5.7 percent for the month;...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
Macmillan Audio Acquires Language Dynamics Publisher
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 15- November 22, 2007 Edition Macmillan Audio Acquires Language Dynamics Publisher NEW YORK, NY/11/12/07--Macmillan Audio, a division of Macmillan Publishing in the USA, has acquired Language Dynamics, a company that develops language...
Writers Strike Strains Book Promotions
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 15- November 22, 2007 Edition Writers Strike Strains Book Promotions NEW YORK, NY/11/12/07--The Writers Guild of America strike entered its second week today, impacting not only Hollywood television shows but also book promotions. On...
RDR Books Agrees to Delay Harry Potter Lexicon
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 15- November 22, 2007 Edition RDR Books Agrees to Delay Harry Potter Lexicon NEW YORK, NY/11/12/07--RDR Books, the small Michigan publisher who was about to publish a book version of the popular fan-created website, Harry Potter Lexicon,...
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...
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...
