Books Newswire
1 - New Book from Tonkon Torp Attorney Helps Family-Owned Businesses Manage Inheritance Issues
PORTLAND, Ore.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - In more than 20 years of practicing law, Oregon attorney Gwen Griffith has counseled many successful family-owned businesses that struggle when it comes time to transition the business from the founders to the next generation. Griffith and...
2 - New Book Release: “Leading a Business in Anxious Times”
CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Care Communications Press today announced the release of “Leading a Business in Anxious Times” (www.leadingabusinessinanxioustimes.com), a new book from authors Leslie Ann Fox and Katharine Gratwick Baker. The book introduces Systems-Based...
3 - Ron Paul Talks “End The Fed” on Daily Show
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Congressman Ron Paul will be making a return appearance on The Daily Show Tuesday, September 29 to talk about his latest book, End The Fed, which challenges the constitutionality of the Federal Reserve. The Congressman’s latest release recently...
4 - Benjamin Launches New E-Book Business Imprint
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - William A. Benjamin, founder of science publisher W. A. Benjamin, Inc. (Pearson), and BRC’s FIRST CALL investment database (Thomson Reuters), announced today the formation of TBG Publishing, LLC (TBG). The new e-book imprint will specialize...
5 - Maine's Camden Public Library's 150,000 Users Enjoy Seamless Wireless Experience with Virtualized 802.11n Wireless LAN from Meru Networks
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Meru Networks, Inc., the pioneer in 802.11n enterprise networking, today announced that Camden Public Library has made high-speed wireless access available to its more than 150,000 annual visitors with a new 802.11n wireless network from Meru...
6 - The Strand Study Bible Author to Appear on FamilyNet Program “Mornings with Lorri & Larry”
ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2009 - A dynamic study Bible is making history in the world of religious materials. Pastors have said that The Strand Study Bible is the best way to study the Bible other than attending four years of seminary school. The author of The Strand Study Bible will...
7 - Research and Markets: Competition Heats Up in the E-Reader Market as Sony Adds a Wireless E-Book to its Lineup
DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2009 - Research and Markets. Worldwide e-book shipments are expected to reach 28.6 million units in 2013. Market drivers include new entrants to market, international expansion of e-book availability, anticipated price declines, and the electronic distribution of...
8 - Vince Vaughn Works Out With 95-Year-Old Jack LaLanne on Jay Leno Show Last Night
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Vince Vaughn appeared on the new NBC national primetime hit “The Jay Leno Show” to promote “Couples Retreat,” his upcoming movie opening October 9th. Legendary Jack LaLanne was on hand to help Jay Leno with his “earn your plug” segment and...
9 - The New York Times Launches ‘TimesTalks LIVE’
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - The New York Times announced today the launch of TimesTalks LIVE, broadcasts of intimate discussions with today’s top talents and thinkers from TheTimesCenter. The simulcasts will be transmitted live, in high definition via satellite to movie...
10 - Reinvent Your Enterprise Now Available on Amazon.com in Three Formats
ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Brand Velocity, Inc., the Atlanta-based project acceleration company, announced today that CEO Jack Bergstrand’s book, Reinvent Your Enterprise, is now available on Amazon.com in hardcover, paperback and through Amazon’s portable reader, Kindle...
11 - Baby Genius® Brand Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Launch of 24 New Toys at Walmart Stores Nationwide and International Book Line Distributed by Simon & Schuster
SAN DIEGO-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - Pacific Entertainment Corporation (Pink Sheets:PENT), the company formed by Larry Balaban, Howard Balaban, Mike Meader and Klaus Moeller, who created the groundbreaking Baby Genius® brand in 1999 and built Baby Genius into a world-renowned brand of...
12 - Discover a New Love: Used Book Sale for Charity Starting in NCKU Library
TAINAN, Taiwan-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - Discover new love from used books! “Used Book Sale for Charity” began on 10 am Sep 21st, at the entrance hall of NCKU library, Cheng-Kung Campus. This activity will be held from 10 am to 5 pm every day for one week till Sep 25th. The purpose of...
13 - “April Showers” Filmmaker and Columbine Survivor Fights for Dream Follow-Up with Gary Paulsen’s “Dancing Carl”
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - As “April Showers,” 2009’s acclaimed feature based on writer-director Andrew Robinson’s experiences as a Columbine survivor, is about to undergo a second life in educational editions set for nationwide school release, the filmmaker is...
14 - Southern California History Comes Alive at the Los Angeles Archives Bazaar
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - The fourth-annual Los Angeles Archives Bazaar will feature exhibits by 60 local historical collections, book-signings by L.A. authors, documentary films about hidden L.A. stories, information about family genealogy and a wealth of other resources...
15 - Scalding New Book from W&A Publishing “We’re All Screwed: How Toxic Regulation Will Crush the Free Market System” by Stephen A. Boyko
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - W&A Publishing announces immediate availability of the book “We’re All Screwed: How Toxic Regulation Will Crush the Free Market System” by Stephen A. Boyko. The cover price is $28.95. It is available online at www.w-apublishing.com. As...
16 - Research and Markets: Discover the Main Developers of the E-Paper Technologies and a Detailed Breakdown of the Market by Technology or Application, With Forecasts To 2019
DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - Research and Markets, electrophoretic displays found the perfect application in the development of e-book readers as, books are also black and white. Other technologies are also being used in the development of e-book readers and are covered in this...
17 - The Best Camera Is The One That’s With You: iPhone Photography by Chase Jarvis
BERKELEY, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - World-renowned photographer and director Chase Jarvis today announced the launch of an ecosystem—the first of its kind, including a new book, a new app, and even a new online community—centered around the idea that The Best Camera Is The...
18 - Get Out of the Discipline Trap! Create a New Family Culture of Discipline with The Family Coach Method
PHOENIX-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - Parents are tired and frustrated by current methods of discipline and punishment offered in books and media today. Parents understand that they are living in “The Discipline Trap,” believing that discipline is something we do to our children rather...
19 - Pitney Bowes and WNBA Applaud Nationwide Youth for Reading More Than One Million Minutes in 2009 Fast Break To Reading Program
STAMFORD, Conn. & NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 21, 2009 - Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE: PBI) and the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) are applauding youth across the country for collectively reading more than one million minutes in the 2009 “Fast Break To Reading” program...
20 - Belltower Entertainment Acquires Rights to Robert Sabbag's "Smokescreen"
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-September 21, 2009 - Belltower Entertainment announced today that it has acquired the motion picture, literary and life rights to produce “Smokescreen,” based on Robert Sabbag’s best-selling book of the same name. An action-adventure, “Smokescreen” tells the...
