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Canadian Booksellers’ President Resigns

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Nov 28 - Dec 4, 2011 Edition Canadian Booksellers’ President Resigns CANADA/AUTHORLINK NEWS VIA QUILL AND QUIRE/November 28, 2011--At a time of major uncertainty for independent booksellers, the current vice-president and incoming president of the...

2012 Beach Book Festival Call For Entries

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Nov 21 - Nov 27, 2011 Edition 2012 Beach Book Festival Call For Entries NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/11/23/11--The 2012 Beach Book Festival has issued a call for entries to its annual program spotlighting the hottest reads of the summer season. The...

Analysts’ Ratings Mixed on Barnes & Noble

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Nov 21 - Nov 27, 2011 Edition Analysts’ Ratings Mixed on Barnes & Noble AUTHORLINK NEWS VIA LOCALIZED USA/11/23/2011--Equities research analysts at Credit Suisse (NYSE: CS) raised their earnings per share (EPS) estimates on shares of Barnes & Noble...

E-Book Buyers Deeply Committed, BISG Study Says

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Nov 14 - Nov 20, 2011 Edition E-Book Buyers Deeply Committed, BISG Study Says New York, NY /AUTHORLIK NEWS/November 15, 2011 — E-book sales can be expected to continue growing as readers show increased loyalty to and satisfaction with the digital...

Rakuten to Acquire Kobo Books

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Nov 07 - Nov 13, 2011 Edition Rakuten to Acquire Kobo Books TOKYO and TORONTO, November 8/9, 2011 -- Rakuten, Inc. (JASDAQ: 4755) and Kobo Inc. today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Rakuten intends to...

Republican Senators Back Internet Sales Taxes

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Nov 07 - Nov 13, 2011 Edition Republican Senators Back Internet Sales Tax WASHINGTON, D.C. AUTHORLNK NEWS VIA CNET NEWS/November 7, 2011--The days of tax-free Internet shopping may soon be coming to an abrupt end. Two Republican senators are...

Barnes & Noble Introduces Nook Tablet

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Nov 07 - Nov 13, 2011 Edition Barnes & Noble Introduces Nook Tablet New York, NY/November 7, 2011--Barnes & Noble, Inc. today expanded its portfolio of bestselling NOOK® devices with the introduction of NOOK Tablet, the company’s fastest and...

Wiley Files Suit Against Illegal Sharing

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Oct 31 - Nov 6, 2011 Edition Wiley Files Suit Against Illegal Sharing NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/ November 1, 2011--John Wiley & Sons is suing 27 “John Does” for illegally copying and distributing its For Dummies books. The copyright infringement...

2012 Hollywood Book Festival Call for Entries

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Oct 24 - Oct 30, 2011 Edition 2012 Hollywood Book Festival Call for Entries HOLLYWOOD, CA/AUTHORLINK NEWS/OCTOBER 25, 2012--The 2012 Hollywood Book Festival has issued a call for entries to its seventh annual program celebrating books that deserve...

2011 London Book Festival Call for Entries

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Oct 24 - Oct 30, 2011 Edition 2011 London Book Festival Call for Entries LONDON/AUTHORLINK NEWS/October 26, 2011--The 2011 London Book Festival has added new categories to its annual awards honoring the best of international publishing. The 2011...