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E-Book Sales Soar, Traditional Book Sales Fall in 2011

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES July 16 - July 22, 2012 Edition E-Book Sales Soar, Traditional Book Sales Fall in 2011 Sales of e-books in 2011 rose to $2.07 billion from $869 million as the number of units sold increased 210% to 388 million, according to BookStats, the annual...

Great Southeast Book Festival Calls For Entries

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES July 9 - July 15, 2012 Edition GREAT SOUTHEAST BOOK FESTIVAL CALLS FOR ENTRIES NEW ORLEANS _ The 2013 Great Southeast Book Festival has issued a call for entries to its competition honoring the best books of the late winter/spring season. The Great...

2012 HALLOWEEN BOOK FESTIVAL CALLS FOR ENTRIES

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES July 9 - July 15, 2012 Edition 2012 HALLOWEEN BOOK FESTIVAL CALLS FOR ENTRIES HOLLYWOOD, CA _ The 2012 Halloween Book Festival has issued a call for entries to its annual competition honoring the best and scariest books of the holiday season. The...

Bertelsmann strengthens South America Presence

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 25 - July 1, 2012 Edition Bertelsmann strengthens South America Presence São Paulo/Aughotlirnk News/ June 28, 2012 – The international media company Bertelsmann is accelerating its expansion in the world’s growth regions: Thomas Rabe, Chairman...

KNOPF Books to Publish Three Paolini Titles

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 18 - June 24, 2012 Edition KNOPF Books to Publish Three Paolini Titles New York, NY, June 18, 2012—Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers will publish the INHERITANCE DELUXE EDITION by Christopher Paolini this fall, it was announced today by...

Shawn Morin named COO at Ingram Content

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 1 - June 17, 2012 Edition Shawn Morin named COO at Ingram Content NASHVILLE, TN/June 19, 2012 – John R. Ingram, Chairman and CEO of Ingram Content Group Inc., announced today that Shawn Morin will be the company’s new Chief Operating Officer,...

Barnes and Noble Nook Soars, Retail Sales Up Slightly

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 18- June 24, 2012 Edition Barnes and Noble Nook Soars,Retail Sales Up Slightly New York, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/June 19, 2012/—Barnes & Noble, Inc. today reported sales and earnings increases for its fiscal 2012 fourth quarter and full year ended...

Big Dallas Social Media Conference Set in June

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 1 - June 17, 2012 Edition Big Dallas Social Media Conference Set in June DALLAS/AUTHORLINK NEWS/ June 18, 2012—Social media expert Lissa Duty and several key social media icons have teamed up to present an intensive one-day conference on...

London Book Festival Calls for Entries

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 18 - June 24, 2012 Edition London Book Festival Calls for Entries LONDON/Authorlink News/June 21, 2012--The 2012 London Book Festival has issued a call for entries to its annual awards honoring the best of international publishing. The 2012...

McIntosh Named COO of Random House

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 1 - June 17, 2012 Edition McIntosh Named COO of Random House NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/June 12, 2012--In a memo to his U.S. colleagues today, Markus Dohle, chairman and chief executive officer of Bertelsmann, announced the appointment of...