21 - CHORION: International Brand Strategy Drives 35% Revenue Growth, Profits Up 63%
NEW YORK & LONDON-(Business Wire)-September 21, 2009 - Chorion, the global media content group, announces results, under UK GAAP, for the 15 months to 31 March 2009 including pro-rata figures for the 12 months to 31 March 2009. Financial highlights Group 12-month revenues up 35% to £53.7m (12...
22 - Carol Channing, Bob Barker, Bruce Vilanch and Other Popular Entertainers and Celebrities to Headline at the City of West Hollywood’s Eighth Annual Book Fair on Sunday, October 4, 2009
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 18, 2009 - Several popular entertainers and celebrities will headline the City of West Hollywood’s Eighth Annual West Hollywood Book Fair on Sunday, October 4, 2009 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at West Hollywood Park, 647 North San Vicente Boulevard in...
23 - Pacific Entertainment Brings Baby Genius® to Bookshelves with Meadowbrook Press
SAN DIEGO-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - Pacific Entertainment Corporation has extended its world-renowned Baby Genius® brand of musical edu-tainment for infants and toddlers to retail bookshelves through a licensing deal with publisher Meadowbrook Press. Distributed by Simon &...
24 - Burger King Corp. Bites into ‘Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs’ Through Partnership with Sony Pictures Animation
MIAMI-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - Burger King Corp. (NYSE:BKC) today announced that it is teaming with Sony Pictures Animation’s new film Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, which opens in theaters on Sept. 18. Inspired and adapted from the bestselling children’s book, the film focuses...
25 - Carlson Communications' “Prepare for the Recovery” Book Offers Tips on How to Excel in Business and Real Estate Marketing
NORTHBOROUGH, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - “Are You Prepared for the Recovery?” is a marketing book that applies not only to residential real estate marketing but to all sizes and types of businesses according to its author, Rich Carlson, president of Carlson Communications, a...
26 - 20 Years After the Berlin Wall: Roaming Ghostland Recounts the Final Days of East Germany
SACRAMENTO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - Twenty years after the Berlin Wall became the symbolic crowning blow to Communism, a new book – Roaming Ghostland: The Final Days of East Germany – offers a fresh eyewitness account of an entire nation as it was disappearing from the map...
27 - Research and Markets: Encyclopedia of African-American Writing, Five Centuries of Contribution: Writers, Poets, Publications, Trials & Triumphs Through American History
DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Encyclopedia of African-American Writing, Five Centuries of Contribution: Writers, Poets, Publications, Trials & Triumphs Through American History" report to their offering. A timely survey of...
28 - Chex® Party Mix Calls Taste Buds To Task
MINNEAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - Now, the unsung heroes of flavor – taste buds – are given a voice. Along with best-selling cookbook author Katie Lee, Chex® cereal challenged creative cooks across the country to enter their signature recipe in the first-ever Chex Party Mix...
29 - BioWare and Tor Books Expand the Dragon Age Universe with the New Prequel Novel Dragon Age: The Calling
EDMONTON, Alberta & NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - Leading video game developer BioWare™, a division of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) and Tor Books, the largest publisher of science fiction in the world, today announced the publication of Dragon Age™: The Calling, a new...
30 - “A Thousand Words: Photos from the Field” – A Stunning Photography Book Chronicling International Medical Corps’ 25-Year History
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - International Medical Corps and Three Hawks Press announce the release of “A Thousand Words: Photos from the Field,” a stunning coffee table photography book documenting the humanitarian crises to which we have responded in the last quarter...
31 - Food, Memoir, Young Adult Genres Lead Rich Mix of Award Winners and Bestsellers at Annual Wordstock Literary Festival
PORTLAND, Ore.-(Business Wire)-September 14, 2009 - Wordstock: WHAT: An astounding variety of voices from around the world, including first-time authors, National Book Award Winners and bestsellers, make up the 170 writers sharing their craft at the Literary Wordstock Festival next month. With...
32 - Mark Whitacre Against All Odds How “The Informant” and His Family Turned Defeat into Triumph
BLOOMINGTON, Ind.-(Business Wire)-September 11, 2009 - Passionate booklovers and avid readers of distinctive life stories are in for another inspiring read as author Floyd Perry releases through Xlibris Mark Whitacre Against All Odds, a remarkable biography that takes you into the cavernous spaces...
33 - Cracker Barrel is Pleased to Admit – “I Didn’t Know That!”
LEBANON, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2009 - Cracker Barrel Old Country Store® knows about good country cookin’ and about providing unique and fun gift items for its guests. Now the popular restaurant and retail chain is announcing, “I Didn’t Know That!” Look beyond the simple...
34 - Making Divorce Fun – The Second Time Around; Demand, Reader Input Drives Second Edition of this Groundbreaking New Book
CASPER, Wyo.-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2009 - How To Make Divorce Fun , normally priced at $19.95, is available from Amazon.com at a full one-third off retail: $13.59. The book is also available at Barnes & Noble.com and from other online booksellers. To interview authors Julie Collins and...
35 - Warner Bros. Creates DC Entertainment
BURBANK, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2009 - Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (WBEI) has created DC Entertainment Inc., a new company founded to fully realize the power and value of the DC Comics brand and characters across all media and platforms, to be run by Diane Nelson, it was announced...
36 - Literacy Bridge Receives Grant Award from Amazon.com
SEATTLE-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2009 - Literacy Bridge, a non-profit organization that provides children and adults with tools for knowledge sharing and literacy learning, today announced the receipt of a $25,000 grant award from Amazon.com. The grant will primarily support Literacy...
37 - Coretta Scott King Honor-Winners Portray a Larger-Than-Life Hero of the Old West
MINNEAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2009 - Sitting tall in the saddle, with a wide-brimmed black hat and twin Colt pistols on his belt, Bass Reeves seemed bigger than life. Outlaws feared him. Law-abiding citizens respected him. As a peace officer, he was cunning and fearless. When a lawbreaker...
38 - “Messy Tessy:” New Children’s Book Featuring A Charming Character That Enjoys Making a Mess
WESTON, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2009 - Everyday, thousands of children are left in the care of a babysitter. Have you ever wondered what mischief a child could get into if the babysitter fell asleep? Children’s Book author Leah Orr, is chronicling a day in the life of a new storybook...
39 - Research and Markets: Information Literacy Landscapes: Information Literacy in Education, Workplace and Everyday Contexts Is Aimed At Professionals in the Library and Education Fields
DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-September 4, 2009 - Research and Markets has announced the addition of Woodhead Publishing Ltd's new report "Information Literacy Landscapes: Information Literacy in Education, Workplace and Everyday Contexts" to their offering. This Book: explores the shape of information...
