MAIN NEWS HEADLINES July 23 - July 29, 2012 Edition ABA,BN Seek Voice in DOJ E-Book Case Tarrytown, NY./Authorlink News/ July 31, 2012. The American Booksellers Association (ABA) and Barnes & Noble filed a motion today to become a "friend of the court" in proceedings...
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Penguin Profits and Sales Drop in First Six Months
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES July 23 - July 29, 2012 Edition Penguin Profits and Sales Drop in First Six Months New York, NY/Authorlink News/July 27, 2012Parent company Pearson reported today that profits at its Penguin Group publishing group declined 48% in the first six...
Las Comadres to Host Fall Conference for Latino Writers
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES July 23 - July 29, 2012 Edition Las Comadres to Host Fall Conference for Latino Writers New York, NY; July 26, 2012 Las Comadres Para Las Americas, the national Latina organization, will present a day-long conference on October 6 for Latino...
Amazon Profits Nosedive While Sales Climb
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES July 23 - July 29, 2012 Edition Amazon Profits Nosedive While Sales Climb SEATTLE. Wa./AUTHORLINK NEWS/07/27/2012--Amazon.com Inc. reported a 96% decline in second quarter profits today, despite a 29% increase in sales to $12.83 billion. Bottom...
DOJ Shuns Critics in e-Book Antitrust Suit
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES July 23 - July 29, 2012 Edition DOJ Shuns Critics in e-Book Antitrust Suit WASHINGTON, D.C./AUTHORLINK NEWS/July 23, 2012--The U.S. Department of Justice today declared that its proposed final judgment in an e-book price-fixing case against three...
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 worlds 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, 2012Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers will publish the INHERITANCE DELUXE EDITION by Christopher Paolini this fall, it was announced today by...
