Hi Everyone,
Please remember our offices will be closed Dec. 24-January 1, 2008 for the holidays.
January will be an exciting month here at Authorlink. On January 5, 2008, Penguin/Putnam Editor Stacey Barney will launch a four-week online writing class on Authorlink, as will Lisa Lenard Cook, whose new book about fiction writing, The Mind of Your Story, will be published in April 2008. Then later in the month on January 23, Lisa Dale Norton, UCLA writing instructor, will be providing a one-hour interactive teleconference in the Authorlink Virtual Classroom January 23, 2008. Norton's new book about memoir, SHIMMERING IMAGES: A Handy Little Guide to Writing Memoir, will be released by St. Martin 's Press in Spring '08. And Bonnie Hearn Hill's Advanced Novel Writing class is in progress now. Late registration may still be possible.
Don't miss the chance to talk to these pros one-on-one about your manuscript.
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Another terrific event in January will be the launch of our CelebWire stories over MPS Mobile's Global Reader. You can already download New York Times bestselling authors' new stories from our site, and in just a few weeks, you'll have the option of downloading to your cell phone too. No special software or device is needed. Watch the site for details.
And here's the industry news for this week. See these stories on our website at www.authorlink.com
Updated Every Thursday
Last Update: December 13, 2007
NY Times Bestselling Authors Featured on New Authorlink CelebWire and Global Reader™
S&S to Add Beacon Street Girls to Its List Beginning in May 2008
Tor Books, Seven Seas Team Up to Form New Manga Imprint
National Endowment For Arts Grants $1 Million to Writers
John Wiley Shows Strong Second Half, Boosted by Blackwell
Book Critics Survey Shows Few Changes In Book Review Ethics
Borders Group Names Former B&N Exec To Borders Board
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Retailers Optimistic About Christmas Sales Despite Spending Weaknesses
Publishers' Association Conference Aims to Protect Africa's Copyrights
Forster Leaves Virgin Books, MD Leaves After Publisher Takeover
Penguin UK Joins Dolly Parton's Literacy Program
Friday, December 14, 2007
Wednesday, December 05, 2007
Authorlink Launches CelebWire Stories by Bestselling Authors
Hi Everyone,
The big news this week is our own! And there are tons of new articles in our December 1 news issue, so do click here for the latest, including a video interview with Nan Talese, senior vice president of Doubleday/Random House: www.authorlink.com.
Meanwhile, take a look at our new CelebWire!
New York Times Bestselling
Authors Featured on New Authorlink
Celebwire and Global Reader™
NEW YORK, DALLAS, TX/12/1/2007--New York Times bestselling authors Heather Graham and Jacquelyn Mitchard headline the list of literary celebrities featured in the December 1, 2007 launch of CELEBWIRE, a new alliance between Authorlink.com and MPS Mobile's Global Reader™ that will allow readers to download brand new stories either from the Authorlink website or on their cell phones, without any special equipment or software. Also featured in the December launch is award-winning Elmer Kelton, who has earned the distinction, "Best Western Writer of All Time."
Heather Graham offers Blood Drops, an intriguing new mystery involving characters from her latest novel, The Séance. Jacquelyn Mitchard, author of Oprah pick, The Deep End of the Ocean has penned Ghosts in Bright Sunlight, a mini sequel to her new novel, Still Summer, and Elmer Kelton offers, The Reluctant Shepherd, a new story about that fun-loving cowboy Hewey Calloway, portrayed by Tommy Lee Jones in the movie from Kelton's novel, The Good Old Boys. More celebrated authors are joining these big names in the new feature, designed to let readers taste the very best writers again or for the first time. Many stories will provide readers with a deeper look at favorite characters from popular novels. More top authors will be adding their stories every month. And CELEBWIRE will introduce "New and Notable" authors such as rising star Brett Battles, author of The Cleaner (Delacorte), to audiences that they might not otherwise reach.
Initially, the stories can be downloaded from Celebwire at Authorlink.com after December 1, 2007, and soon afterward into cell phones from MPS Mobile's Global Reader™.
Authorlink users will be able to read brand-new, never-before-published stories by their favorite authors and be the first to learn more about the heroes and heroines from celebrated novels and settings—all for a nominal 99 cent fee per download. These famous authors will be giving fans glimpses from their big novels of things like left-out chapters, aspects of the characters they didn’t reveal in their books, unsolved puzzles or questions, or excerpts from forthcoming works. All secrets they’ll share with readers first via Authorlink.com. Readers won’t want to miss a single story in these continuing sagas!
The stories will be downloadable from the Authorlink.com site and on mobile phones throughout the world, in alliance with MPS Mobile, a Holtzbrinck company. Users can choose whether to download directly from Authorlink, the MPS WAP site or onto their mobile phones via a new Global Reader™ system.
The Global Reader™ cell phone service works by reflowing text on the fly from a central MPS repository into any mobile device, framing the material to virtually any Internet-enabled mobile device. The Global Reader™ does not require the user to buy a new device, upgrade or change phone configurations. A user simply accesses Authorlink or the MPS WAP website, locates the desired content and downloads the material.
For a short introductory period, downloads via Authorlink will be FREE. Later, users can securely pay online for stories directly from the Authorlink.com site, or if downloading to a mobile device, through the Global Reader™, choosing from credit card and Paypal payment options. Many users can also have charges billed to their telephone account.
Watch for more CelebWire stories soon on Authorlink.com and globalreader.wap.com Users can also text message to Global Reader™ 22646 and look for the AUTHORLINK/ CELEBWIRE icon. Soon, visitors will also be able to text message Authorlink as well.