40 - Certified Nutritionist Leanne Ely ‘Saving Dinner’ with New Book
CHARLOTTE, N.C.-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2009 - Certified nutritionist Leanne Ely has a simple philosophy: “Make it and they will come.” Dinner, that is. Take-out, opening a can or microwave fare shouldn’t pass for a nice, healthy meal – and nothing can replace a family’s time...
41 - EA and Black Library Publishing Announce FORGED IN CHAOS, an Original Novel Based on Hit MMORPG Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
FAIRFAX, Virginia-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2009 - Mythic Entertainment™, an Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) studio, and The Black Library, a division of Games Workshop, today announced FORGED IN CHAOS, an original novel based on the critically acclaimed MMORPG, Warhammer® Online: Age of...
42 - Nintendo News: Nintendo Comes to Play at Penny Arcade Expo
SEATTLE-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2009 - The upcoming Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle will give consumers their first-ever chance to play key upcoming Wii™ and Nintendo DS™ games like New Super Mario Bros.™ Wii, The Legend of Zelda™: Spirit Tracks and Mario & Luigi™: Bowser’s...
43 - Barnes & Noble’s Acclaimed “Upstairs at the Square” Series To Feature Nick Cave on Monday, September 14
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2009 - Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world’s largest bookseller, today announced the next edition of its hit series, “Upstairs at the Square” – recommended by The New Yorker, New York, Time Out New York, The Village Voice, Flavorpill, WWD...
44 - Warner Bros. Pictures and Dark Castle Entertainment Present WHITEOUT Wednesday, September 9th at Mann Village
WHAT: Red carpet arrivals at the Los Angeles premiere of WHITEOUT Wednesday, September 9th WHO: From the film: Kate Beckinsale, Gabriel Macht, Tom Skerritt, Alex O’Loughlin, Graphic Novel creators, Greg Rucka and Steve Lieber, writers Jon & Erich Hoeber, Chad & Carey W. Hayes...
45 - “Downsized Labor Day” to Honor Out-of-Work, Too: September 7 Called a “Bittersweet Holiday” this Year
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-September 1, 2009 - In light of the challenging economy, Americans across the country are asked to express gratitude at their Labor Day gatherings for their jobs, as well as to remember and honor those who are out-of-work. “Downsized Labor Day, Monday, September 7, asks...
46 - Ripley’s Believe It Not! “Seeing is Believing” is a Winner with Reviewers
ORLANDO, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 1, 2009 - Reviewers who have read the new book from Ripley’s Believe It or Not! agree – “Seeing is Believing” is a winner. The latest book in the bestselling series was released August 4th and the positive reviews are piling up. "Yes, Ripley's...
47 - Jean Chatzky, Noted Personal Finance Author, to Speak Friday, Sept. 4 at New York State Fair, Available for Media Interviews
-(Business Wire)-September 1, 2009 - Vanguard: WHO: Jean Chatzky is a best-selling author and popular motivational speaker who is dedicated to helping people create healthy financial lives. WHAT: Ms. Chatzky will deliver two presentations at the fair that are open to the public at no charge...
48 - eBooks TechZone Sells out for the 2010 International CES; Additional Space Added to Meet Customer Demand
ARLINGTON, Va.-(Business Wire)-September 1, 2009 - The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® today announced that space for the eBooks TechZone at the 2010 International CES®, dedicated to the latest digital and eBook technologies and services, has sold out since its official launch in June...
49 - OLB Group Expands Product Distribution List to Offer Over Four Million Products
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 1, 2009 - The OLB Group, Inc (OTCBB:OLBG), (www.olb.com) announced today that the company has signed an agreement that will expand its fulfillment and distribution program with one of the largest fulfillment sources in the USA. OLB Group will be able to offer the...
50 - Research and Markets: This Essential Report on Books in China is Now Available
DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-September 1, 2009 - Research and Markets Ltd. China Publishing Group Reed Elsevier NV Market Forecasts Market Value Forecast Macroeconomic Indicators Appendix Methodology Industry Associations Related Datamonitor Research For more information visit...
51 - Celebrity Judges Set to Read Entries for New “American Idol” Contest for Young Writers
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-September 1, 2009 - www.MrsP.com, the critically acclaimed, free kids’ entertainment site, announced today that from September 1 through October 15, 2009, MrsP.com is seeking great stories written by children 4 to 13 years old for its first “Be A Famous Writer...
52 - Disney Announces Acquisition of Marvel Entertainment Inc. via Video Statement
BURBANK, Calif.-(Business Wire)-August 31, 2009 - Robert A. Iger, president and CEO, The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS), today announced that Disney will acquire Marvel Entertainment Inc. and its portfolio of over 5,000 characters (the complete press release follows this alert). A video statement of...
53 - Disney to Acquire Marvel Entertainment
BURBANK, Calif. & NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-August 31, 2009 - Building on its strategy of delivering quality branded content to people around the world, The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) has agreed to acquire Marvel Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:MVL) in a stock and cash transaction, the companies...
54 - The Echelon Club Presents a Magnificent Celebration for Magnificent Desolation
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-August 31, 2009 - It was an "out of this world" celebration for members of The Echelon Club who honored Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, one of the first men to set foot on the moon, at the 40th Anniversary Dinner of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing. The memorable affair was held at...
55 - DreamWorks Studios Acquires Michael Crichton Book “Pirate Latitudes”
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-August 27, 2009 - DreamWorks Studios has acquired the movie rights to the Michael Crichton novel, “Pirate Latitudes” with David Koepp coming on board to write the screenplay adaptation, it was announced today by Stacey Snider, CEO and Co-Chairman of DreamWorks...
56 - Gold Holds Value over Time
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-August 26, 2009 - A new edition of the influential book The Golden Constant: The English and American Experience by the late Roy W. Jastram, shows that gold has an enduring ability to hold its real value over time. World Gold Council (WGC) today announced the release of...
57 - Blogging Creates Careers Even in a Bleak Economy
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-August 25, 2009 - Book publishers told author Gwen Cooper that her idea to write a book about her blind cat, Homer, and how he changed her life was not distinguished enough. That all changed when she posted a blog about the cat entitled “Night of the Hunter” on Open...
58 - Preparing for the New School Year - Resources That Work
BALTIMORE-(Business Wire)-August 25, 2009 - As students enjoy the summer months, most parents are already looking for resources to prepare their kids for the upcoming school year. To succeed in school and life, students need ongoing opportunities to learn and practice essential skills. Getting ready...
59 - Fairfax County EDA President Authors Book on Economic Growth Strategies for Communities
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va.-(Business Wire)-August 24, 2009 - Gerald L. Gordon, Ph.D., president and CEO of the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (FCEDA, www.FairfaxCountyEDA.org), has written “The Formula for Economic Growth on Main Street America” (CRC Press), which examines how and why...
