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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
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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Barnes & Noble Out of Stock on Nook 11/20/2009
Barnes & Noble is out of stock on the Nook, a note on its Web site said Friday. The company said that it expects to ship the e-reader the week of January 4 for customers who pre-order the device.
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BAM Sees Some Positive Signs 11/23/2009
Although total revenue fell 0.6% and same-store sales were off 1.9% in the third quarter, Books-A-Million CEO Clyde Anderson said he was pleased with the results since the core book business stabilized in the period, the key factor in improving the comp sale figure, which was off 4.9% in the second quarter.
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RWA, MWA and SFWA Angered by Harlequin's New Self-Publishing Imprint By Lynn Andriani - 11/20/2009
Romance Writers of America and other writer associations yesterday spoke out against the announcement earlier this week that Author Solutions had teamed up with Harlequin to form Harlequin Horizons, a new imprint for self-published romance authors. RWA has deemed Harlequin no longer eligible for RWA-provided conference resources—meaning the publisher is not entitled to enter any award competitions.
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Penguin Authors Share Holiday Recommendations 11/19/2009
More than 40 Penguin authors are sharing book recommendations for holiday gift-giving as part of Penguin’s What to Give & What to Get campaign. The program, started last year, includes books from any imprint that are new, old, for children and adults.
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Barnes & Noble Responds to Burkle Investment with Rights Plan By Jim Milliot - 11/18/2009
After investor Ron Burkle revealed that he now owns a 16.8% in Barnes & Noble, the retailer's board approved a shareholder right plan that will make it difficult for an outsider to take control of the company.
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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
