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...
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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...
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...
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...
Stephanie Madoff Macks Memoir Goes On Sale October 20
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Oct 17 - Oct 23, 2011 Edition Stephanie Madoff Macks Memoir Goes On Sale October 20 New York, N.Y., AUTHORLNK NEWS/October 17 , 2011-- It was announced today that Blue Rider Press will publish Stephanie Madoff Macks memoir, titled THE END OF...
Bertelsmann Names Thomas Rabe Chairman & CEO
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Oct 10 - Oct 16, 2011 Edition Bertelsmann Names Thomas Rabe Chairman & CEO Gütersloh/Authorlink News/ October 10, 2011 The Supervisory Board of Bertelsmann AG,which owns Random House in the USA, has appointed Thomas Rabe (46), currently Chief...
Ashbery to Receive Book Award Lifetime Achievement Medal
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Oct 10 - Oct 16, 2011 Edition Ashbery to Receive Book Award Lifetime Achievement Medal In the past six years, the selection committee for the National Book Award's Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters has a fifty percentage...
TOC Frankfurt Launches with Global eBook Market Survey
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Oct 10 - Oct 16, 2011 Edition TOC Frankfurt Launches with Global eBook Market Survey Sebastopol, CA/Authorlink News/October 10, 2011O'Reilly Media launches TOC Frankfurt with the publication of The Global eBook Market: Current Conditions & Future...
Nook Color Devices Arrive at Target
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Oct 3 - Oct 9, 2011 Edition Nook Color Devices Arrive at Target NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/October 3, 2011 Barnes & Noble, Inc. today announced that NOOK Color and NOOK Simple Touch eReaders are now available at Target stores nationwide and at...
Brooklyn Book Festival Picks Winners of Fave Contest
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Oct 3- Oct 9, 2011 Edition Brooklyn Book Festival Picks Winners of Fave Contest BROOKLYN, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/ October 3, 2011-- Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, AT&T and the Brooklyn Book Festival on September 29 announced that authors...
