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Industry Veteran’s Faith Journey Leads to New Role at CBPA By Cindy Crosby - 01/29/2009
For Cliff Knighten, recently named the new full-time executive director of the Catholic Book Publishers Association (CBPA), the position is not just a job. More
Harlequin Horizons Now DellArte Press By Lynn Andriani - 11/25/2009
In the wake of widespread criticism over its self-publishing imprint, Harlequin has changed the imprint’s name from Harlequin Horizons to DellArte Press. As Harlequin publisher and CEO Donna Hayes said it would, the company renamed the imprint to a designation “that [does] not refer to Harlequin in any way.” There is no mention of Harlequin on DellArte’s Web site.
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Duke University to Publish Obama’s Mom’s Pioneering Book By Calvin Reid - 11/24/2009
The American Anthropological Association is working in conjunction with Duke University Press to publish Surviving Against the Odds: Village Industry in Indonesia, a revised edition of the doctoral dissertation of S. Ann Dunham, also known as Ann Dunham Soetoro, the mother of President Barack Obama.
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New Additions to Random's Books = Gifts Program By Lynn Andriani - 11/24/2009
Random House is expanding its Books = Gifts program from last year. The campaign has new interactive elements that highlight books as perfect gifts for all ages and interests and a redesigned logo which doesn’t include any RH-specific branding. It is available at no charge to all book publishers, retailers, bloggers and anyone else wanting to promote books as gifts.
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Random Pushes Up Paperback Release of NBA-Winning 'Great World' By Lynn Andriani - 11/23/2009
Random House has pushed up the paperback publication of last week’s National Book Award winner for fiction, Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann. The trade paperback edition was originally slated for next spring but will now go on sale December 4 with a 100,000-copy first printing.
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Little, Brown Has H1N1 E-Book Update 11/23/2009
Little, Brown announced Monday that it will publish its first e-book only update December 1 when it makes available a 2,000-word piece on the subject in it’s The Vaccine Book, written by Dr. Robert Sears.
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Barnes & Noble Has Mixed Quarter, Lowers Earnings Guidance By Jim Milliot - 11/24/2009
Sales from its general stores fell 2% in the quarter, but rose 9% from B&N.com and the acquisition of Barnes & Noble College Booksellers added $65 million to revenue. Demand for the Nook exceeded expectations, but increased higher production costs and slow retail traffic forced the company to lower earnings expectations.
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Borders Third Quarter Results "Difficult and Disappointing" By Jim Milliot - 11/24/2009
Total sales at Borders Group continued to sink in the third quarter, though the chain did better on the bottom-line. Revenue fell 12.7% in the quarter ended October 31, to $595.5 million, while the loss form continuing operations was cut to $38.5 million from $172.2 million in the third quarter of 2008.
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Notes From the Bookroom Marc Schultz, Associate Reviews Editor, July 30, 2007 New King on the Block
The end of a beloved book series can be difficult. I know the Harry Potter crowd must... More
