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Google Settlement delayed?

Nov 09 2009: Today is when the Google Books Settlement parties were supposed to present their revised agreement to the Federal court. But unconfirmed reports this morning indicate that the judge may have been asked for a little more time - possibly until Friday the 13th of November.

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Borders to close 200 Waldenbooks outlets

Nov 06 2009: As Barnes & Noble prepares to close all but two of their B. Dalton mall stores by January 2010, Borders announced that they will close about 200 of the remaining mall-based Waldenbooks outlets in January, which will result in the loss of about 1500 mostly part-time jobs...

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NPR & ABA Partner to Share Book Coverage

Nov 05 2009: In a joining of like minds, NPR and ABA have partnered to provide thoughtful bestsellers and unique book coverage to readers, both on NPR.org and IndieBound.org. Starting November 13, NPR Books will publish four bestseller lists weekly, using the Indie Bestseller List ...

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Nook & Kindle fastest selling products

Oct 28 2009: The Nook has become the fastest selling single item at Barnes & Noble since the retailer introduced the e-reader October 20, according to company CEO Steve Riggio.

Amazon reported that the Kindle was its fastest selling product in both unit and dollar terms. Neither ...

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Barnes & Noble's Nook

Oct 20 2009: Barnes and Noble's ebook reader, the Nook, is about to launch. Among Nook's features are that you can loan books to friends and that it supports an open standard so that anything can be distributed on it, including 1/2 million free public domain titles from Google. It ...

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Book price wars escalate

Oct 19 2009: As Walmart and Amazon vie for the lowest online prices - Walmart.com have lowered their price on a handful of top selling hardcovers to $8.99, while Amazon remain at $9.00

Walmat CEO Raul Vazquez told the The Wall Street Journal last week that they "will go as low as...

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National Book Award finalists announced

Oct 14 2009: The National Book Foundation has announced the finalists for the 2009 National Book Awards. The winners will be announced at the National Book Foundation's 60th anniversary celebration on November 18 at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City, hosted by Andy Borowitz. ...

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Questions mount before debut of international Kindle

Oct 12 2009: Amazon has given the international publishing community plenty to ponder as it gathered this week for the Frankfurt Book Fair. The pending release of a $279 Kindle that will be available for sale in more than 100 countries has raised many questions including: How will ...

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