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, 2011International media giant Bertelsmann reported strong financial results for the first half of 2011 over the...
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Typoze Site a Valuable Publisher Resource
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Aug 22 - Aug 28, 2011 Edition Typoze Site a Valuable Publisher Resource Theres 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...
Liberty Invests $204 Million in Barnes & Noble
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 Malones Liberty Media...
Microsoft Discontinues e-Book Reader, Lit Format
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...
Market Shift to Digital Hurts Hastings Sales in Q2
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Aug 15 - Aug 21, 2011 Edition Market Shift to Digital Hurts Hastings Sales in Q2 AMARILLO, TX/Authorlink News via PRNewswire/August 15, 2011-- Hastings Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAST), a leading multimedia entertainment retailer, today reported...
Amazon Launches Kindle Indie Store
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Aug 15 - Aug 21, 2011 Edition Amazon Launches Kindle Indie Store AUTHORLINK NEWS/August 16, 2011Amazon.com today announced the launch of the Kindle Indie Bookstore (www.amazon.com/kindleindiebooks). This page will provide readers a way to explore...
Bertelsmann Unveils New Branding
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES July 18 - July 24, 2011 Edition Bertelsmann Unveils New Branding Gütersloh, July 18, 2011 Bertelsmann AG, which owns Random House in the US, has updated its branding: The international media and services company now has a new logo and a modified...
Hilco, Gordon Brothers to Buy Borders Assets, Handle Liquidation
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES July 18 - July 24, 2011 Edition Hilco, Gordon Brothers to Buy Borders Assets, Handle Liquidation Ann Arbor/AUTHORLINK NEWS/July 18, 2011Borders Group reported today that, in accordance with the terms of its financing agreement, the Company will...
Wylie to Publish Bestselling Author’s Investment Book
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES July 18 - July 24, 2011 Edition Wylie to Publish Bestselling Author's Investment Book WOODSIDE, Calif./GLOBE NEWSWIRE/ July 20, 2011 -- Ken Fisher, CEO of Fisher Investments and 27-year Forbes columnist, recently announced an upcoming new book due...
Digital Sales Up 146.9 Percent in May
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES July 18 - July 24, 2011 Edition Digital Sales Up 146.9% in May NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/JULY 21, 2011--The Association of American Publishers today reported that sales for all major adult print segmentshardcover, paperback and mass...
