MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Sept 12 - Sept 18, 2011 Edition McGraw-Hill to Split Into Two Units NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLIK NEWS/Septemer 12, 2011—Media conglomerate McGraw-Hill will split into two units by the end of next year—one public company aimed at the capital and commodity...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Sept 5 - Sept 11, 2011 Edition Brooklyn Book Festival Draws Top Authors On Sunday, September 18, 2011, from 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., a record 260+ top national and international authors and participants will join literary organizations, booksellers...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Sept 5 - Sept 11, 2011 Edition Bankrupt Borders Execs Seek Bonuses Executives of the bankrupt Borders Books will be back in the Southern District of New York Bankruptcy Court this week seeking $1.75 million in bonuses for management. The Key...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Aug 29 - Sept 4, 2011 Edition Random House Helps Drive Bertelsmann Profits in First Half of 2011 Gütersloh/AUTHORLINK NEWS/August 31, 2011—International media giant Bertelsmann reported strong financial results for the first half of 2011 over the...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Aug 29 - Sept 4, 2011 Edition Barnes & Noble Digital Sales Quadruple In Fiscal Quarter New York, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/August 30, 2011-- Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), today reported that digital sales quadrupled while store sales declined during...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Aug 29 - Sept 4, 2011 Edition SENTINEL to Publish Michele Bachmann Memoir The Sentinel imprint of Penguin Group has acquired a memoir by Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann. The book, currently untitled, will go on sale nationwide on...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Aug 22 - Aug 28, 2011 Edition Microsoft Discontinues e-Book Reader, Lit Format LAVERGN, TN/AUTHORLINK NEWS/August 22, 2011--Microsoft last week announced the discontinuation of the Microsoft Reader effective August 30, 2012. This includes download...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Aug 22 - Aug 28, 2011 Edition Liberty Invests $204 Million in Barnes & Noble New York, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/August 22, 2011--Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world's largest bookseller, late last week announced that John Malone’s Liberty Media...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Aug 22 - Aug 28, 2011 Edition Typoze Site a Valuable Publisher Resource There’s a new website called Typoze.com that may serve as a valuable resource for publishers and authors. The underlying concept is pretty simple. Readers can go to the site as...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Aug 15 - Aug 21, 2011 Edition Amazon Launches Kindle Indie Store AUTHORLINK NEWS/August 16, 2011—Amazon.com today announced the launch of the Kindle Indie Bookstore (www.amazon.com/kindleindiebooks). This page will provide readers a way to explore...