Book Publishing News Page 4

This is page 4 of the book publishing news archives.

Save Borders UK Campaign Launched (2009-12-03): Borders booksellers in the UK have launched a Save Borders campaign on Facebook.

Borders UK Slashing Prices in Bookstores (2009-11-30): Borders UK is having a major sale as part of its administration (bankruptcy) proceeding.

Borders UK Files for Administration (2009-11-27): Borders UK, which was sold by the U.

Waterstone's Launches Online Secondhand Bookstore With Alibris (2009-11-19): British bookstore chain Waterstone's has gotten into the secondhand bookstore business.

Tim LaHaye Writing New Apocalyptic Series (2009-11-13): Tim LaHaye, co-author of the bestselling Left Behind series, is moving to Zondervan.

Researchers Find Clues in the Scent of Old Books (2009-11-12): Researchers have found a fascinating new way to determine the degradation of old and rare books.

Australia Keeps Book Import Laws Intact (2009-11-11): The Australian government has ditched proposed changes to book import laws and has left the current restrictions on importing cheaper versions of books in tact.

Borders Closing More Waldenbooks Stores (2009-11-05): Borders is increasing the pace at which it is closing Waldenbooks outlets.

Aravind Ariga's The White Tiger Head Up Longlist for Impac Prize (2009-11-04): Aravind Ariga is at the top of the longlist for the Dublin Impac literary prize, which features a cash award of 100,000 euros.

Barnes and Noble Eying European Expansion (2009-11-02): Barnes and Noble is considering expanding into Europe, according to The Bookseller.

Ebook Version of King's Under the Dome Delayed to Boost Hardcover Sales (2009-10-25): The Wall Street Journal reports that the ebook version of Stephen King's Under the Dome was delayed six weeks to help stores sell the hardcover version.

Simon and Schuster Buys Rights to Popular Video Game App (2009-10-20): Simon and Schuster's Atria book imprint has inked a deal to publish three books by F.

Germans Say Nein to Ebooks (2009-10-19): German publishers are resisting the siren call of Amazon.

Bidding War Erupts Over Rights to Mandela Book (2009-10-14): Publishers are in a bidding war over the rights to publish a book based on the archives of Nelson Mandela.

Eoin Colfer Writes New Book in Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy Series (2009-10-12): Thirty years after the publication of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by the late Douglas Adams, there is a new book in the series.

Children's Book About Gay Penguins Tops Banned Book List (2009-10-07): In 2008, the American Liberary Associated recorded 513 cases where books were targeted for censorship.

Hilary Mandel Wins Man Booker Prize (2009-10-06): Hilary Mandel has won the Man Booker Prize for the novel, Wolf Hall.

Jimmy Carter Moves to FSG For Next Book (2009-09-29): Former president Jimmy Carter has moved publishing houses.

The Daily Beast and Perseus Book Group Launch Book Imprint (2009-09-28): Tina Brown thinks book publishing needs to speed up.

Catcher in the Rye Sequel Case on Appeal (2009-09-08): The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has heard arguments in the case in which an author wrote an unauthorized sequel to J.