60 - Autry, Horton & Cole Partners Author The Law of Cooperatives
ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-August 24, 2009 - Autry, Horton & Cole, LLP is pleased to announce that partners Charles T. Autry and Roland F. Hall have co-authored a newly released book, The Law of Cooperatives. The first of its kind, this book provides a practical overview of cooperatives and...
61 - Books-A-Million, Inc. Announces Higher Second Quarter Earnings
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-(Business Wire)-August 20, 2009 - Books-A-Million, Inc. (NASDAQ:BAMM) today announced financial results for the second quarter and 26-week period ended August 1, 2009. Net sales for the 13-week period ended August 1, 2009, decreased 0.7% to $122.4 million from net sales of $123.3...
62 - Books-A-Million, Inc. Announces Management Promotions
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-(Business Wire)-August 20, 2009 - Books-A-Million, Inc. (NASDAQ: BAMM) today announced the continued advancement of several senior executives. Douglas Markham has been promoted to the newly created position of Executive Vice President/Chief Administrative Officer in charge of the...
63 - Peopleclick Releases Complimentary eBook on Maintaining Compliance While Using Social Networks for Recruiting
RALEIGH, N.C.-(Business Wire)-August 20, 2009 - Peopleclick, Inc., the leading global provider of talent acquisition and workforce compliance and diversity solutions, announces today the release of the complimentary eBook, Social Networks and Employment Law. Dr. Lisa Harpe from the Peopleclick...
64 - ScanMyPhotos.com Announces Partnership with Mixbook for Photo Books
IRVINE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-August 20, 2009 - Storytelling: From analog to digital and back to analog. ScanMyPhotos.com today announced a partnership with Mixbook for creating photo books. Tens of millions of photographs scanned by ScanMyPhotos.com’s photo scanning service are now be turned...
65 - WriteLife Announces Spud as Part of Growing Library of Published Novels
OMAHA, Neb.-(Business Wire)-August 20, 2009 - WriteLife, LLC, a unique collaborative publishing company for fiction and non-fiction authors, announces the latest feature novel—Spud by Patricia Orvis. The book is available on the site at www.writelife.com and major online retailers such as...
66 - Disney Consumer Products to Offer a Series of First Looks and Magical Activities at D23 EXPO
ANAHEIM, Calif.-(Business Wire)-August 20, 2009 - Disney’s spectacular product lines will come to life like never before in over 20,000 square feet of fun-filled interactive experiences and activities at the inaugural D23 EXPO, where the entire world of Disney will come together under one roof...
67 - New Barnes & Noble Publishing Program Reissues Out of Print Titles
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-August 19, 2009 - Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world’s largest bookseller, announced today the launch of Barnes & Noble Rediscovers, a new publishing program that will return to print important and noteworthy books in affordable, high quality, hard cover...
68 - Research and Markets: The Books Printing Industry's Revenue for the Year 2008 was Approximately $4.8 Billion USD
DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-August 19, 2009 - Research and Markets . Its SIC equivalent code is: 2732 - Book Printing. Revenue, Profitability & Foreign Trade Preview The industry's revenue for the year 2008 was approximately $4.8 billion USD, with an estimated gross profit of 32.03%. Import was...
69 - Penn Libraries Acquire Major Photography Collection with Support of the Lenkin Family
PHILADELPHIA-(Business Wire)-August 19, 2009 - A major gift from Edward Lenkin (C’71, PAR’12) has enabled the Penn Libraries to acquire an outstanding collection of historical photographs of the Holy Land. The Lenkin Family Collection of Photography at the Penn Libraries comprises 3,763 original...
70 - The Wizard of Oz Like You’ve Never Seen or Heard It before! One-Night High Definition Event in Select Theaters Nationwide Set for September 23
CENTENNIAL, Colo.-(Business Wire)-August 19, 2009 - You won’t believe your eyes and ears on this brand new magical journey down the yellow brick road with Dorothy, her dog Toto, The Scarecrow, Tin Man and Cowardly Lion. On September 23rd, NCM Fathom, Warner Home Video and Turner Classic Movies...
71 - Dan Brown’s “The Lost Symbol” Available from Amazon.com in Hardcover with Guaranteed Release Day Delivery and on Kindle with Automatic Wireless Delivery
SEATTLE-(Business Wire)-August 19, 2009 - Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced that Dan Brown’s highly anticipated “The Lost Symbol” will be available on its Sept. 15 release day for guaranteed delivery via UPS to the doorsteps of Amazon.com customers and as a wireless download for...
72 - Pacific Entertainment Corporation Announces Quotation on the Pink Sheets in the United States
SAN DIEGO-(Business Wire)-August 19, 2009 - Pacific Entertainment Corporation is pleased to announce that its common shares began trading on the Pink Sheets Electronic OTC Markets under the ticker symbol “PENT”. “We are pleased to have become a publicly quoted company and would like to thank...
73 - Operation HOPE Founder John Hope Bryant Shares Best Practices for Success in New Book
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-August 19, 2009 - Financial literacy nonprofit Operation HOPE today announced the release of HOPE Founder John Hope Bryant’s latest book, “Love Leadership: The New Way to Lead in a Fear-Based World,” out this month by Jossey-Bass, which outlines his key to success...
74 - Power Up Your Tweens with Yndico Is Book and Music
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-August 18, 2009 - Yndico Is (www.yndicois.com) is the first in a series of quirky fantasy books written by internationally celebrated singer, song writer Sandra Olajide, beautifully illustrated by Alan Aldridge. Yndico Is tells the story of the ordinary yet adventurous...
75 - Ware-Pak Names Keith Shay Principal and Chief Executive Officer
UNIVERSITY PARK, Ill.-(Business Wire)-August 18, 2009 - Keith Shay, President of Ware-Pak, Inc. since 1997, has become President and Chief Executive Officer of Ware-Pak, LLC, a new Ware-Pak operating company. In addition to his responsibilities as CEO, Keith Shay has assumed an ownership position in...
76 - Artist-Surfer Launches Monumental Book & Exhibition Project in Wake of Copyright Infringement Lawsuit
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.-(Business Wire)-August 18, 2009 - Noted artist and surfing enthusiast Robb Havassy announced today the pre-release and launch of “Surf Story,” an authoritative 444-page book and associated museum-scale exhibition featuring art and surf stories from 88 iconic, creative and...
77 - Amazon and Andrews McMeel Universal Announce First Comic Strip Superstar Competition
SEATTLE-(Business Wire)-August 18, 2009 - Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Andrews McMeel Universal today announced the launch of the first Comic Strip Superstar, the international competition in search of the next popular comic strip artist. The winner will receive a publishing contract from...
