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	<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 11:49:33 PST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Title: Marvel Publishing-Sales Drop 4%-In First Quarter ]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Marvel Publishing, one of the world's largest comic book publishers and a division of Marvel Publishing, reported a net sales declined by $1.0 million or 4% to $26.5 million in the first quarter of 2008. The company attriobuted the decline  principally to the timing of major publishing initiatives. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.authorlink.com/news/item/1693">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[ ABA Revamps Indy-Book Sense Program-To Rise to New ]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK, NY/5/6/2008--The American Booksellers Association (ABA) will formally unveil its new, as-yet-unnamed imitative in independent bookselling at its Celebration of Bookselling event during BookExpo America, May 29-June 1 in Los Angeles.
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		<title><![CDATA[ NY Times Says-Random House CEO-May Leave Bertelsmann  ]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK, NY/5/5/2008--The New York Times today ran an unconfirmed report that Random House CEO Peter Olson will leave RH and its parent company, Bertelsmann, within several months. Neither Bertelsmann nor Random House would comment on the Times story. However, Bertelsmann's new chief executive Hartmut Ostrowski and others reportedly have been concerned about lagging performance at Random House, where revenue declined 5.6% and earnings fell 4.9% in 2007. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.authorlink.com/news/item/1695">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[PEN Petitions-China To Free-Jailed Writers ]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[New York, May 2, 2008--Salman Rushdie, Francine Prose, Edward Albee, Rick Moody and Ma Jian were among writers attending a press conference last Thursday, at which the PEN American Center announced it would deliver a petition to the Chinese mission to the United Nations demanding the release of 39 writers and journalists imprisoned in China. PEN believes the writers have been jailed for exercising their right to speak and write freely, which is guaranteed under Chinese and international law. 
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		<title><![CDATA[Ingram Joins-ABA to Educate-Indy Booksellers ]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK, NY/4/2/2008--The American Booksellers Association announced yesterday that it has formed a new strategic partnership with Ingram Book Company and Ingram Publisher Services to underwrite bookseller education for the next three years. The new partnership will begin with ABA's Day of Education scheduled May 29 in conjunction with BookExpo America Hollywood, California.
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		<title><![CDATA[Amazon to Pay-New York Taxes-Despite Lawsuit]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[SEATTLE, WA./5/2/2008--Amazon.com has filed suit against New York State, challenging the constitutionality of a new law which allows the state to collect taxes on sales made to New Yorkers. Despite the lawsuit, the company announcedMay 2  that it would begin collecting and paying the tax on June 2. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.authorlink.com/news/item/1698">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[Self-Published-Christian Author-Becomes Bestseller ]]></title>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Book Sense National Bestseller List]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Published Thursday, May 8, 2008 (for the sales week ended Sunday, May 4, 2008). Based on reporting from many hundreds of independent bookstores with Book Sense across the United States<br /><br /><a href="http://www.authorlink.com/news/item/1700">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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