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Displaying news issues from 02/06/2012 to 04/09/2012.

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News Issue for 04/09/2012

2012 San Francisco Book Festival Sets Submission deadline

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Summary: SAN FRANCISCO/April 9, 2012--The 2012 San Francisco Book Festival's regular registration deadline arrives April 25 for its annual event honoring the best books of the spring season.
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The Indie Bestseller List

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Summary: Published Thursday, April 12, 2012 (for the sales week ended Sunday, April 8, 2012). Based on reporting from many hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States.
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Society of Journalists and Authors To Convey Writing Awards

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Summary: New York, NY/April 10, 2012--The American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) in late March announced the recipients of its annual writing awards, honoring the outstanding nonfiction work produced on a freelance basis during the past year.
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News Issue for 04/02/2012

McGraw-Hill to Announce First Quarter Earnings

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Summary: NEW YORK, March 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP) announced today that its first quarter 2012 results will be issued on Tuesday, April 24, 2012 via news release at approximately 7:15 AM Eastern Time.
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Children’s Book Week Begins May 7

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Summary: NEW YORK, NY/April 3, 2012--Now in its 93rd year, Children’s Book Week is the longest- running literacy initiative in the country. From May 7-13, books for young people and the joy of reading will be celebrated with author and illustrator appearances, storytelling, parties, and other literacy-related events at schools, libraries, bookstores, museums, and homes from coast to coast.
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The Indie Bestsellers List

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Summary: Published Thursday, April 5, 2012 (for the sales week ended Sunday, April 1, 2012). Based on reporting from many hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States.
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ABA Reveals for Indies Choice and E.B. White Read-Aloud Awards

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Summary: Tarrytown, NY. April 6, 2012--After receiving a record-breaking number of independent booksellers' nominations in March, the American Booksellers Association has announced the winners of the 2012 Indies Choice Book Awards and the E.B. White Read-Aloud Awards.
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News Issue for 03/26/2012

2012 Beach Book Festival Sets Awards Date

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Summary: NEW YORK, NY/March 27, 2012--The 2012 Beach Book Festival will hold its annual awards honoring the hottest summer reads at the famed Grolier Club in Manhattan on Friday, June 22.
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The Indie Bestsellers List

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Summary: Published Thursday, March 29, 2012 (for the sales week ended Sunday, March 25, 2012). Based on reporting from many hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States.
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Columbia Law School Sets Lecture on Digital Libraries

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Summary: New York, March 28, 2012— All the books in the world should be available to everyone, argued Professor Darnton in an opinion piece he penned one year ago, right after a federal judge rejected the Google books settlement.
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Yale Publishing Course: More than a Conference

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Summary: The Yale Publishing Course (YPC) has recently announced its speaker lineup for 2012! Hear from and interact with over 30 industry experts and Yale faculty members ...
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News Issue for 03/19/2012

San Francisco Book Festival Posts Exhibitor Deadline

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Summary: SAN FRANCISCO, CA/AUTHORLINK NEWS/The 2012 San Francisco Book Festival will hold the outdoor portion of its annual festival honoring the best books of the spring on Saturday, May 19, 2012 at Union Square in the heart of the city.
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News Issue for 03/12/2012

New Barnes & Noble CFO to Steer Digital Planning

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Summary: New York, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/ March 12, 2012--Barnes & Noble, Inc. today announced the appointment of Michael P. Huseby as Chief Financial Officer, reporting to Chief Executive Officer William Lynch. He will join the company effective March 13, 2012.
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Random House Reissues William Faulkner Classics

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Summary: As the 50th anniversary of his death on July 6th approaches, Nobel Prize winner and esteemed American author William Faulkner is remembered through six of his most recognized and appraised published works.
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The Indie Bestseller List

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Summary: Published Thursday, March 15, 2012 (for the sales week ended Sunday, March 11, 2012). Based on reporting from many hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States.
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News Issue for 03/05/2012

The Indie Bestsellers List

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Summary: Published Thursday, March 8, 2012 (for the sales week ended Sunday, March 4, 2012). Based on reporting from many hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States.
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National Book Critics Award Goes to Edith Pearlman

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Summary: NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/March 9, 2012--The National Book Critics Circle named short story author Edith Pearlman as winner of its big fiction prize March 8 for her book, Binocular Vision: New and Selected Stories.
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News Issue for 02/26/2012

Penguin Posts Record Profits in 2011

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Summary: New York, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/February 27, 2012--Penguin, the international publishing company, today announced its 2011 results reporting sales of £1,062m and operating profit of £113m, representing underlying growth of 1% and 8% respectively.
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News Issue for 02/20/2012

Barnes and Noble Income Declines in Third Quarter

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Summary: NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/February 21, 2012—Barnes & Noble reported Tuesday that its fiscal third-quarter net income declined 14 percent, due to rising costs that offset higher sales of both traditional books and digital books.
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News Issue for 02/13/2012

Silver Dolphin Books to Show New Titles at Toy Fair

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Summary: New York, NY: February 13, 2012 — (American International Toy Fair, Booth 5616) Silver Dolphin Books, a leading publisher of quality, innovative, interactive, and educational children’s books and activities, is proud to announce a growing collection of exciting new titles available this Spring and Fall 2012.
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Houston Writers’ Guild Slates April Conference

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Summary: HOUSTON/AUTHORLINK NEWS/ February 13, 2012 – Houston writers and would-be writers can consume a literary feast April 13-14, when the Houston Writers Guild (HWG) holds the 2012 annual conference in Sugar Land.
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2012 San Francisco Book Festival Set for Union Square

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Summary: SAN FRANCISCO _ The 2012 San Francisco Book Festival will hold the outdoor portion of its annual competition honoring the best books of the spring season at Union Square on Saturday, May 19.

Union Square is a cosmopolitan plaza bordered by Geary, Powell, Post and Stockton Streets in the heart of downtown San Francisco.
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E-Book explores Ted Bundy rape-murder saga

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Summary: SAN FRANCISCO, CA/ February 13, 2012—“OK, armchair sleuths – there’s a new book out about serial killer Ted Bundy, and it features the most extensive explanations yet from the man who caught him,” The San Francisco Chronicle reported last week.
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The Indie Bestseller List

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Summary: Published Thursday, February 16, 2012 (for the sales week ended Sunday, February 12, 2012). Based on reporting from many hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States.
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News Issue for 02/06/2012

New IndieCommerce Policy Bans Amazon Titles

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Summary: NEW YORK, NY/February 9, 2012--On Monday, IndieCommerce, a for-profit subsidiary of the American Booksellers Association, informed subscribing stores of a new policy regarding available inventory.
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Bertelsmann Reports Slight Gain in Revenues

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Summary: Gütersloh/AUTHORLINK NEWS/February 9, 2012 – The international media company Bertelsmann, which owns Random House in the US, released preliminary unaudited performance figures for 2011.
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BISG Welcomes New Board Members

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Summary: New York, New York (February 9, 2012) – The Board of Directors of the Book Industry Study Group (BISG) formally welcomed four new members to its ranks at a recent meeting in New York City.
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The Indie Bestseller List

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Summary: Published Thursday, February 9, 2012 (for the sales week ended Sunday, February 5, 2012).  Based on reporting from many hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States.
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