...Richards' Life ? maybe they should have cost less.The Justice Department and 15 states sued Apple Inc. and major book publishers Wednesday, alleging a conspiracy that raised the price of electronic books. They said the scheme cost consumers...
...Simon & Schuster are among the long-established book publishers embracing Scribd as a new distribution and promotional...alliance is just the latest example of the different ways book publishers are trying to boost sales by branching out to the...
...attention than books that actually leave teens with a message. However, because teens keep buying these poorly written books, publishers are going to keep encouraging this slaughter of the written word. Young adult books should relate to the lives...
...Book industry experts say the extra traffic witnessed by libraries does not pose a real threat to the business. "Book publishers have a lot of challenges, and folks getting their books via the library doesn't even make the first page," said...
...about 300 people showed up. This year's event drew 120,000 fans - enough to get the attention of not just comic-book publishers but also movie studios, TV networks and video-game companies. Just about every major video-game company (with...
...time" from the other side - and they don't like it. Historically liberal broadcast networks, newspapers and even book publishers suddenly have competition in the marketplace of ideas from talk shows, Fox News and the Internet. In fact, they're...
...of books. Most parents would like to hear it as well, but teens turning to reading has been even better news for book publishers. At one point, young-adult book sales outpaced adult sales. In the past month, despite some steady declines...
...this is my last column for The Augusta Chronicle. I've enjoyed writing for the paper, but my workload with my book publisher is so great that I have no choice but to give it up. Thanks so much for reading and for all of your kind comments...
...Networks, BET and Paramount Pictures. The new CBS Corp. will include CBS television, UPN, Paramount television and book publisher Simon & Schuster. Les Moonves, the current head of CBS and co-president of Viacom, will head CBS, and Tom Freston...
...copies available. The Q&A compendium, priced at $12.95, was also cited as one of People magazine's "Buzz Books." Publishers Weekly deemed it "the only bona fide surprise hit of the summer." The authors are amused and excited by all...
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