In addition to CELEBWIRE, Authorlink short stories posted by members in its STORY LINK section will also be available for downloading via Authorlink.com or virtually any cell phone with just a few clicks.
About Authorlink.com
Authorlink.com, the news, information, and marketing site for editors, agents, writers, and readers, was founded in 1996. It is among the largest and longest running sites for the publishing industry, with nearly a million unique and loyal visitors per year. In addition to news, Authorlink offers video, audio and text interviews of New York Times bestselling authors, an interactive virtual classroom where writers can hone their skills with top instructors, and numerous how-to articles by well-known authors and speakers. Doris Booth is CEO of Authorlink.
Doris Booth
Editor-in-Chief Authorlink.com
Manager, Authorlink Literary Group
dbooth@authorlink.com
(972) 650-1986
Fax: (469)327-2889
www.authorlink.com
http://www.authorlink.blogspot.com
The big news this week is our own! And there are tons of new articles in our December 1 news issue, so do click here for the latest, including a video interview with Nan Talese, senior vice president of Doubleday/Random House: www.authorlink.com.
Meanwhile, take a look at our new CelebWire!
New York Times Bestselling
Authors Featured on New Authorlink
Celebwire and Global Reader™
NEW YORK, DALLAS, TX/12/1/2007--New York Times bestselling authors Heather Graham and Jacquelyn Mitchard headline the list of literary celebrities featured in the December 1, 2007 launch of CELEBWIRE, a new alliance between Authorlink.com and MPS Mobile's Global Reader™ that will allow readers to download brand new stories either from the Authorlink website or on their cell phones, without any special equipment or software. Also featured in the December launch is award-winning Elmer Kelton, who has earned the distinction, "Best Western Writer of All Time."
Heather Graham offers Blood Drops, an intriguing new mystery involving characters from her latest novel, The Séance. Jacquelyn Mitchard, author of Oprah pick, The Deep End of the Ocean has penned Ghosts in Bright Sunlight, a mini sequel to her new novel, Still Summer, and Elmer Kelton offers, The Reluctant Shepherd, a new story about that fun-loving cowboy Hewey Calloway, portrayed by Tommy Lee Jones in the movie from Kelton's novel, The Good Old Boys. More celebrated authors are joining these big names in the new feature, designed to let readers taste the very best writers again or for the first time. Many stories will provide readers with a deeper look at favorite characters from popular novels. More top authors will be adding their stories every month. And CELEBWIRE will introduce "New and Notable" authors such as rising star Brett Battles, author of The Cleaner (Delacorte), to audiences that they might not otherwise reach.
Initially, the stories can be downloaded from Celebwire at Authorlink.com after December 1, 2007, and soon afterward into cell phones from MPS Mobile's Global Reader™.
Authorlink users will be able to read brand-new, never-before-published stories by their favorite authors and be the first to learn more about the heroes and heroines from celebrated novels and settings—all for a nominal 99 cent fee per download. These famous authors will be giving fans glimpses from their big novels of things like left-out chapters, aspects of the characters they didn’t reveal in their books, unsolved puzzles or questions, or excerpts from forthcoming works. All secrets they’ll share with readers first via Authorlink.com. Readers won’t want to miss a single story in these continuing sagas!
The stories will be downloadable from the Authorlink.com site and on mobile phones throughout the world, in alliance with MPS Mobile, a Holtzbrinck company. Users can choose whether to download directly from Authorlink, the MPS WAP site or onto their mobile phones via a new Global Reader™ system.
The Global Reader™ cell phone service works by reflowing text on the fly from a central MPS repository into any mobile device, framing the material to virtually any Internet-enabled mobile device. The Global Reader™ does not require the user to buy a new device, upgrade or change phone configurations. A user simply accesses Authorlink or the MPS WAP website, locates the desired content and downloads the material.
For a short introductory period, downloads via Authorlink will be FREE. Later, users can securely pay online for stories directly from the Authorlink.com site, or if downloading to a mobile device, through the Global Reader™, choosing from credit card and Paypal payment options. Many users can also have charges billed to their telephone account.
Watch for more CelebWire stories soon on Authorlink.com and globalreader.wap.com Users can also text message to Global Reader™ 22646 and look for the AUTHORLINK/ CELEBWIRE icon. Soon, visitors will also be able to text message Authorlink as well.
In addition to CELEBWIRE, Authorlink short stories posted by members in its STORY LINK section will also be available for downloading via Authorlink.com or virtually any cell phone with just a few clicks.
About Authorlink.com
Authorlink.com, the news, information, and marketing site for editors, agents, writers, and readers, was founded in 1996. It is among the largest and longest running sites for the publishing industry, with nearly a million unique and loyal visitors per year. In addition to news, Authorlink offers video, audio and text interviews of New York Times bestselling authors, an interactive virtual classroom where writers can hone their skills with top instructors, and numerous how-to articles by well-known authors and speakers. Doris Booth is CEO of Authorlink.
Doris Booth
Editor-in-Chief Authorlink.com
Manager, Authorlink Literary Group
dbooth@authorlink.com
(972) 650-1986
Fax: (469)327-2889
www.authorlink.com
http://www.authorlink.blogspot.com
Thursday, November 15, 2007
National book awards, new children's publisher
Hi Everyone,
This week's big news in publishing is about the National Book Award winners. Another item of special note is that the UK publisher Edgmont is moving into the U.S. market, providing children's book authors with another possible publishing outlet.
