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Borders Bankruptcy Move May Help E-book Sales

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Feb 13- Feb 21, 2011 Edition Borders Bankruptcy Move May Help E-book Sales Borders Group, Inc is expected to file for bankruptcy within a few days, giving consumers fewer places to purchase books. The company plans to close about a third of its 674...

Barnes & Noble Issues Open Letter to Amazon Affiliates

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Feb 14 - Feb 20, 2011 Edition Barnes & Noble Issues Open Letter to Amazon Affiliates NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/February 14, 2011--Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world's largest bookseller today issued an open letter to Amazon affiliates:...

UK Joins US in E-book Pricing Investigation

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Feb 14 - Feb 20, 2011 Edition UK Joins US in E-book Pricing Investigation AUTHORLINK NEWS/February 14, 2010—The Office of Fair Trading, which regulates trade in the UK earlier this month launched an investigation into anti-trust complaints over...

Publishers Oppose Hawaii Liability Legislation

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Feb 7 - Feb 13, 2011 Edition Publishers Oppose Hawaii Liability Legislation WASHINGTON, DC, /AUTHORLINK/February 10, 2011—The Association of American Publishers (AAP) has issued a strong protest against legislation making its way through the Hawaii...

Sex Criminal DeBardeleben Dies, Book Chronicles His Crimes

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Feb 7 - Feb 13, 2011 Edition Sex Criminal DeBardeleben Dies, Book Chronicles His Crimes James Mitchell “Mike” DeBardeleben, 68, the lone wolf counterfeiter and serial sex criminal captured by the U.S. Secret Service after one of the largest...

Harpo, Inc. Selects ABRAMS to Publish Oprah Book

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Feb 7 - Feb 13, 2011 Edition Harpo, Inc. Selects ABRAMS to Publish Oprah Book NEW YORK, Feb. 7, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Harpo, Inc., owners of the award-winning The Oprah Winfrey Show, and ABRAMS, the preeminent publisher of illustrated books,...

Borders Stock Falls Below NYSE Minimum

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Jan 31 - Feb 6, 2011 Edition Borders Stock Falls Below NYSE Minimum ANN ARBOR, Mich., Feb. 4, 2011--Borders Group, Inc. (NYSE: BGP) today reported that on Feb. 3, 2011, it was notified by NYSE Regulation, Inc. that it was not in compliance with the...

IBPA Expands Indy Publishers Distribution

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Jan 31 - Feb 6, 2011 Edition IBPA Expands Indy Publishers Distribution The Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) today announced a new program for IBPA member publishers. The new program will provide IBPA members with options for title...

BN Announces Discover Awards Finalists

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Jan 31 - Feb 6, 2011 Edition BN Announces Discover Awards Finalists New York, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/February 1, 2011--Barnes & Noble, Inc. today announced the finalists for its prestigious 2010 Discover Great New Writers Awards. Finalists are selected...

Borders Delays Publisher Payments, Bankruptcy Looms

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Jan 31 - Feb 6, 2011 Edition Borders Delays Publisher Payments, Bankruptcy Looms AUTHORLINK NEWS/January 31, 2011—Borders Group, Inc., America’s second-largest bookstore chain, said Sunday it will delay payments to publishers and other vendors,...