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Displaying news issues from 06/28/2010 to 08/30/2010.News Issue for 08/30/2010Random House Profits Leap in First Half of 2010(Main News) Summary: Gütersloh/Authorlink News/August 31, 2010--The international media group Bertelsmann, which owns Random House, today reported record profits from January to June 2010 to €755 million, compared to mid-year 2009 profits of €497 million. The Indie Bestsellers List(Bestsellers) Summary: Published Thursday, September 2, 2010 (for the sales week ended Sunday, August 29, 2010). Based on reporting from many hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States. News Issue for 08/22/2010Princeton Library Taps Ingram Coutts for Digital Library Plans(Main News) Summary: LA VERGNE, TN/AUTHORLINK NEWS/August 23, 2010--Coutts Information Services Limited, an Ingram Content Group Inc. company, today announced that it has been selected to develop the Princeton University Library humanities and social sciences print and digital approval plans for North American and UK publications. Borders CFO Resigns, Tomaszewski to Serve in Interim(Main News) Summary: ANN ARBOR, Mich./AUTHORLINK NEWS/August 23, 2010--Borders Group, Inc. (NYSE: BGP) today announced that Mark Bierley has resigned his position as CFO to pursue another employment opportunity. The company has named Vice President Glen Tomaszewski as Interim CFO. Bierley will assist Borders in the transition process as it initiates the search for a new CFO.
Barnes & Noble Posts Loss, Expects Q2 Decreases(Main News) Summary: NEW YORK/AUTHORLINK NEWS/August 24, 2010-- Barnes & Noble Inc. Tuesday reported a first-quarter fiscal 2011 loss of $62.5 million, or $1.12 a share, on net income of $12.3 million, compared to the year-ago period. But total sales rose 21% to $1.4 billion. Wall Street analysts expected the company to lose 80 cents a share, but the board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per share. Penguin president, AAP trade committee(Main News) Summary: August 24, 2010, New York, NY: The Association of American Publishers announced today that Susan Petersen Kennedy, President of Penguin Group (USA) will take over the chair of the AAP Trade Publishers Executive Committee. Comprising senior trade publishing executives, the Committee guides AAP’s programs and activities of particular relevance to its trade publishing members. The Indie Bestseller List(Bestsellers) Summary: Published Thursday, August 26, 2010 (for the sales week ended Sunday, August 22, 2010). Based on reporting from many hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States. Barnes & Noble Urges Shareholders to Reject Burkle Takeover(Main News) Summary: New York, NY (August 25, 2010) - Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world's largest bookseller, today announced that it is filing definitive proxy materials this morning with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for its 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on September 28, 2010 and is mailing to its shareholders. Barnes & Noble shareholders of record as of the close of business on August 16, 2010, are entitled to vote at the 2010 Annual Meeting. News Issue for 08/16/2010Barnes & Noble Proxy Fight Looms, Store Closings Possible(Main News) Summary: NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/August 16, 2010--Billionaire Ron Burkle’s has begin mounting a proxy fight for control over Barnes & Noble bookstore chain after Judge Leo E. Strine Jr. last week upheld the bookseller’s poison pill provision, thus blocking purchase of a large share of B&N stock by Burkle’s Yucaipa Companies.
Borders Lays Off More Workers(Main News) Summary: ANN ARBOR, MICH/AUTHORLINK NEWS/August 16, 2010--Borders Group eliminated an unspecified number of employees at its Ann Arbor headquarters this week, according to a report at Freep.com Literary Journal Calls for Submissions(Main News) Summary: >Front Range, an internationally-circulated annual literary journal, is seeking submissions of high quality fiction, poetry and creative nonfiction now through November 7, 2010 for its 6th (2011) issue. Results will be reported by the end of December, and the selected submissions will be published the first week of March 2011. Barnes & Noble Apps Enhance Free eReading on Nook, iPhone, iPad(Main News) Summary: NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/August 17, 2010--Barnes & Noble today enhanced its offering of popular, free NOOK-branded eReading software with updated versions for iPhone, iPod touch, iPad and PC (available at www.bn.com/NOOKapps). Molly Stern to Head Crown, Broadway Books(Main News) Summary: NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/August 17, 2010—Mollly Stern has departed her post as editor-in-chief at Penguin/Viking Penguin Group to become senior vice president and publisher of Crown and Broadway Books at Random House. She will report to Crown Publishing Group president and publisher Maya Mavjee at Random House.