For more details on these headlines, please visit our full web site, Authorlink.com
Best,
Doris
News Updated Every Thursday
Last Update: November 15, 2007
Denis Johnson Wins National Book Award For War Novel
Judith Regan Sues News Corp For Smear Tactics
Macmillan Audio Acquires Language Dynamics Publisher
Writers Strike Strains Book Promotions
RDR Books Agrees to Delay Harry Potter Lexicon
BISG Examines Challenges of Tracking and Trading Digital Content
Simon & Schuster Launches Environmental Initiative and Paper Policy
Borders' New Site to Feature Streamlined eCommerce System
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Edgmont Moves Into US Market With Kids' Division
National Book Tokens to Launch Debit Cards in '08
Debrett's to Launch Commercial Series With '07 Review
Norman Mailer Remembered By Longtime Editor
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This week's big news in publishing is about the National Book Award winners. Another item of special note is that the UK publisher Edgmont is moving into the U.S. market, providing children's book authors with another possible publishing outlet.
For more details on these headlines, please visit our full web site, Authorlink.com
Best,
Doris
News Updated Every Thursday
Last Update: November 15, 2007
Denis Johnson Wins National Book Award For War Novel
Judith Regan Sues News Corp For Smear Tactics
Macmillan Audio Acquires Language Dynamics Publisher
Writers Strike Strains Book Promotions
RDR Books Agrees to Delay Harry Potter Lexicon
BISG Examines Challenges of Tracking and Trading Digital Content
Simon & Schuster Launches Environmental Initiative and Paper Policy
Borders' New Site to Feature Streamlined eCommerce System
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Check out these exciting classes!
Authorlink Members Get FREE Current-Release
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UK REPORT
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Updated November 15, 2007
Edgmont Moves Into US Market With Kids' Division
National Book Tokens to Launch Debit Cards in '08
Debrett's to Launch Commercial Series With '07 Review
Norman Mailer Remembered By Longtime Editor
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Thursday, August 02, 2007
This Week: See video interviews with bestselling authors
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AUGUST 1-31, 2007 EDITION
BookFlixVideo/August 2007
Authorlink Inaugurates New BookFlix Streaming Video Section With
Intimate Interviews of Top Authors
- Mick Brown, author of Tearing Down The Wall of Sound, The Rise and Fall of Phil Spector
- #1 New York Times Bestselling author David Baldacci on his latest thriller, Simple Genius
- New York Times Bestselling author Gayle Lynds on her latest thriller, The Last Spymaster (Takes a moment to load file)
- Oscar-Nominated actor Bruce Dern on Things I've Said, But Probably Shouldn't Have.
BookBitesAudio/August 2007
Writing to Change the World, an Inspiring Guide for Transforming the World With Words
An Authorlink Exclusive AUDIO Interview With Mary Pipher, #1 New York Times Bestselling author of Reviving Phelia on her latestbook, Writing to Change the World (Riverhead, May 2007) July/August 2007
BookViewsText/August 2007
Self-Taught Novelist Marx Advises Newcomers to Tap Their Inner Voices An exclusive Authorlink interview with Patricia Marx, authorof Him Her Him Again The End of Him
by Ellen Birkett MorrisAugust 2007
Carolyn MacCullough Writes For the Teenager Inside of Her An exclusive Authorlink interview with the author of a trio of award-winning children's books.
by Susan Van Hecke August 2007
SKILL BUILDING
- The Art of Fiction: Revision Toolkit: Part 3 by Lisa Lenard Cook August 2007
- Narrative Nonfiction Playing With the Narrative Voice of Memoir by Lisa Dale Norton August 2007
- Reading as a Writer by Rochelle Jewel Shapiro August 2007
- Jump_Cut: On Screen Writing "Reel Time" and Three-Act Structure (cont) by Neil Flowers
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Thursday, July 26, 2007
News update for writers and publishers
News Updated Every Thursday
Last Update: July 26, 2007
Hi Everyone,
Among items of particular interest this week for our writers are the expansions of two small presses. Fulcrum Publishing has acquired Speck Press, expanding its line, and Pegasus Books, a well respected New York-based small publisher is now churning out 40 books a year.
In the UK, publisher Little Brown has acquired Piatkus, so it will be interesting to see what grows from that merger.
Another new and potential market is bookseller Borders Group, Inc., which has now put itself in the publishing business, with Nick Santora's debut novel SLIP & FALL. We'll have an audio interview later this month with Nick, who has also written for the television shows Prison Break, The Sopranos and Law & Order and The Guardian, as well as multiple feature films. You'll want to see what he has to say in August about his writing journey. Stay tuned.
Headlines this week:
- Scholastic to Sue Distributors for Leak In Potter Distribution
- Harry Potter Sales Break All Records At Barnes & Noble
- Borders Names Two New Vice Presidents; Vanzura, Nasshan Depart
- Fulcrum Acquires Speck Press, Expands Lines
- Pegasus to Publish French Author Dumas's Long Missing Novel
- McGraw-Hill Second Quarter Income Soars
- Authorlink Introduces BookFlix Streaming Videos of Top Authors
- Try Authorlink's Virtual Classroom for Writers! FREE lesson sample!
- Authorlink Members Get FREE Current-Release Books. See how!
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Updated July 26, 2007
- PN Examines Big Week for Potter's Final Release
- Bertrams/THE Merger Gets Green Light
- Little Brown Acquires Indy Publisher Piatkus
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Interesting Offers for Writers
Hi, Everyone,
Among the interesting things happening this week include FREE books for our members and a FREE sample class in our online Virtual Classroom. Click the links below for more inforamtion. Also, its now easier than ever to advertise your new published book on Authorlink. Click the headline near the bottom of this week's issue.
