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Archives for July 2012

ABA and Barnes & Noble to File Joint Brief Urging Rejection of eBook Settlement

July 31, 2012
By Michael Cader

The ABA and Barnes & Noble have gotten together on something: they requested permission from Judge Denise Cote to file an amici curiae brief on the pending ebook pricing settlement. In a proposed order for the judge, they ask to submit a brief of up to 10 pages on the Department of Justice’s filed response […]

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Corporate: F+W Acquires Interweave; HarperCollins Creates Christian Publishing Division

July 31, 2012
By Sarah Weinman

F+W Media continues its expansion by acquiring Aspire Media, parent company of digital art and craft enthusiast media company Interweave, from private equity firms Frontenac Company, Catalyst Investors, Clay Hall, and several members of the Interweave management team. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but F+W ceo David Nussbaum calls it “a transformative acquisition” that […]

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eNews: Inkling Expands to iPhones, and More

July 31, 2012
By Michael Cader

Inkling is releasing an update of their reader apps that expands the interactive textbook and multimedia book platform to support iPhones and iPod touches. (Up until now, Inkling has worked on the iPad only.) Among the phone-optimized features, users can choose to download just a chapter at a time to their smaller screens. With their […]

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People, Etc.

July 31, 2012
By Sarah Weinman

At S&S Children’s, Hannah Buchsbaum has joined Little Simon as associate editor. Previously she was at Disney Press. Michael Rediker is joining Books-a-Million as corporate development analyst, responsible for identifying, analyzing and implementing strategic corporate initiatives within the organization, including new business growth opportunities. He will report to evp James Turner. He was most recently with the […]

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Bookselling: Chester County Books & Music May Close; Borders Australia Rebrands as BookWorld; and More

July 31, 2012
By Sarah Weinman

Chester County Books & Music in West Chester, PA may close now that landlords for the store’s 28,000-square foot space found new tenants. Owner Kathy Simoneaux told the Pottstown Mercury that the lease for the space they have occupied since 1987 expired in January and the store has been renting on a month-to-month basis ever […]

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HMH Halts Publication of IMAGINE After Jonah Lehrer Acknowledges Fabricating Bob Dylan Quotes

July 30, 2012
By Sarah Weinman

More than a month after admitting to recycling material from previous articles into his New Yorker blog posts, Jonah Lehrer has resigned from the magazine, and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt has taken ebook editions of Lehrer’s newest book IMAGINE, published last April, off the market, halted shipment of physical copies, and is “exploring further options” with […]

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