The Indie Bestseller List(Bestsellers) Summary: Published Thursday, August 19, 2010 (for the sales week ended Sunday, August 15, 2010). Based on reporting from many hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States. Putnam Wins Auction to Publish Actress Betty White(Main News) Summary: New York, New York, August 18, 2010 … Betty White, the Emmy Award-winning actress, whose singular talents and universal appeal have garnered her millions of fans around the world, will write two books for G. P. Putnam’s Sons, it was announced today by Ivan Held, President, G. P. Putnam’s Sons. The first book, titled Listen Up!, will draw upon life lessons learned during her incredibly varied, decades-long career in Hollywood, with an emphasis on the extraordinary past 15 years of the star’s life. News Issue for 08/09/2010Barnes and Noble to Unveil Textbook Rental Program(Main News) Summary: New York, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/August 9, 2010--Barnes & Noble College Booksellers, owned by Barnes & Noble, Inc. has expanded its multi-channel textbook rental program to hundreds of colleges and universities. The program, which is offered through campus bookstores managed by Barnes & Noble, will enable students to rent their fall textbooks through participating stores. Pat Conroy to Announce Book Award Finalists(Main News) Summary: NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/August 10, 2 010—Acclaimed author Pat Conroy will make the announcement for this year’s National Book Award finalists. The short list for fiction, nonfiction, poetry and young people’s literature will be revealed October 13 at the Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home in Savannah, Georgia. Speculators Say Amazon a Likely Barnes and Noble Buyer(Main News) Summary: NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/August 9, 2010--Amazon.com may be the likely buyer for Barnes & Noble which went on the block last week, according to speculation by The Street. The web site surveyed an unspecified group of people and found that 37% of those asked agreed that Amazon is the most logical choice.
By purchasing Barnes & Noble, Amazon would effectively wipe out its primary competition in the digital bookselling market, which remains one of its fastest growing segments. Margaret Atwood, Ursula Le Guin to Lecture(Main News) Summary: Celebrated authors Margaret Atwood and Ursula K. Le Guink will headline the 2010-2011 Portland Arts & Lectures series September 23, 2010. The award-winning authors will discuss politics, publishing, and their prolific works of literature. The event will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland, Oregon The Indie Bestseller List(Bestsellers) Summary: Published Thursday, August 12, 2010 (for the sales week ended Sunday, August 8, 2010). Based on reporting from many hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States. Putnam to Release New Patricia Cornwell Novel This Fall(Main News) Summary: NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/August 12, 2010--Patricia Cornwell, the world’s #1 bestselling crime writer, has agreed to write two new novels featuring her beloved main character Dr. Kay Scarpetta for G. P. Putnam’s Sons and Berkley Books, her longtime U.S. publishers, it was announced today by David Shanks, CEO, Penguin Group (USA). Putnam will publish the books in hardcover, with Berkley to publish the titles in paperback. North American hardcover, paperback and audio rights to these two upcoming Cornwell works were acquired from literary agent Esther Newberg of International Creative Management (ICM). Barnes & Noble Breaks Off Talks with Yucaipa(Main News) Summary: NEW YORK,NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/August 12, 2010--Barnes & Noble today broke off its talks with Yucaipa Companies indicating a proxy fight for control of the bookseller lies ahead. News Issue for 08/01/2010Barnes And Noble Counters Suit on Nook Patent Violations(Main News) Summary: NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/August 2, 2010--Barnes & Noble moved this week to counter claims that the company has violated Xerox Corp. and Alcatel-Lucent SA patents involving the Nook electronic reader. The two claimants are asking Barnes & Noble, Inc. to pay royalties for the alleged violations. But the bookseller filed a counter lawsuit July 29 stating that neither claim is valid, and it asked the court to rule in its favor by issuing a so-called declaratory judgment that the company is not infringing on any valid patents of Xerox and Alcatel. HarperCollins Acquires Justin Bieber Memoir(Main News) Summary: NEW YORK/LONDON/AUTHORLINK VIA PRNewswire/August 2, 2010--HarperCollins announced today the acquisition of the official illustrated memoir from multi-platinum selling superstar Justin Bieber. JUSTIN BIEBER: FIRST STEP 2 FOREVER: MY STORY will reveal Justin's amazing journey to superstardom. The hardcover book contains exclusive, never-before-seen photos, and will be published this October