Updated: July 19, 2007
- Reed Elsevier Announces Sale of Harcourt Education to HM Riverdeep
- Borders Group Announces Vanzura Resigation
- Bookstore Sales Continue Decline For Fifth Month
- MediaBay to Cease Operations
- Amazon Reveals The Harry-est Town in America
- MTV, Pocket Books Unveil Nikki Sixx's Heroin Diaries
- Authorlink Introduces BookFlix Streaming Videos of Top Authors
- Try Authorlink's Virtual Classroom for Writers! FREE lesson sample!
- Authorlink Members Get FREE Current-Release Books. See how!
UK REPORT in alliance with PUBLISHING NEWS
Updated July 19, 2007
- UK Gears Up For Potter's Release Date
- Orion Streamlines and Reshuffles Operations
- Publisher Updates Book on Discraced Contrad Black
- Retailers Restock Controversial Tintin Title
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Thursday, July 12, 2007
Authorlink Adds FREE Lesson, Books
Hi Everyone,
This week's edition is packed with new information, including a FREE writing lesson sample and free book offer for our members. For complete details click the links or visit http://www.authorlink.com/.
July 12, 2007 Edition
- JK Rowling Makes Rare Chat Show Appearance
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Friday, June 29, 2007
Authorlink Adds Streaming Video
JULY 1-31, 2007 EDITION
Authorlink Inaugurates New BookFlix Streaming
Video Section With Intimate Interviews of these Top Authors
--Mick Brown, author of Tearing Down The Wall of Sound, The Rise and Fall of Phil Spector
--#1 New York Times Bestselling Author David Baldacci on his latest thriller, Simple Genius
--Oscar-Nominated actor Bruce Dern, on Things I've Said, But Probably Shouldn't Have.
Abrams Debut Thriller Explores Don Juan and Passionate Love
An Exclusive Authorlink AUDIO Interview With Douglas Carlton Abrams Author of The Lost Diary of Don Juan (Atria/Simon & Schuster 2007)
Fidelity to Character Drives McDermott’s Compelling Fiction
An exclusive Authorlink interview with Alice McDermott, author of After This (Farrar, Straus and Giroux ) by Ellen Birkett Morris
How Catherine Ryan Hyde Tackles Tough Subjects
An Exclusive Authorlink Interview With Hyde on her latest novel, The Year Of My Miraculous Reappearance (Knopf 2007) by Susan Van Hecke
SKILL BUILDING
The Art of Fiction
Revision Toolkit: Part 2 by Lisa Lenard-Cook
Narrative Nonfiction
The Longer Memoir: Getting Past "Go"by Lisa Dale Norton
Dialogue: Keeping the Reader's Attention by Rochelle Jewel Shapiro
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Thursday, June 07, 2007
News Alert: June 7, 2007
Hi Everyone,
I’m just back from a week in New York, partly for BookExpo America (BEA) and partly to visit editors at the major houses. Many exciting things are happening in the book industry these days, as you can see from some of the news stories generated form BEA. Watch for some major new features on Authorlink by the end of the summer. All eyes in the publishing industry will be on Authorlink then. And you’ll be among the first to know why.
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Last Update: June 7, 2007
Simon & Schuster, Valerie Plame Wilson File Suit Against CIA
Indies Win Strong Book Market Share, New Study Shows
AAR Holds Talks With S&S on Concerns Over Digital Rights
Espresso Book Machine Unveiled at BookExpo America
Penguin Authors Headline BEA as Publisher Claims Three Simultaneous Bestsellers
New BISG Committee To Create Standards For Digital Content
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Advanced Novel Writing course starts in early July.
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Tesco Creates New Book Club With Random House
Santos to Run Harpercollins UK Children's Unit
Dean Koontz's Publisher To Conduct Virtual Book Signing
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I’m just back from a week in New York, partly for BookExpo America (BEA) and partly to visit editors at the major houses. Many exciting things are happening in the book industry these days, as you can see from some of the news stories generated form BEA. Watch for some major new features on Authorlink by the end of the summer. All eyes in the publishing industry will be on Authorlink then. And you’ll be among the first to know why.
Come to Authorlink.com to link to read all of these stories.
News Updated Every Thursday
Last Update: June 7, 2007
Simon & Schuster, Valerie Plame Wilson File Suit Against CIA
Indies Win Strong Book Market Share, New Study Shows
AAR Holds Talks With S&S on Concerns Over Digital Rights
Espresso Book Machine Unveiled at BookExpo America
Penguin Authors Headline BEA as Publisher Claims Three Simultaneous Bestsellers
New BISG Committee To Create Standards For Digital Content
Check Out Authorlink's New Virtual Classroom For Writers
Advanced Novel Writing course starts in early July.
UK REPORT
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Updated June 7, 2007
Tesco Creates New Book Club With Random House
Santos to Run Harpercollins UK Children's Unit
Dean Koontz's Publisher To Conduct Virtual Book Signing
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Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Writers' News Alert: June 1, 2007
We have a wonderful lineup of author interviews and skill-building articles for writers this month. We hope you enjoy. We will soon be adding a senior New York editor to our teaching staff. Please e-mail me and let me know what topics you’d like her to address in exciting four-week sessions, including one-on-one instruction. Just e-mail me. But please wait until after June 7 as I’ll be in New York at BookExpo and visiting editors. For this week's news and other items, please visit our site at www.authorlink.com.