78 - FamilyNet Television to Broadcast The Strand Study Bible Feature
DALLAS-(Business Wire)-August 14, 2009 - When Brad Strand began writing The Strand Study Bible, his dream was to make the Bible compelling and understandable to the reader. On August 17, he will realize his dream. FamilyNet Television will air several programs about The Strand Study Bible that...
79 - ebrary Offers Newly Digitized Titles from Continuum
PALO ALTO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-August 13, 2009 - ebrary®, a leading provider of digital content products and technologies, today announced that over 350 titles in the Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Series are available as e-books for the first time, including over 200 titles that until...
80 - Audible Announces New “Modern Vanguard” Line of Audiobooks
NEWARK, N.J.-(Business Wire)-August 13, 2009 - Audible, Inc. today announced the launch of a new line of audiobooks, “Audible Modern Vanguard,” which will bring to unabridged audio landmark fiction and nonfiction works from the 20th century by leading literary innovators such as Saul Bellow...
81 - Book Rental Company Paperspine Adds Discount Book Buying Plan
ISSAQUAH, Wash.-(Business Wire)-August 11, 2009 - Paperspine.com, America's premier site for renting paperback books, announced today it has added a new book buying plan that offers over 450,000 new book titles available for purchase at 40% or more off the cover price. The new Bookstore includes all...
82 - The New York Songwriters Circle and Fashion Fantasy Game Forge Unique Online Music and Fashion Community Partnership
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-August 10, 2009 - The New York Songwriter’s Circle (NYSC) and Fashion Fantasy Game www.fashionfantasygame.com (FFG) have teamed up to bring the newest music composers and performers together with FFG’s style and lifestyle savvy audience. From the red carpet at the Grammy...
83 - Oscar Favorite Slumdog Millionaire Inspired by NIIT’s ‘Hole in the Wall’ Initiative
ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-February 17, 2009 - After having bagged 4 Golden Globe Awards and 7 BAFTA recognitions, Slumdog Millionaire, is pitted as a hot favourite to win the Oscars on February 22, 2009 with 10 Academy Award nominations under its belt. The movie based on the book ‘Q&A...
84 - Alibris Launches Redesigned Web Site for Libraries
EMERYVILLE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-February 17, 2009 - Alibris, the Internet’s premier independent marketplace for new and used books, music, and movies, has launched a redesigned and functionally enhanced Alibris for Libraries Web site. For more than ten years, Alibris for Libraries has...
85 - Barnes & Noble Declares Quarterly Dividend
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-February 17, 2009 - Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world’s largest bookseller, today announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per share, payable on March 31, 2009 to stockholders of record at the close of business on...
86 - TRADE NEWS: Agilent Technologies Publishes Comprehensive Book on LTE Measurement, Design Challenges
BARCELONA, Spain-(Business Wire)-February 16, 2009 - Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced its new book, “LTE and the Evolution to 4G Wireless – Design and Measurement Challenges,” an in-depth examination of the new 3GPP LTE cellular technology and the challenges it poses to...
87 - Media Mayhem Corporation Spreads Intense Fear Campaign with Horror Network
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-February 13, 2009 - Media Mayhem Corporation (MMC) has kicked off 2009 with a myriad of murder, suspense, chaos, and downright thrilling campaigns, leaving sponsors and consumers chillingly satisfied with the results of its wall-to-wall push of street, online, and...
88 - San Jose Repertory Theatre Presents the World Premiere of The Kite Runner
SAN JOSE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-February 12, 2009 - San Jose Repertory Theatre will present the world premiere of the stage adaptation of Khaled Hosseini’s international best-selling novel, The Kite Runner – a haunting story of friendship and redemption in modern Afghanistan. Adapted by Bay...
89 - ee publishing & productions to Exhibit at Toy Fair, February 15-18 at Booth 3249
FAIRFAX, Va.-(Business Wire)-February 12, 2009 - Who’s afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? Not Nana Star, the young heroine of three beautifully illustrated storybooks. In the third installment of this award-winning series, Nana Star and the Blue Wolf, a little girl's magical adventure continues as she...
90 - Jacabee, Inc. to Exhibit at Toy Fair, February 15-18 at Booth 3171
ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-February 12, 2009 - Jacabee, Inc., a company dedicated to a portfolio of learning products for children, announces the launch of The Jacabee Code at Toy Fair 2009. The Jacabee Code is a multimedia, historically themed and immersive adventure series for children ages 6-12...
91 - Source Interlink Wins Temporary Restraining Order in Magazine Distribution Lawsuit
BONITA SPRINGS, Fla.-(Business Wire)-February 12, 2009 - Source Interlink Companies (NASDAQ:SORC) today reported that its request for a temporary restraining order in the anti-trust lawsuit filed by Source was granted today by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York...
92 - Save the Date: U.S. Premiere of WATCHMEN Monday, March 2
-(Business Wire)-February 9, 2009 - Warner Bros. Pictures: WHAT: Red carpet arrivals at the U.S. premiere of WATCHMEN on Monday, March 2nd at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. WHO: From the film: Malin Akerman, Billy Crudup, Carla Gugino, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey Dean...
93 - Barnes & Noble Recommends Program Announces Its 12th Selection: The Fast-Paced and Hilarious Dog on It by Spencer Quinn
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-February 9, 2009 - Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world’s largest bookseller, announced today that Spencer Quinn’s Dog on It (Simon & Schuster) is the next selection in the Barnes & Noble Recommends program. The book goes on sale tomorrow, February 10...
94 - Plastic Logic Announces First Content Partners for its eReader and eCommerce Content Store
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. & NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-February 9, 2009 - Plastic Logic today announced agreements with its first content partners, including the nation’s leading content aggregators and two of the most valued daily newspapers for business readers. The agreements with Ingram...
95 - Exclusive Safari Books Online Webcast with Authors of Pearson’s Blown to Bits: Your Life, Liberty and Happiness after the Digital Explosion
SEBASTOPOL, Calif.-(Business Wire)-February 9, 2009 - Safari Books Online, the leading provider of an on-demand digital library for technology, creative and business professionals, will feature Hal Abelson, Ken Ledeen and Harry Lewis, authors of Blown to Bits: Your Life, Liberty and Happiness...
96 - Fox 2000 Pictures & Walden Media Cast “BEEZUS AND RAMONA”
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-February 6, 2009 - Teen sensation Selena Gomez, who stars in the series “Wizards of Waverly Place,” and Joey King (“The Suite Life of Zack and Cody”) will star in the motion picture “BEEZUS AND RAMONA,” based on the best-selling Ramona books (over 91...
97 - New York Art Crowd Decides Art Market Less Ethical Than Stock Market at Intelligence Squared U.S. Debate
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-February 4, 2009 - Intelligence Squared U.S., the Oxford style debate series sponsored by The Rosenkranz Foundation, announced the results of its second debate of the spring 2009 season, “The art market is less ethical than the stock market.” The final vote at the...