in both the United States ($21.99) and in the UK (16.99 pounds Sterling). Two Attorneys General Review Apple, Amazon Pricing(Main News) Summary: Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal became the second Attorney General to look into pricing policies of Amazon.com and Apple, saying he is concerned the pacts may be anticompetitive. Earlier this year, the Texas Attorney General also began a similar review. The Indie Bestsellers List(Bestsellers) Summary: Published Thursday, August 5, 2010 (for the sales week ended Sunday, August 1, 2010). Based on reporting from many hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States. Barnes and Noble Sale Draws Lackluster Interest(Main News) Summary: NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/August 4, 20100--Barnes & Noble’s announcement this week that it would put the company up for sale has drawn little attention from potential investors. According to an item in The Wall Street Journal “Market Beat,” the company has only a 30% chance of finding a buyer. News Issue for 07/26/2010Penguin Reports Record Sales, Profits for First Half of 2010(Main News) Summary: New York, New York/AUTHORLINK NEWS/July 26, 2010--Penguin Group, the international publishing company, today reported a 9% sales increase for the second half of 2010 and a 110% increase in profits. Sales increased to £493m and profit was up £44m, a record result. Booksellers Oppose Law to Restrict Free Speech on Web(Main News) Summary: AUTHORLINK NEWS/July 26, 2010--A coalition of booksellers and first amendment supporters is trying to block a new Massachusetts law that aims to protect kids from online predators, but also bans constitutionally protected speech, including topics like contraception and pregnancy, sexual health, literature, and art. Janet Evanovich Joins Random House, 4 New Titles Due(Main News) Summary: (NEWYORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/July 26, 2010--Janet Evanovich, one of the world's biggest-selling and fastest-growing novelists in both print and digital formats, will join the Random House Publishing Group to be published in the U.S. and Canada by Ballantine Bantam Dell. Random House Makes Key Editorial Staff Changes(Main News) Summary: NEW YORK, NY/July 27, 2010--Susan Mail, Random House senior vice president and editor-in-chief has been named to the additional position of Publisher of the Random House and Dial Press imprints. The Indie Bestsellers List(Bestsellers) Summary: Published Thursday, July 29, 2010 (for the sales week ended Sunday, July 25, 2010). Based on reporting from many hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States. News Issue for 07/19/2010BN Stocks Fall, Court Battle Heats Up(Main News) Summary: NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/July 19, 2010--Shares of Barnes & Noble, Inc. fell Friday to a new 52 week low by trading below $12.15. Traders are carefully monitoring the action to see if further selling occurs, or if the stock has reached a tradable bottom. BN Android App Coming Soon(Main News) Summary: AUTHORLINK NEWS/July 19, 2010--Barnes & Noble will soon release an app for Google’s Android software platform, according to the blog Andronica. Following Amazon and Borders’ lead in releasing applications for Android, Barnes & Noble sent a general e-mail message to some staff members saying that its B&N eReader app will soon arrive on Android. Publishers Cheer Senate Libel Tourism Bill(Main News) Summary: Washington, DC /AUTHORLINK NEWS/July 20, 2010-- The Association of American Publishers (AAP) yesterday cheered Senate passage of bi-partisan legislation that will protect American authors and publishers from foreign libel judgments that undermine First Amendment free speech rights. Amazon Says e-Books Now Outsell Print(Main News) Summary: SEATTLE, WA/AUTHORLINK NEWS/July20, 2010—Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos said in a statement yesterday that e-book sales have outsold printed books for the past three months, and that sales of its Kindle e-reading device had tripled since the company lowered its price to $189 from $259 last month. News Issue for 07/12/2010Court Battle Begins for Control of Barnes & Noble(Main News) Summary: AUTHORLIK NEWS/July 12, 2010--Investment giant Ron Burkle’s Yucaipa Alliance and the Riggio family, who founded Barnes & Noble, Inc., began fighting in court last week over an issue that could determine who controls the bookstore chain. The non-jury trial got underway in Delaware Chancery Court with both Burkle and B&N Chairman Leonard Riggio testifying. McGraw-Hill to Release Quarterly Results July 23(Main News) Summary: NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/July 7, 2010--The McGraw-Hill Companies will report its second quarter 2010 results via news release before the start of NYSE trading on Friday, July 23, 2010. Borders Sells Paperchase to Reduce Debt(Main News) Summary: ANN ARBOR, Mich./AUTHORLINKNEWS/ July 13, 2010 — Borders Group has entered into an agreement to sell Paperchase Products Limited (“Paperchase”) to Primary Capital Limited, a leading U.K.