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JUNE 1-30, 2007 EDITION
"Sometimes the Past
Is Buried for a Reason"
An Exclusive Authorlink
AUDIO Interview
With David Morrell, Author
of Scavenger (Vanguard Press 2007)
David Morrell is considered by many to be the father of the modern action thriller. The movie character Rambo was based on his award-winning novel First Blood. David has written 29 books, most of them bestselling novels which have sold more than 18 million copies in 26 languages. His latest thriller, SCAVENGER, takes us on a desperate high-tech scsavenger hunt for a 100-year-old time capsule. Full Story (June 2007)
All It Takes
Is One "Yes"
An exclusive Authorlink interview
with Sara Gruen, author
of Water for Elephants
(Algonquin)
by Ellen Birkett Morris
Sara Gruen was a day away from starting another novel when she saw an article in the Chicago Tribune on Edward J. Kelty, a photographer who followed traveling circuses in the 1920s and 1930s.The photograph that accompanied the article, one of his Congress of Freaksseries, was so compelling that Gruen set aside her earlier idea and began working on the novel that would become WATER FOR ELEPHANTS. Full Story (June 2007)
From School Handout
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An Exclusive Authorlink Interview
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of The Adventures of Commander Zack Proton
(Aladdin/Simon & Schuster, 2006-2007)
by Susan Van Hecke
A zany space adventure series for seven- to ten-year olds, packed with wacky graphics to engage reluctant readers, especially boys? Leapin’ leptons! as Commander Zack Proton would say, sounds like a kidlit editor’s dream. But as science-guy-turned-children’s-author Brian Anderson – a piñata-making chemistry professor at University of Texas in Austin – remembers, his Adventures of Commander Zack Proton (Aladdin/Simon & Schuster, 2006-2007) serial was hardly a shoo-in. Full Story (June 2007)
With Brian Anderson, author
of The Adventures of Commander Zack Proton
(Aladdin/Simon & Schuster, 2006-2007)
by Susan Van Hecke
A zany space adventure series for seven- to ten-year olds, packed with wacky graphics to engage reluctant readers, especially boys? Leapin’ leptons! as Commander Zack Proton would say, sounds like a kidlit editor’s dream. But as science-guy-turned-children’s-author Brian Anderson – a piñata-making chemistry professor at University of Texas in Austin – remembers, his Adventures of Commander Zack Proton (Aladdin/Simon & Schuster, 2006-2007) serial was hardly a shoo-in. Full Story (June 2007)
SKILL BUILDING
The Art of Fiction
Revision Toolkit: Part 1
by Lisa Lenard-Cook
Revision Toolkit: Part 1
by Lisa Lenard-Cook
The difference between a first draft and a polished manuscript is so monumental, beginning writers often mistakenly believe that published authors’ work must come out that way the first time. But the reality is that the better a fiction, the more time and effort the author has spent revising it. That’s why I’ll be spending my next few columns sharing my revision toolkit. Full Story (June 2007)
Narrative Nonfiction
Crafting a Narrative
From life Experience: Part 2
Crafting a Narrative
From life Experience: Part 2
by Lisa Dale Norton
Reader Note: This column is the conclusion of a two-part series begun with the May column.
After you have chosen one of the events from your life, after which everything changed, you begin the work every memoirist must step up to: gathering your material. You chart the course you followed as you came to terms with that life-altering event, taking note of the potent memories that rise‹the people you encountered and the events that filled your days as you walked a new landscape, finding your way through a time of change and transition. Full Story (June 2007)
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Jump_Cut:
On Screen Writing
Chronology and Three-Act Structure
A monthly screen writing column
by Neil Flowers
Carey Abney is from Philadelphia, an active duty ITSN (Navy) residing in Newport News, VA, and a new reader of this column. He has sent in a question pertinent to all of us who write feature films and hope that they will be sold and produced. It will take two or three of columns to reply fully to Mr. Abney. Here's his question.
Dear Mr. Flowers,
I have a question about your most recent column regarding three-act structure. Since I'm new to screenwriting, I'm constantly studying and researching how to write a great screenplay. In many books about screenwriting . . . Full Story (May/June 2007)
I have a question about your most recent column regarding three-act structure. Since I'm new to screenwriting, I'm constantly studying and researching how to write a great screenplay. In many books about screenwriting . . . Full Story (May/June 2007)
The White Page
by Rochelle Jewel Shapiro
What could set a writer’s heart pounding more than staring at a white page, worrying how to begin writing, what to say? No matter how much you’ve published, each time you start out, you feel like a novice all over again. Nothing you’ve ever done before seems to help. In fact, former accomplishments may get in the way because you worry that you’ll never be able to write anything as good as the piece that you just received a Pushcart Prize for. (Wouldn’t that be grand?) Full Story (June 2007)
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Editor-in-Chief Authorlink.com
Manager, Authorlink Literary Group
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(972) 650-1986
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Thursday, May 24, 2007
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Of particular interest to writers in this week’s top headlines is the Authors’ Guild objection to changes in Simon & Schuster’s publishing contract with respect to digital rights. Writers may be well advised to pay special attention to electronic rights when selling rights for their material.
Of particular interest to writers in this week’s top headlines is the Authors’ Guild objection to changes in Simon & Schuster’s publishing contract with respect to digital rights. Writers may be well advised to pay special attention to electronic rights when selling rights for their material.
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- Bertelsmann Strips Down Bookspan Clubs, Cuts Jobs
- Agents Join Guild In Opposing S&S Digital Rights Terms
- Hachette Renames Business Imprint, Teams With UK Unit
- Small Press Center Changes Name, Broadens Scope
- AAP Reports Sales Of Books Totaled $24.2 Billion In 2006
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Thursday, May 17, 2007
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Among the most important headlines this week for our writers is that a new literary agency is opening in New York, headed by a former Macmillan children’s editor. I’ll be at BookExpo May 31-June 6 and will be doing video interviews with New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci and actor Bruce Dern. Watch for these pieces to appear on Authorlink in late June.
