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	<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:47:51 PST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Journal Tracks Effects of Free E-Books on Printed Book Sales]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[AUTHORLINK NEWS/03/11/10--A study by The Journal of Electronic Publishing released last week concludes that "when free e-books are offered for a relatively long period of time, without requiring registration, print sales will increase."<br /><br /><a href="http://www.authorlink.com/news/item/2341">Read more at Authorlink.com</a><br />Most articles free for first 7 days to everyone; complete site content available to members.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Amazon Ends Colorado Affiliate Program Over Tax Law]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLORADO/AUTHORLINK NEWS/03/09/10-Amazon.com has notified Colorado-based members of its Amazon Associates program that it will no longer offer the program in the state due to new legislation that will impose a sales tax on online retailers.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.authorlink.com/news/item/2342">Read more at Authorlink.com</a><br />Most articles free for first 7 days to everyone; complete site content available to members.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Barnes & Noble Names Jonathan Shar To Head Digital Newsstand]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK, NY/Authorlink News/03/08/10-- Barnes & Noble, Inc. this week named Jonathan Shar as General Manager, Digital Newsstand and Emerging Content, Barnes & Noble.com. Mr. Shar will be responsible for creating and leading the digital newsstand and emerging content business, a large strategic focus for the company. He will work with newspaper, magazine, periodical, blogs and other content publishers, to sell and market their digital editorial products to millions of Barnes & Noble customers.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.authorlink.com/news/item/2343">Read more at Authorlink.com</a><br />Most articles free for first 7 days to everyone; complete site content available to members.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:47:51 PST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Canadian Booksellers Fight Amazon]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[TORONTO/AUTHORLINK NEWS/03/11/10--The Canadian Booksellers Association last week urged the Ministry of Canadian Heritage to reject Amazon.com's application to enter the Canadian market, claiming that such a move "would detrimentally affect the country's independent businesses and cultural industries."<br /><br /><a href="http://www.authorlink.com/news/item/2344">Read more at Authorlink.com</a><br />Most articles free for first 7 days to everyone; complete site content available to members.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:47:51 PST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Barnes & Noble Names Winners of Discover Great New Writers]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/03/11/10--Barnes & Noble Inc. last week named playwright Victor Lodato's haunting debut novel, Mathilda Savitch (Farrar, Straus & Giroux), and Dave Cullen's meticulously researched work on the Colorado tragedy, Columbine (Twelve), winners of the 2009 "Discover Great New Writers Awards," for fiction and non-fiction, respectively. Each writer was awarded a cash prize of $10,000, and a full year of marketing and merchandising support from the bookseller.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.authorlink.com/news/item/2345">Read more at Authorlink.com</a><br />Most articles free for first 7 days to everyone; complete site content available to members.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:47:51 PST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Indie Bestseller List]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Published Thursday, March 11, 2010 (for the sales week ended Sunday, March 7, 2010). Based on reporting from many hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States. For information on more titles, please visit www.IndieBound.org<br /><br /><a href="http://www.authorlink.com/news/item/2346">Read more at Authorlink.com</a><br />Most articles free for first 7 days to everyone; complete site content available to members.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:47:51 PST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Penguin to Launch New Science Imprint]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[New York, New York/Authorlink News/March 10, 2010--Susan Petersen Kennedy, President of Penguin Group (USA),has started a new imprint for science books for general readers that will be called Current. Adrian Zackheim, the president and publisher of Penguin Group (USA)'s Portfolio and Sentinel imprints, is adding the same roles for Current, which will share the existing editorial, marketing and publicity staff of Portfolio and Sentinel.
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:47:51 PST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Author Solutions Inks Deal With Barnes & Noble]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[BLOOMINGTON, IN/AUTHORLINK NEWS/03/02/10--Barnes & Noble has agreed to make all self published titles from Author Solutions, Inc . available in its online store, http://www.barnesandnoble.com, and on its e-book reader, nookT.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.authorlink.com/news/item/2334">Read more at Authorlink.com</a><br />Most articles free for first 7 days to everyone; complete site content available to members.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:47:51 PST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Penguin Sees Revenues Grow in 2009]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/03/02/10-Penguin Group USA, in releasing preliminary results for 2009 (via parent company Pearson), reported an 11% increase in total revenue to just over £1 billion pounds in 2009 ($1.5 billion USD). However, operating profit fell 10% to £84 million ($125 million).<br /><br /><a href="http://www.authorlink.com/news/item/2335">Read more at Authorlink.com</a><br />Most articles free for first 7 days to everyone; complete site content available to members.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:47:51 PST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Reed Sells Library Journals, Retains PW]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORINK NEWS/03/03/10--Reed Business Information, which also owns Publishers Weekly, this week sold three of its properties to Dublin, Ohio-based Media Source.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.authorlink.com/news/item/2336">Read more at Authorlink.com</a><br />Most articles free for first 7 days to everyone; complete site content available to members.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:47:51 PST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ABA Names Indie Awards Finalists]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[TARRYTOWN,NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/03/02/10--The American Booksellers Association this week unveiled the finalists for the 2010 Indies Choice Book Awards.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.authorlink.com/news/item/2337">Read more at Authorlink.com</a><br />Most articles free for first 7 days to everyone; complete site content available to members.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:47:51 PST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Random House Embraces Games in New IP Group]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK, NY/Authorlink News/03/03/10--The Random House Publishing Group announced this week the establishment of a new group responsible for the creation of original transmedia intellectual property (IP)-story content that can be accessed through multiple media sources including video games, social networks on the web, mobile platforms, in print and on film-that will be developed and marketed in partnerships with other media companies. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.authorlink.com/news/item/2338">Read more at Authorlink.com</a><br />Most articles free for first 7 days to everyone; complete site content available to members.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:47:51 PST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Book Council Announces Awards Finalists]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/03/03/10--The Children's Book Council (CBC) in association with Every Child a Reader, Inc. (the CBC Foundation), yesterday named 2009 finalists for the Third Annual Children's Choice Book Awards. Suzanne Collins, Jeff Kinney, and James Patterson are among the favorite author choices. Favorite book choices include Jarrett Krosoczka's Lunch Lady graphic novel and Gordon Korman's Zoobreak.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.authorlink.com/news/item/2339">Read more at Authorlink.com</a><br />Most articles free for first 7 days to everyone; complete site content available to members.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Indie Bestseller List]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Published Thursday, March 4, 2010 (for the sales week ended Sunday, February 28, 2010). Based on reporting from many hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States. For information on more titles, please visit www.IndieBound.org <br /><br /><a href="http://www.authorlink.com/news/item/2340">Read more at Authorlink.com</a><br />Most articles free for first 7 days to everyone; complete site content available to members.]]></description>
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