Book Publishing News: 13
This is page 13 of the book publishing news archives.
Books-A-Million Won't Stock Books Published by Amazon (2012-02-05): Books-A-Million will not be stocking any books published by Amazon. Barnes & Noble is also refusing to stock Amazon published titles.
The End May Be Near for Dorchester Publishing (2012-02-04): Publishers Weekly reports that the end may be near for Dorchester Publishing.
Barnes & Noble Won't Stock a Single Book Published by Amazon (2012-01-31): Barnes & Noble has decided it will not carry any books published by Amazon.
Amazon and Houghton Mifflin Announce Distribution Deal (2012-01-26): Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and Amazon.
Apostrophe Protection Society Condemns Waterstone's For Dropping Apostrophe (2012-01-14): The UK's Waterstone's bookstore is dropping the apostrophe from its name.
HarperCollins Launches Comprehensive Backlist Program in Nine Independent Bookstores (2012-01-12): HarperCollins announced the launch of its new Comprehensive Backlist Program today.
Barnes & Noble Considering Sale or Spin-off of Nook Business (2012-01-05): Barnes & Noble Inc.
Barnes & Noble Plans to Sell Sterling Publishing (2012-01-04): The Wall Street Journal reports that Barnes & Noble will soon put its Sterling Publishing business up for sale.
Barnes and Noble Releases Major Software Upgrade for Nook Color (2011-12-13): Good news for Nook Color owners: Barnes & Noble, Inc.
Amazon Announces KDP Select Program With Royalty Fund For Authors (2011-12-11): The breaking news from Amazon.
U.S. Justice Dept. is Investigating Publishers, Possibly Apple in Ebook Price Fixing Case (2011-12-09): The European Union is investigating allegations of antitrust violations and ebook price fixing between five major publishers and Apple.
Amazon.com Buys Children's Book Titles From Publisher Marshall Cavendish (2011-12-07): In a press release today, Amazon.
European Commission Opens Antitrust Investigation Over Ebook Pricing Against Apple, Five Publishers (2011-12-06): The European Union's watchdog, The European Commission, has opened a formal investigation into price fixing and collusion regarding ebook prices between Apple and five major publishers: Hachette Livre (Lagardere Publishing, France), Harper Collins (News Corp.
Postal Service Announces Mail Service Slowdown, More Closures (2011-12-05): The U.
Neil Gaiman Guest Stars on The Simpsons in The Book Job (2011-12-03): Neil Gaiman guest stars on The Simpsons in a hilarious episode about teen literature called The Book Job.
Books-a-Million Reports 3rd Quarter Loss, Drop in Sales (2011-11-26): Books-a-Million announced its 3rd quarter financial results for the quarter ended October 29, 2011.
Author's Guild Not Happy With Amazon Lending Library (2011-11-15): The Author's Guild is extremely unhappy with Amazon.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt to Cut 10% of Staff as Part of Restructuring (2011-11-13): The Financial Times reports that Houghton Mifflin Harcourt will cut 10% of its staff as part of a restructuring.
Random House is Owed $36.4 Million in Unsecured Debt in Borders Bankruptcy (2011-11-09): Bloomberg reports that Random house has resolved the dispute over how much unsecured debt it has in the Borders bankruptcy proceedings.
Little, Brown Pulls Assassin of Secrets From Bookstores in Plagiarism Scandal (2011-11-08): Little, Brown has pulled the novel Assassin of Secrets by Q.