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News Updated Every ThursdayLast Update: May 17, 2007
Among the most important headlines this week for our writers is that a new literary agency is opening in New York, headed by a former Macmillan children’s editor. I’ll be at BookExpo May 31-June 6 and will be doing video interviews with New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci and actor Bruce Dern. Watch for these pieces to appear on Authorlink in late June.
Cheers,
Doris
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- Macmillan's Viral Book Campaign Succeeds On YouTube
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Thursday, May 10, 2007
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Here’s this week’s news alert. Of particular interest this week is the fact that Simon & Schuster has unveiled video interviews with their authors. Authorlink, too, will be launching its video interviews in June with some big-name literary celebrities. Keep watching. Also, we have two new writing classes starting in June, taught by bestselling author Bonnie Hearn Hill. Check out ADVANCED NOVEL WRITING, and WRITING AND SELLING SHORT FICTION in our Virtual Classroom.
Here’s this week’s news alert. Of particular interest this week is the fact that Simon & Schuster has unveiled video interviews with their authors. Authorlink, too, will be launching its video interviews in June with some big-name literary celebrities. Keep watching. Also, we have two new writing classes starting in June, taught by bestselling author Bonnie Hearn Hill. Check out ADVANCED NOVEL WRITING, and WRITING AND SELLING SHORT FICTION in our Virtual Classroom.
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- Pearson Acquires Two Harcourt Education Units
- B&N to Take Over Indiana University's 16 Campus Stores
- Simon & Schuster Unveils Online Video Initiative
- Audiobooks Gain Podcast Popularity, Bolster Book Sales
- Hudson Carries Exclusive DVD Edition of Cooper's Dispatches
- Amazon.com Reaches 1 Million Worldwide Pre-Orders for Potter
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- Old Debates on Deleting Printed Book Prices Yield No New Answers
- UK Library Services Failing, Report Says
- Encore Shortlists Hyland Again For Second Novel
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Monday, April 30, 2007
May 1 Edition: Interviews and articles about writing and publishing
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An Exclusive AuthorlinkAUDIO Interview With Christi Phillips,
Authorof The Rossetti Letter (Pocket 2007)
Pocket has introduced a captivating new voice in debut novelist Christi Phillips, author of THE ROSSETTI LETTER. The literary mystery seamlessly moves between 17th century Venice and the present day with the connected stories of two women--the mysterious courtesan Alessandra Rossetti and Harvard University Ph.D. candidate Claire Donovan . . . Full Story (May 2007)
Literary Detective Work Yields Vivid Portrait of Harper Lee
An exclusive Authorlink interviewwith Charles J. Shields,
Literary Detective Work Yields Vivid Portrait of Harper Lee
An exclusive Authorlink interviewwith Charles J. Shields,
author of Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Lee (Henry Holt)
by Ellen Birkett Morris
One of the first things Charles J. Shields did when he decided to write a biography of the famously reclusive author Harper Lee is log onto the web site www.classmates.com. The site helps people connect with high school classmates. Using this tool, Shields developed a list of 50 people who had known Lee in high school. . . Full Story (May 2007)
End of Penn's Dancing CareerLeads to New Calling as Novelist
An Exclusive Authorlink InterviewWith Audrey Penn,
End of Penn's Dancing CareerLeads to New Calling as Novelist
An Exclusive Authorlink InterviewWith Audrey Penn,
author of A Kiss Goodbye (Tanglewood, May 2007)
by Susan Van Hecke
“I’m not one of those writers with imagination,” says ballerina turned author Audrey Penn. “If something doesn’t fall in my lap, I’m screwed.” It was what was sitting on the train tracks at a local park that inspired Penn’s New York Times bestseller The Kissing Hand (CWLA, 1993; Tanglewood, 2006), a tender picture book whose second sequel, A Kiss Goodbye (Tanglewood) hits bookstore shelves May 25th. Full Story (May 2007)
SKILL BUILDING
The Art of Fiction
The Art of Fiction
Rules for Avoiding Rejection
by Lisa Lenard-Cook
Do you think you can skip sweating the small stuff (grammar, spelling, manuscript formatting), because that’s what an editor is for? If so, you’re in for a rude awakening come manuscript submission time. No editor will bother to give your manuscript a second glance if you don’t pay attention to the small stuff in the first place. But that’s not the only thing you can do to avoid rejection . . . Full Story (May 2007)
Do you think you can skip sweating the small stuff (grammar, spelling, manuscript formatting), because that’s what an editor is for? If so, you’re in for a rude awakening come manuscript submission time. No editor will bother to give your manuscript a second glance if you don’t pay attention to the small stuff in the first place. But that’s not the only thing you can do to avoid rejection . . . Full Story (May 2007)
Narrative Nonfiction
Crafting a Narrative From life Experience: Part 1
by Lisa Dale Norton
Reader Note: This column is the first of a two-part series to be completedwith my June 1 column.
When you first step up to writing a story about your life, it can feel pretty overwhelming because, well, there¹s just so darn much material! Where do you start? This conundrum is what keeps most people from even trying. Part of being successful at memoir writing is realizing from the get-go that you have to limit the material you cover . . . Full Story (May 2007)
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A monthly screen writing column
by Neil Flowers
Carey Abney is from Philadelphia, an active duty ITSN (Navy) residing in Newport News, VA, and a new reader of this column. He has sent in a question pertinent to all of us who write feature films and hope that they will be sold and produced. It will take two or three of columns to reply fully to Mr. Abney. Here's his question.
