MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 6 - June 12, 2011 Edition Dan Poynter Announces eBook Awards Dan Poynter, the guru of self-publishing and author of 127 books, announced a new contest for eBook Authors and Publishers for eBooks released anytime before July 1, 2011. For...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 6 - June 12, 2011 Edition Bestselling Author Lillian Braun Dies Lilian Jackson Braun, the bestselling, award-winning author of “The Cat Who” mystery series for Penguin Group (USA)’s G. P. Putnam’s Sons, Berkley and Dutton imprints, died on...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 6 - June 12, 2011 Edition BISG Launches Webinar Series on Metadata NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK/June 6, 2011—The book Industry Study Group has launch a four-part webinar series titled “Selling More Books with Best Practice in Metadata.” The webinar...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES June 6 - June 12, 2011 Edition Borders Loses Another Top Executive NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK/June 6, 2011--Michele Cloutier, executive vice president and chief merchandising officer for Borders, has resigned, according to a filing with the SEC...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 30 - June 5, 2011 Edition Abramson to Replace Keller as The Times Executive Editor NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/ June 2, 2011--Jill Abramson, a former investigative reporter and Washington bureau chief for The New York Times, has been named the...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 30 - June 5, 2011 Edition Barnes And Noble Begins Shipping Touchscreen Nook New York, New York/June 1, 2011--Barnes & Noble, Inc. began shipping its All-New NOOK yesterday, getting pre-ordered devices to customers well ahead of schedule. New...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 30 - June 5, 2011 Edition Study Shows Illegal Downloading on the Rise by Students New York, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/June 1, 2011–-The final installment in Volume One of BISG’s ongoing Student Attitudes Toward Content in Higher Education survey shows...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 30 - June 5, 2011 Edition BookExpo Attendance Down Slightly NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/May 31, 2011--Attendance for the publishing industry’s largest trade show, BookExpo America fell slightly this year from 21,919 in 2010 to 21,664 this...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 22 - May 29, 2011 Edition Bookstats Report Offers Deep Look at Publishing New York, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/May 24, 2011--A new annual survey capturing the size and scope of the total U.S. book publishing industry is being introduced today along...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 22 - May 29, 2011 Edition Former Time Warner CEO Heads Amazon Publishing NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/ May 23, 2011—Larry Kirshbaum, former Time Warner Book Group CEO and current agent, has been named v-p of publishing for Amazon Publishing’s...