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Borders Ups Teacher Discount
Borders announced yesterday afternoon that it is upping the discount provided to educators to 25% from 20%.
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'GQ' Editor Named to Post at Random House
Andy Ward, current executive editor of GQ, has been named v-p and executive editor of Random House's flagship imprint.
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Barnes & Noble Expands Offerings for Teachers, Parents and Librarians
Barnes & Noble is gearing up for the new school year with a few new initiatives, including new sections of its web site. B&N@School presents teachers, librarians and parents with a selection of educational toys and games. Jaime Carey, chief merchandising officer at B&N, said B&N@School complements the retailer’s recently expanded Educational Toys & Games department.
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Second Quarter Results Off at Hastings
More cautious consumers led to a decline in sales and a loss in the second quarter at Hastings Entertainment. Book comps were off 1.7%.
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Borders Hires Larry Norton, Reorganizes Paperchase U.S.
Looking to improve its supply chain and sales execution in its stores, Borders has named Larry Norton to the new position of senior v-p for merchandising and distribution. Norton had been with Simon & Schuster for 13 years, rising to president of the sales and distribution division. The company also announced today a reorganization of its Paperchase U.S. leadership team.
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Horrow Gets Sports Show
Rick Horrow, who is heading up the fledgling sports imprint at Morgan James Publishers, has landed a television gig on the VERSUS cable network.
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Barnes & Noble Adds Eco-Friendly Planners Line
Barnes & Noble is now selling a line of planners and journals made with 100% post-consumer recycled paper, manufactured in the U.S. The line, called Ecosystem, was created by B&N subsidiary Sterling Publishing, and is sold exclusively at B&N stores, BarnesandNoble.com and ecosystemlife.com.
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Hastings Upgrades Web Site
Hastings Entertainment has overhauled its Web site adding more information on products and improving its searching and browsing capabilities as well improving interactivity with customers. The site is not selling e-books at this point, however.
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New Borders Directors Chosen
The five new members to the Borders board have been selected.
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Barnes & Noble to Buy B&N College Booksellers
Barnes & Noble, Inc. announced this morning that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Barnes & Noble College Booksellers, the privately-held chain of college stores owned by B&N founder Len Riggio. B&N is valuing the purchase at $596 million, or $460 million after including B&N’s cash on hand.
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Phoenix Books' Michael Viner Dead at 65
Michael Viner, who as head of Dove Audio helped develop spoken-word audio into a mainstream product but who may be better known for publishing controversial books, died over the weekend after a battle with cancer.
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HarperCollins Has Down Year
When HarperCollins reported a 4% drop in sales in the first quarter, few would have believed that would be the publisher's best period for the fiscal year ended June 30. The three subsequent quarters all had sales declines hovering around 20%, and HC finished the year with a 17.8% revenue decline. Although CEO Brian Murray said in a written statement that with a strong fall list, he was looking...
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Penguin Floats BEA Consumer-Event Concept
A dding a public component to BookExpo America has been one of the most hotly debated topics regarding possible changes to the annual event. BEA officials have discussed it internally and with their customers, and the concept has now received a major boost from Penguin, whose CEO, David Shanks, and president, Susan Petersen Kennedy, have outlined what they see as a viable way to bring book love...
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McGraw-Hill Education Makes Content Available on Kindle DX
Despite doubts about how readily students will use the Kindle and Kindle DX, McGraw-Hill Education is going to introduce its higher education content on the devices. The publisher will offer more than 100 of its top-selling higher education titles in business, economics, science, math, humanities, foreign languages and social sciences. More than 3,000 McGraw-Hill Professional titles (business, medical and technical) are already available in Kindle format.
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Groups Urge Injunction Be Vacated in Salinger Case
A number of high profile organizations, including major media companies like the New York Times, the Associated Press, Gannett, and Tribune, as well as librarians, free speech advocates, and legal scholars, have filed amicus briefs urging the Appeals Court to overturn judge Deborah Batts’ injunction barring U.S. publication of Fredrik Colting's 60 Years Later: Coming Through the Rye.
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Charges Lead to Loss at HarperCollins in Fiscal 2009
One-time charges of $33 million resulted in an operating loss of $16 million at HarperCollins in the fiscal year ended June 30. Revenue in the year dropped 17.8%, to $1.14 billion.
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Dropped HarperCollins Author Finds Home with Florida Publisher
Larry Klayman, a longtime Beltway attorney and onetime frequent guest on Fox News, is finally getting to see his story in print, no thanks, he claims, to Rupert Murdoch.
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Borders Adds Toys, Games to Children's Section
Borders has added toys and games to the children's sections in its superstores. The space for the games and toys came out of areas previously dedicated to music and movies. According to Borders, the toys and games the stores carry have been chosen to help children learn to become readers by “promoting diversity, fostering creativity and helping build cognitive skills.” Borders will staff the children’s section with a specialist to help with recommendations.
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Publishing Sales Flat at Marvel
Publishing revenue at Marvel Entertainment was flat in the second quarter, slipping from $31.8 million to $31.7 million. Operating income fell more noticeably, dropping 6.8%, to $10.9 million.
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Amanda Project Web Site Goes Live
After much industry hoopla over HarperTeen's ambitious web/book series, The Amanda Project, the site built around the books has gone live. On the site—the first thing unveiled by Lisa Holton's new company, Fourth Story Media—kids can find out who the character of Amanda is (a high school girl who has gone missing) and register to join the conversation about where Amanda might be.
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