Dear Mr. Flowers,
I have a question about your most recent column regarding three-act structure. Since I'm new to screenwriting, I'm constantly studying and researching how to write a great screenplay. In many books about screenwriting . . . Full Story (May 2007)
I have a question about your most recent column regarding three-act structure. Since I'm new to screenwriting, I'm constantly studying and researching how to write a great screenplay. In many books about screenwriting . . . Full Story (May 2007)
Using Digression To Enlarge a Story
by Rochelle Jewel Shapiro
In the introduction to The Art of the Personal Essay (Anchor Books, 1995), p. XXXVII, Philip Lopate writes what is true for a lot of creative writing, not just essays. “The essayist tries to surround something—a subject, a mood, a problematic irritation—by coming at it from all angles, wheeling and diving like a hawk, each seemingly digressive spiral taking us to the heart of the matter.” Two pages later, he adds that digression “serves both structural and comic functions.” Full Story (May 2007)
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Thursday, April 26, 2007
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HarperCollins Forms New Creative Division
Publishing Sales Rise in February, AAP Reports
Rosen Resigns B&N Board Over Stock Option Errors
Booksellers, Libraries Get More Creative
Supporters Fight to Save Atlanta Book Coverage
Iranian Indy Publishers Earn AAP Freedom Award
New York Book Festival Entry Deadline Near
Publishers Support U.S. Government Trade Suits Against China
BBC Audiobooks America Launches First Trade List
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HarperCollins Forms New Creative Division
Publishing Sales Rise in February, AAP Reports
Rosen Resigns B&N Board Over Stock Option Errors
Booksellers, Libraries Get More Creative
Supporters Fight to Save Atlanta Book Coverage
Iranian Indy Publishers Earn AAP Freedom Award
New York Book Festival Entry Deadline Near
Publishers Support U.S. Government Trade Suits Against China
BBC Audiobooks America Launches First Trade List
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Updated April 26, 2007
E-Momentum Building in the UK
Analysts Question WHSmith's Strategy to Boost Profits
Shore Takes Digital Role at Penguin
S&S UK Gets Boost With Gregory Deal
Minority Jobs in Publishing Remain Scarce
Thursday, April 12, 2007
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- Bertelsmann Dominates U.S. Book Club Market With Bookspan Buyout
- Indy Book Stores Shut Doors in Atlanta, San Francisco, Phoenix
- School Library Journal Launches Poetry Podcast Series
- New York Book Festival Entry Deadline Near
- Publishers Support U.S. Government Trade Suits Against China
- BBC Audiobooks America Launches First Trade List
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- Book Wholesaler Gardners Shifts to Digital Warehouse
- PN LaunchesE-Mail Marketing for Publishers
- Hodder Education Splits Education, Trade Into Two
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Regrouping: B&N, Borders Weak Performances Fuel Merger Rumors
Books-A-Million Same Store Sales Down, Revenues Up
NAL Launches New Mystery Imprint, Obsidian
ABA Announces Booksense Book Of The Year Award
Novelist Philip Roth Named First Recipient of PEN Bellow Award
Publishers Laud Conclusion of Korea Trade Agreement
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Woolworths Angles For Better Position In Trade Battle
UK Book Chains Suffer, But Indies Show Growth
Bloomsbury's New Strategy Designed to Boost Profits
UK Authors Earn Lower Royalty Payouts
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Regrouping: B&N, Borders Weak Performances Fuel Merger Rumors
Books-A-Million Same Store Sales Down, Revenues Up
NAL Launches New Mystery Imprint, Obsidian
ABA Announces Booksense Book Of The Year Award
Novelist Philip Roth Named First Recipient of PEN Bellow Award
Publishers Laud Conclusion of Korea Trade Agreement
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Woolworths Angles For Better Position In Trade Battle
UK Book Chains Suffer, But Indies Show Growth
Bloomsbury's New Strategy Designed to Boost Profits
UK Authors Earn Lower Royalty Payouts
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· Warner Books To Be Named Grand Central
· Barnes & Noble Forecasts Losses Despite Profit Growth
· Bertlesmann's Record Revenues Fuel RH's Virtual Expansion
· Bankruptcy Roundup: NBN Gets 13 New Clients After Battle With Perseus
Time Lays Off More Workers, Shuts Down Life
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· John Grisham Honored at Galaxy Book Awards
· Latest Update On Borders MBO and Break-Up?
· Long Dormant Union Square Imprint To Be Revived
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B&T Sale Closes, But a Few Loose Ends Remain
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Pacific Booksellers Cut Spring 2008 Show to Revamp Strategies
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Two Key Publishers Holtzbrinck, Perseus Launch New Imprints
Scorsese, Wahlberg Option Small Press Book for HBO Series
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Breaking News: Borders to Sell UK Stores; Smith a Potential Buyer?
Galaxy Launches Big Media Campaign for Books on British Television
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Random House Adds Audiobooks to Popular Widget Sampling
Two Key Publishers Holtzbrinck, Perseus Launch New Imprints
Scorsese, Wahlberg Option Small Press Book for HBO Series
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Breaking News: Borders to Sell UK Stores; Smith a Potential Buyer?
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- Random House Gets High Marks In New Widget Wars
- S&P Cuts Borders' Rating, Stockholders to Hear New Strategies
- National Book Critics Circle Awards Announced
- BISG Half-Day Conference to Focus On Digital Technology
- Bestselling Author Hornby to Publish First Young Adult Novel
- Del Rey Acquires Pulitzer Prize-Winner Chabon's New Book
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- AMS Executives Earn Extra Incentive, Pay for Company Sale B& T Offer Challenged?
