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,...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Jan 24 - Jan 30, 2011 Edition Amazon Reports Huge Sales Increase in Fourth Quarter SEATTLE/AUTHORLINK NEWS/ January 28, 2011--Amazon.com, Inc. late yesterday announced a net sales increased 36% to $12.95 billion in the fourth quarter ended December...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Jan 24 - Jan 30, 2011 Edition Random House Offers Kids App for Bestseller Rocket New York, NY/Authorlink News/January 27, 2011—Random House Children’s Books (www.randomhouse.com/kids) today announced that How Rocket Learned to Read for iPad is now...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Jan 24 - Jan 30, 2011 Edition BN Offers Pre-Orders for Open Secrets-Wikileaks New York, New York/Authorlink News/January 27, 2011--Barnes & Noble, Inc. has announced that it is the only company taking pre-orders for Open Secrets: WikiLeaks, War and...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Jan 24 - Jan 30, 2011 Edition NEW YORK BOOK FESTIVAL CALL FOR ENTRIES NEW YORK/AUTHORLINK NEWS/January 25, 2011--The 2011 New York Book Festival has issued a call for entries to its annual event honoring books that deserve greater recognition from...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Jan 24 - Jan 30, 2011 Edition Amazon Breakthrough Novel Awards Accepting Entries SEATTLE, WA/AUTHORLINK NEWS/January 24, 2011--Amazon.com, along with Penguin Group (USA) and CreateSpace, has announced the fourth annual Amazon Breakthrough Novel...