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Abramson to Replace Keller as The Times Executive Editor

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...

Barnes And Noble Begins Shipping Touchscreen Nook

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...

Study Shows Illegal Downloading on the Rise by Students

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...

BookExpo Attendance Down Slightly

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...

Bookstats Report Offers Deep Look at Publishing

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...

Former Time Warner CEO Heads Amazon Publishing

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...

Barnes & Noble Lands Potential Buyer

H3>MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 16 - May 22, 2011 Edition Barnes & Noble Finds Potential Buyer New York, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/May 19, 2011--Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), today announced that the Special Committee of its Board of Directors has received a proposal from...

Print Books Grow While E-Book Sales Soar

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 16 - May 22, 2011 Edition Print Books Grow While E-Book Sales Soar Washington, DC/AUTHORLINK NEWS/May 19, 2011--Both print and digital formats of books enjoyed revenue gains in March 2011 vs last year according to the monthly net sales report...

Simon & Schuster to Launch India Publisher

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 16 - May 22, 2011 Edition Simon & Schuster to Launch India Publisher NEW YORK, LONDON and NEW DELHI/AUTHORLINK NEWS/May 19, 2011—As part of its strategic focus on bringing the works of its authors to the widest possible global audience, Simon &...

BISG Looks for New Director

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 16 - May 22, 2011 Edition BISG Looks for New Director New York, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/May 18, 2011--The Book Industry Study Group (BISG), the industry's leading trade association for policy, standards and research, today announced that Scott...