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- Publisher Orders 2 Million Additional Copies of The Secret
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• Macmillan Confirms Rodale Re-Launch as In-House Imprint
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• Random House UK Acquires Major Stake in Virgin Books
• The Works Poised to Buy David Flatman's Bookshops
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Our March 1, 2007 news edition is full of great stories you may want to read or hear.
First is an exclusive (and inspring) audio interivew with Ron McLarty, New York Times bestselling author of The Memory of Running. His second novel, Traveler, was recently released by Viking. It's a heart-wrenching tale of a fifty-something part-time actor and bartender living in Manhattan and specializing in one-hander (one-character) plays performed in run-down theatres. Look for the following headline on our site.
McLarty Weaves Past and Present
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There are also interviews with Chris Abani, author of The Virgin of Flames (Penguin, February 2007); Suzanne Berne, author of The Ghost at the Table; and Alan Gratz, author of Samurai Shortstop (Dial, 2006)
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CBS Shows Strong Year-End Results, S&S Revenues Up 7%
Penguin Group Delivers Strong Results in 2006
Harlequin's Parent Torstar Releases Quarterly Results
Shoemaker Forms New Literary Press In Avalon Buy-Back
New Atlantic Bookseller Conference Participants To Become "Sales Reps"
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Our March 1, 2007 news edition is full of great stories you may want to read or hear.
First is an exclusive (and inspring) audio interivew with Ron McLarty, New York Times bestselling author of The Memory of Running. His second novel, Traveler, was recently released by Viking. It's a heart-wrenching tale of a fifty-something part-time actor and bartender living in Manhattan and specializing in one-hander (one-character) plays performed in run-down theatres. Look for the following headline on our site.
McLarty Weaves Past and Present
in Heart-Wrenching Novel, Traveler
There are also interviews with Chris Abani, author of The Virgin of Flames (Penguin, February 2007); Suzanne Berne, author of The Ghost at the Table; and Alan Gratz, author of Samurai Shortstop (Dial, 2006)
IN THE NEWS HEADLINES FOR MARCH 1, 2007 ARE THESE. YOU CAN READ THEM AT WWW.AUTHORLINK.COM.
CBS Shows Strong Year-End Results, S&S Revenues Up 7%
Penguin Group Delivers Strong Results in 2006
Harlequin's Parent Torstar Releases Quarterly Results
Shoemaker Forms New Literary Press In Avalon Buy-Back
New Atlantic Bookseller Conference Participants To Become "Sales Reps"
Online Virtual Classroom Offers Private and Group Courses by Bestselling Author
Simple Secrets for Negotiating a Better Publishing Contract
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- Harcourt UpFor Sale: Trade Division Included
- AMS Sale Due Court's OK March 5; PGW Woes Remain
- Borders Beefs Up Book Clubs In-Store and Online
- Knopf Launches Online Promo Service For Booksellers
- Bram Stoker Awards Committee Picks Shortlist Authors
- Former Fed Chair Greenspan to Keynote BookExpo America
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--Total Home Entertainment Warehouse Axed
--Flatman's Bargain Books Chain Woos Several Interested Buyers
--Weidenfeld to Publish New Palin Travel Book in September
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Update NBN, Perseus Vie for PGW, B&T Eyes AMS
AAP Reports Book Sales Stay Steady for 2006
Hachette Parent Entity Lagardere to Expand Digitally
Simon & Schuster Kaplan Publishing Expand Distribution
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Stockholders OK Reader's Digest Merger Deal
Update on AMS Bankruptcy Case, Levy Potential Buyer?
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AAP Reports Book Sales Stay Steady for 2006
Hachette Parent Entity Lagardere to Expand Digitally
Simon & Schuster Kaplan Publishing Expand Distribution
Amazon.com Fourth Quarter Sales Up 34%
Stockholders OK Reader's Digest Merger Deal
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--Publisher Releases Biggest Harry Potter Book Yet
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--UK Agents Pleased With Hachette Open Market Strategy
--News Corp Reports Income Decline, HCUK Positive
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- November Year-to-Date Book Sales Flat
- Harpercollins Alliance Offers Digital Services to Other Publishers
- Borders to Encourage Book Talk on Hot Gather.com Network
- Court Names Creditors' Committee For AMS Bankruptcy
- Rodale Press Starts Modern Times Imprint
- R&L Acquires Cowley Publications From St. John Monks
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Thursday, January 11, 2007
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Perseus Acquires Avalon; Sale Could Affect AMS Distribution
Plethora of New Indy Bookstores Open in 2006
Barnes & Noble '06 Holiday Sales Growth Down From 2005
Books-a-Million Sees Fractional Holiday Sales Gain
Borders Group Sees '06 Increase In Holiday Sales
Dorchester Launches New Maga-Like Romance Imprint
Lightning Source Adds Cheaper U.S. Shipping Option
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Independent Houses Dominate Costa Book Awards
S&S Signs Litvinenko Memoir
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Perseus Acquires Avalon; Sale Could Affect AMS Distribution
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Barnes & Noble '06 Holiday Sales Growth Down From 2005
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Borders Group Sees '06 Increase In Holiday Sales
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Thursday, January 04, 2007
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- AMS Bankruptcy Filing Affects Book Publishing Unit Too
- Half Price Books Opens Internet Remainder Site for Resellers
- Dorchester Beefs Up Thriller Line, Adds Doctor Books
- Thriller Writers Begin New YearWith Big Plans
- James Michener to Be Remembered at Numerous Events
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