98 - A Reporter’s Life Journey: From the Depression to Watergate and the Great Wall
SAN DIEGO-(Business Wire)-February 4, 2009 - Peter Kaye, former newspaper reporter, television producer and commentator, campaign aide and participant in 16 national political conventions, has released Contrarian, a fast-paced memoir detailing his 55 years in politics and reporting. Kaye...
99 - Books-A-Million Pre-Selling Twilight DVD
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-(Business Wire)-February 4, 2009 - Books-A-Million, Inc. (NASDAQ: BAMM) announced today that customers can pre-purchase the Twilight Two-Disc Special Edition DVD, which goes on sale Saturday, March 21st, at all Books-A-Million locations. With the Twilight DVD pre-purchase, customers...
100 - With Release of First Novel, Stanford Doctor Abraham Verghese Bridges Fiction and Medicine
STANFORD, Calif.-(Business Wire)-February 3, 2009 - Long a champion of hands-on medicine, Abraham Verghese, MD, arrived at Stanford in December 2007 to serve as professor of medicine and senior associate chair for a new program in the theory and practice of medicine. The author of two widely...
101 - Admiral Balchin’s HMS Victory Discovered by Odyssey Marine Exploration
TAMPA, Fla.-(Business Wire)-February 2, 2009 - Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. (NASDAQ: OMEX), pioneers in the field of deep-ocean shipwreck exploration, has discovered the long-sought shipwreck of HMS Victory lost in 1744, solving one of the greatest mysteries in naval history. The direct...
102 - Amazon.com and Penguin Group (USA) Now Accepting Submissions for Second Annual Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Competition Through Feb. 8
SEATTLE & NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-February 2, 2009 - Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), Penguin Group (USA) (NYSE:PSO) and CreateSpace are accepting submissions for the second annual Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award competition at www.amazon.com/abna from today through midnight EST on Feb. 8, 2009...
103 - Slumdog Millionaire Continues Oscar Momentum with Scripter Win
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-January 31, 2009 - The writers of Slumdog Millionaire took top honors at the USC Libraries Scripter Award ceremony. Based on Swarup’s international bestseller Q&A, the film edged fellow Oscar contenders The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Iron Man, The Reader...
104 - Research and Markets: Renewing Our Libraries Provide Librarians, Architects and Others with Invaluable Insight into Changes within the Industry
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-January 29, 2009 - Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Renewing our Libraries" report to their offering. With the wish to heighten their profile, modernize their environment and increase use, libraries in the UK have refurbished and, where...
105 - The Washington Post Announces Re-Organization of Books Coverage, Sunday Opinion
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-January 28, 2009 - The Washington Post today announced changes in its presentation of book reviews, coverage of literature and publishing, as well as an expansion of its Sunday opinion and commentary sections. Starting February 22, Book World will now be published in print...
106 - Barnes & Noble Celebrates Black History Month with Events and Promotions In-Stores and Online
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-January 28, 2009 - Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world’s largest bookseller, announced today that it will celebrate Black History Month with events and promotions that recognize the significant contributions by African-Americans to the world’s social...
107 - 10-Step Planning Process for a New Year and New You Announces Second Bloom
GOLD RIVER, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 27, 2009 - Robyn, age 50, a lobbyist lost her job working for a politician’s office. While not happy about the job loss, it came at a time when Robyn was questioning her career track and wondering, “What’s next?” For years, she had become weary of...
108 - Alibris Presents Libraries with a $3,000 Collection Award
EMERYVILLE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 26, 2009 - Alibris, the Internet’s premier independent marketplace for sellers of new and used books, music, and movies, has named the Wapello School District in Wapello, Iowa, and the Mark Twain School and Academy in Detroit, Michigan, as co-winners of...
109 - Company Profile for Ripley Entertainment Inc.
-(Business Wire)-January 23, 2009 - Ripley Entertainment Inc. (www.ripleys.com), keepers of the venerable Ripley’s Believe It or Not! brand, is a global leader in location-based entertainment, entertaining more than 13 million annually at its 74 attractions in 13 countries. In addition to its 32...
110 - The 2009 Texas Medal of Arts Awards Honors the Brightest Lone Stars
AUSTIN, Texas-(Business Wire)-January 23, 2009 - The Texas Cultural Trust, (www.txculturaltrust.org) announced today the recipients of its bi-annual Texas Medal of Arts Awards, celebrating the state’s legendary artists, entertainers, and art patrons. The Texas Cultural Trust will pay tribute to...
111 - Research and Markets: The UK Market for Children's Books Estimated to Be Valued at £916.9M, Discover Why
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-January 23, 2009 - Research and Markets Most booksellers and many publishers sell directly to the public through their websites. The wholesaling sector, meanwhile, has seen consolidation: the family firm of Bertrams has merged with THE, while the rival family firm...
112 - Green: The Secret to a Winning Nest Egg; Natalie Pace Saved Nest Eggs with Green Rebalancing and ETFs
SANTA MONICA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 22, 2009 - The Obama/Biden New Energy plan calls for creating five million new jobs by investing $150 billion over the next 10 years in private clean energy business. Green is green, and if investors wish to resurrect their nest egg, the best way to do...
113 - Ware-Pak Achieves Record Accuracy for 8th Year, Handling Over 25 Million Items With 99.98% Accuracy
UNIVERSITY PARK, Ill.-(Business Wire)-January 21, 2009 - 102,000. That is the number of items handled daily at the Ware-Pak warehouse. In a typical day, warehouse staff will manage over 13,000 pallet locations and 18,000 SKUs. Items are constantly on the move. It would be impossible to maintain...
114 - ebrary Gets a New Look and Greater Functionality
PALO ALTO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 21, 2009 - ebrary®, a leading provider of e-content software and services, today announced that it has shipped a new user interface (UI) that provides a wealth of new and enhanced capabilities. Among other new features, ebrary’s UI offers chapter...
115 - Alibris Innovation Drives Holiday Growth Despite Economic Recession
EMERYVILLE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 21, 2009 - Alibris, the Internet’s premier independent marketplace for sellers of new and used books, music, and movies, announced that it grew sales for its sellers in the 2008 winter-holiday season by more than 8%, while ComScore reported that online...
116 - Barnes & Noble’s 2008 Holiday Book Drive Collects More Books Than Ever Before
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-January 21, 2009 - Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world’s largest bookseller, announced today that it collected and donated more than 1.2 million books during its 2008 Holiday Book Drive. With the help of enthusiastic booksellers and generous customer donations...
117 - RPI Hits Three Million Milestone for Printed Photo Books
SEATTLE-(Business Wire)-January 21, 2009 - RPI (www.rpiprint.com), a leader in automated, mass-customized manufacturing and fulfillment for the consumer print-on-demand market, today announced that it has set an industry record through the production of more than 1.3 million photo books in 2008...