-based private equity firm. Paperchase, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Borders Group, is a retailer of stationery, cards and gifts based in the U.K. Under the agreement, Borders Group will continue to purchase and carry products designed and sourced by Paperchase in its U.S. stores. The Indie Bestsellers List(Bestsellers) Summary: Published Thursday, July 15, 2010 (for the sales week ended Sunday, July 11, 2010). Based on reporting from many hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States. Book Sales Rise for May and Year-to-Date(Main News) Summary: NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/ July 14, 2010— Publishers’ book sales tracked by the Association of American Publishers (AAP) for the month of May increased by 9.8% percent on the prior year to $715.3 million and were up by 11.6 percent for the year-to-date. News Issue for 07/05/2010Google Teams with Indy Booksellers to Sell E-Books(Main News) Summary: SAN FRANCISCO/AUTHORLINK NEWS/July 6, 2010-Google has partnered with the
American Booksellers Association to make the search company's new Google
Editions the primary source of e-books on the Web sites of hundreds of
independent booksellers around the country. Some 1400 independent
booksellers who belong to the ABA potentially can participate. Barnes & Noble Stocks Slump Despite E-Book Surge(Main News) Summary: NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/July 6, 2010-- Barnes & Noble, Inc. (BKS)
slumped to a new 52-week low of $13.25 on June 24, despite the bookseller
boasting a strong forecast for its e-book sales. The forecast was eclipsed
by BKS' disappointing fourth-quarter earnings. PEN READS NOW LIVE ON PEN.ORG(Main News) Summary: AUTHORLINK NEWS/July 6, 2010--PEN American Center, the largest branch of the world’s oldest literary and human rights organization, announced today the launch of PEN Reads, an online reading group that will bring readers and writers together to discuss works of literature relevant to PEN’s mission. Colm Tóibín opened the group with his essay on Clarice Lispector’s The Hour of the Star (New Directions), the inaugural book chosen for PEN Reads. Borders Launches eBook Store With Kobo(Main News) Summary: ANN ARBOR, Mich./AUTHORLINK NEWS/July 7, 2010--Borders Group, Inc. (NYSE: BGP) today announced the launch of the Borders branded eBook store, powered by global eReading service Kobo(TM). Borders' goal is to secure a 17 percent share of the eBook market by July 2011. Simon and Schuster Goes Mobil(Main News) Summary: NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/July 7, 2010—Simon & Schuster Digital today announced a mobile-optimized version of the company’s website, simonandschuster.com. The new site, www.simonandschuster.mobi, will appear whenever a user attempts to access simonandschuster.com from a mobile device, The Indie Bestseller List(Bestsellers) Summary: Published Thursday, July 8, 2010 (for the sales week ended Sunday, July 4, 2010). Based on reporting from many hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States. PBS Airs Unpublished Mark Twain Essay(Main News) Summary: NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/July 7, 2010--A previously unpublished essay by famed American writer Mark Twain was published Wednesday, July 7, 2010, on the PBS NewsHour’s website, along with a reading of the essay “Concerning the ‘Interview.’” by Robert Hirst, general editor of the Mark Twain Project at the University of California, Berkeley.
News Issue for 06/28/2010Stephen Hawking to Publish New Work at Bantam Dell(Main News) Summary: NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/ June 28, 2010--Stephen Hawking has drawn on the accumulated wisdom of a lifetime to address the ultimate mysteries of the universe in a new book, THE GRAND DESIGN, co-written with Leonard Mlodinow, which Bantam will publish on September 7. Barnes and Noble Results Show Huge eBook Sales Increase(Main News) Summary: NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/JUNE 29, 2010—Barnes and Noble late yesterday reported total sales and earnings for its fiscal 2010 fourth quarter and full year ended May 1, 2010. Sales for the fourth quarter were $1.3 billion, a 19% increase from the thirteen weeks ended May 2, 2009. Dan Ruffino appointed Penguin Digital Director(Main News) Summary: New York and London/AUTHORLINK NEWS/June 29, 2010--Penguin Group announced today the appointment of Dan Ruffino as Group Digital Director, with responsibility for Penguin’s digital strategy across the globe. He will start on September 1st and be based in New York, reporting to Penguin Group Chairman and CEO John Makinson. The Indie Bestsellers List(Bestsellers) Summary: Published Thursday, July 1, 2010 (for the sales week ended Sunday, June 27, 2010). Based on reporting from many hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States. | |
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