118 - Santeon Launches New Media Management Platform to Support Web/TV 2.0
ALEXANDRIA, Va.-(Business Wire)-January 21, 2009 - Santeon Corp. (Other OTC:SEOC), a leading provider of business process management technology and business process outsourcing services, today announced the launch of the new Santeon Media platform. Santéon Media Platform (SMP) is a sophisticated...
119 - NetApp Cofounder’s Book is a Candid Memoir Laced with Real-Life Business Lessons
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 20, 2009 - NetApp (NASDAQ:NTAP) today announced the availability of How to Castrate a Bull: Unexpected Lessons on Risk, Growth, and Survival (Jossey-Bass; hardcover; January 2009) authored by Dave Hitz, founder and executive vice president of NetApp. In...
120 - BodyLogicMD Commends Oprah Winfrey for Starting the Conversation About Bioidentical Hormone Therapy
BOCA RATON, Fla.-(Business Wire)-January 20, 2009 - “I was very pleased by the balanced show Oprah Winfrey did on bioidentical hormone therapy (BHRT),” says Alicia Stanton, M.D., BodyLogicMD Chief Medical Officer and hormone therapy expert, in response to Oprah’s January 15 show titled...
121 - Renowned Wealth Manager Kasey Claytor Releases New Book
TITUSVILLE, Fla.-(Business Wire)-January 19, 2009 - With a difficult economy, corporate downsizing and future uncertainty, a huge proportion of baby boomers - many of whom are parents and grandparents - worry about their children's future. Will their children be self-sufficient, able to make sound...
122 - CEO of Evolve Technologies Releases First Book on Virtualization
FAIRFAX, Va.-(Business Wire)-January 19, 2009 - Evolve Technologies (www.evolvetech.com), a company that specializes in information technology (IT) solutions for small businesses, and a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, today announced that CEO, Dave Sobel, will release his first book on...
123 - Research and Markets: The 2009-2014 World Outlook for Academic and Professional Books Focuses on Latent Demand
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-January 19, 2009 - Research and Markets , and there will still be an international latent demand for academic and professional books at the aggregate level. Product and service offering details, and the actual identity of the players involved, while important for...
124 - TCF Bank CashRewards Program Adds National Retailers Avis and Domino’s Pizza
WAYZATA, Minn.-(Business Wire)-January 16, 2009 - In an effort to continue to provide TCF Bank customers with convenient service, TCF Financial Corporation (“TCF”) (NYSE:TCB) announced today that Avis and Domino’s Pizza will be added to the TCF CashRewardsSM program, a FREE benefit available...
125 - Twentieth Century Fox Announces Online Casting Call for New Motion Picture Comedy Based on Best-Selling Book DIARY OF A WIMPY KID
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-January 16, 2009 - Twentieth Century Fox is holding an online casting call to find a bright, precocious and appealing young actor, age 10-13, for the lead role of Greg Heffley in the film version of the New York Times bestseller, DIARY OF A WIMPY KID. Candidates are...
126 - World-Renowned Presidential Photographers Team Up with All Americans to Produce Official Obama Inaugural Photo Book Project
Epicenter Communications, an official licensee of the Presidential Inaugural Committee (PIC), today announced details of the official inaugural photography book project, which will commemorate President-elect Barack Obama's upcoming inauguration. The project will include images from some of the...
127 - Author of Revolutionary New Book, Our Undiscovered Universe to Hold Discussion at Orlando Public Library
ORLANDO, Fla.-(Business Wire)-January 15, 2009 - Come celebrate astronomy and the universe at the Orlando Public Library by attending a book discussion with author Terence Witt. Witt will describe his universe theory, the implications of his theory, as well as his new cosmological paradigm: the...
128 - Kohl’s to Feature Dr. Seuss Books and Characters for a Cause
MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis.-(Business Wire)-January 15, 2009 - In the words of Dr. Seuss, “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” Kohl’s Corporation (NYSE:KSS) is making it easy and affordable to read more of Dr. Seuss’s...
129 - Red Eagle Games Signs Worldwide Distribution Deal With EA Partners
MALIBU, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 15, 2009 - Red Eagle Games today announced they have signed a strategic distribution agreement with Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) for games based on Robert Jordan’s beloved fantasy series, The Wheel of Time. Red Eagle Games will develop and publish a...
130 - Speakaboos Continues to Expand Library of Storybook Classics Read by Celebrities
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-January 15, 2009 - Speakaboos (www.Speakaboos.com), a publisher of exceptional digital content for children, announces its celebrity-read online book titles to be released both this month and next, as it continues to expand its easily accessible and free storybook video...
131 - Meet Legendary Grammy-Nominated Poet and Author Nikki Giovanni and International Hip-Hop Sensation and Activist Emmanuel Jal “Upstairs at the Square” at the Union Square Barnes & Noble
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-January 15, 2009 - Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world’s largest bookseller, today announced the season premiere of its hit series, “Upstairs at the Square” – recommended by The New Yorker, New York, Time Out New York, The Village Voice, WWD Scoop, Time...
132 - Harvey Mednick Joins Lemon Grove Press
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-January 14, 2009 - Martine Ehrenclou, Founder and CEO of the boutique imprint that specializes in self-help publications, has named Harvey Mednick, media marketing veteran, Creative Director for Lemon Grove Press it was announced today. "Lemon Grove Press is delighted...
133 - New Book by Janet Tavakoli on Wall Street’s Nuclear Meltdown — A Ripping Yarn
CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-January 12, 2009 - Dear Mr. Buffett begins in the summer of 2005, on the eve of the greatest financial meltdown in world history, when Chicago-based derivatives expert, Janet Tavakoli, received an invitation to lunch from Warren Buffett. In this entertaining, gossipy...
134 - Wall Street Outsider Tops Wall Street (Again) in 2008
SANTA MONICA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 12, 2009 - As Natalie Pace’s book, Put Your Money Where Your Heart Is (Vanguard Press, a member of The Perseus Books Group, $24.95, hardcover) rolled into bookstores this week, results showed that 70% of the companies featured in her monthly stock...
135 - Barry Libert, Co-Author of Barack, Inc., the New Book from FT Press, Featured in Safari Books Online Webcast Series
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-January 12, 2009 - Barry Libert, co-author of Barack, Inc: Winning Business Lessons of the Obama Campaign (FT Press, January 2009) will be featured in a webcast hosted by Safari Books Online on Tuesday, January 27, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. PST / 1:00 p.m. EST. To register for this...
136 - Critical Conditions Wins 2008 DIY Book Festival Award
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-January 12, 2009 - The 2008 DIY Book Festival has chosen Critical Conditions, The Essential Hospital Guide to Get Your Loved One Out Alive, by author and patient advocate, Martine Ehrenclou, MA. Critical Conditions is a new book about how to be a proactive advocate for...
137 - Books-A-Million Selects Reflexis Retail Execution Management Solutions
DEDHAM, Mass.-(Business Wire)-January 11, 2009 - Reflexis Systems Inc. today announced that Books-A-Million (NYSE: BAMM) has selected Reflexis Retail Execution Management solutions to improve customer service, increase productivity, and control labor costs. Books-A-Million, which is the premier book...
138 - Research and Markets: in Trump University Branding 101, Columbia University Marketing Professor Don Sexton Explains All That Any Marketing Manager Needs to Know
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-January 9, 2009 - Research and Markets . Acknowledgments. Part I. Fundamentals of Branding. Chapter 1: Trump on Branding. Chapter 2: Why Branding Is Critical to Every Business. Chapter 3: What Is a Brand? Not Just a Name. Chapter 4: Your Brand Positioning. Chapter...
139 - Kyle Baker Teams Up with Webcarzz to Drive Original Comic Series
LAS VEGAS-(Business Wire)-January 8, 2009 - Webcarzz, Inc., the company developing the upcoming virtual world targeted towards boys and their affinity for cars and racing, today announced it has entered into a partnership with world-renowned cartoonist Kyle Baker. Baker will develop a comic book...
140 - Books-A-Million, Inc. Reports Holiday Sales Results
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-(Business Wire)-January 8, 2009 - Books-A-Million, Inc. (NASDAQ:BAMM) today announced that sales for the nine-week period ended January 3, 2009, totaled $127.5 million compared with $130.8 million during the same period of fiscal 2008, a decrease of 2.5%. Comparable store sales for...
141 - kidthing® and MrsP.com Announce Content Partnership
LAS VEGAS-(Business Wire)-January 8, 2009 - www.MrsP.com and kidthing, the digital media player made just for kids, announced today a content distribution partnership to bring Mrs. P’s classic children’s stories to kidthing. The new partnership makes Mrs. P’s videos available for purchase...
142 - Candia, NH Author to Appear on WNTK’s Twin State Journal
CANDIA, N.H.-(Business Wire)-January 7, 2009 - Stephen Redic mesmerizes readers with his words. Redic will appear on Twin State Journal, a New Hampshire radio station broadcast on WNTK. Redic will be interviewed by Dr. Janine Weins. Dr. Weins has interviewed some of the most prominent figures in the...
143 - "Kirkus Discoveries Proclaims Our Undiscovered Universe 'a Well-Written, Provocative Re-Imagining of the World' "
MINNEAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-January 7, 2009 - The scientific community is talking about Terence Witt. Kirkus Discoveries declared Our Undiscovered Universe a "brave book." They praised him for challenging the status quo and called his book "accessible to both the professional and layman." Kirkus...
144 - Three Organizations Launch Historic Book Drive For D.C. Schools to Celebrate the Obama Inauguration
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-January 7, 2009 - Sallie Mae, the nation’s leading saving- and paying-for-college company, along with Building Hope and Reading Is Fundamental, today announced a nationwide book drive — “Reading Is Presidential” — to celebrate the inauguration of...
145 - EAT THIS, NOT THAT! SUPERMARKET SURVIVAL GUIDE The No-Diet Weight Loss Solution
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-January 7, 2009 - The authors of the runaway bestsellers Eat This, Not That! and Eat This, Not That! For Kids! are back with an essential guidebook for navigating the American supermarket—EAT THIS, NOT THAT! SUPERMARKET SURVIVAL GUIDE, by David Zinczenko, with Matt...
146 - Jameco's New Catalog Features Electronic Puzzler by Industry Guru Forrest Mims
BELMONT, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 7, 2009 - Jameco Electronics' new full-color electronic components catalog features a new puzzle designed by guru Forrest M. Mims III for Jameco's "Double E" customers. "There are crossword puzzles for word people and Sudoku for numbers people, so Jameco...
147 - SIU Press Publishes Second Edition of “Marketing to Moviegoers”
-(Business Wire)-January 7, 2009 - The expanded second edition of Marketing to Moviegoers peels away the tinsel to explain the complex selling of Hollywood movies in domestic marketing blitzes spending up to $50 million per film, Super Bowl movie commercials, Oscar awards campaigns courting industry...
148 - New “Hair Loss & Replacement For Dummies” Book Offers Timely Advice On Preserving Hair & Avoiding Scams
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-January 7, 2009 - John Wiley & Sons – creators of the hugely-popular For Dummies series of books – has published the definitive book on hair restoration: Hair Loss & Replacement For Dummies, written by internationally-respected hair transplant surgeon Dr...
149 - USC Libraries Name Scripter Finalists
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - The writers behind The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Iron Man, The Reader, Revolutionary Road and Slumdog Millionaire have been named finalists for the 21st-annual USC Libraries Scripter Award. This year’s finalists, in alphabetical order by film...
150 - ebrary Announces On-Demand MARC Records
PALO ALTO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - ebrary®, a leading provider of e-content software and services, today announced that customers can now immediately upload free MARC records for individual titles they purchase as well as e-books and other documents added to the company’s...
151 - Top-Grossing Films and Publisher Successes Mark 2008 as Year of the Pulps
HOLLYWOOD-(Business Wire)-December 31, 2008 - Pulp fiction is back as entertainment, according to box office and publishing reports. America’s fascination was evidenced with Hollywood’s three top-grossing films for 2008, Dark Knight, Iron Man, and Indiana Jones 4, garnering well over...
152 - Boston Area Meetup Group Sparks Publication of Two Anthologies, Two Novels
BURLINGTON, Mass.-(Business Wire)-December 19, 2008 - The New England Creative Writers’ Group President Chuck Duncan today announced that member Jennifer Cutler has published two anthologies of short stories. “BACK STORY: First Time Tales by the Stranger Next Door,” was published last summer...
153 - Project Home Again Reunites Gentilly Neighborhood in Time for the Holidays
NEW ORLEANS-(Business Wire)-December 18, 2008 - Today Leonard Riggio, the Chairman of Barnes & Noble, and his wife Louise, will for the first time meet the twenty Hurricane Katrina survivor families to whom they are personally giving the gift of a new home. Just in time for the holidays, the New...
154 - SHOP.COMTM Adds New Merchants for Holiday Shopping Season
MONTEREY, Calif.-(Business Wire)-December 18, 2008 - SHOP.COM (www.shop.com), the destination comparison shopping engine designed for women, announced today the addition of 24 new merchant partners to its already vast offering of online brands. The latest merchants include Barnes and Noble...
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