Microsoft to Buy Nook Media?

May 9, 2013

Microsoft to Buy Nook Media? Barnes & Noble had no comment on a report in TechCrunch that Microsoft is offering to pay $1 billion for Nook Media, the B&N unit that houses its digital assets as well as the college stores. Microsoft and Pearson both hold stakes in the company. more » Nelson and Zondervan Sign Agreement with Brilliance Audio Brilliance Audio has obtained the exclusive global distribution rights for audio hard goods from Thomas Nelson and Zondervan—the two publishing groups that form HarperCollins Christian Publishing. The three-year deal includes all frontlist and some backlist titles for non-fiction trade and fiction audio products on CD and MP3 CD. more » Book House Launches Fundraising Campaign The Book House, the St. Louis bookstore being evicted from its current retail space, has launched an Indiegogo campaign to raise $50,000 to relocate. more » Beaufort Rushing Jodi Arias Book Beaufort Books has acquired a book about Jodi Arias, who was convicted of the murder of her boyfriend, Wednesday, in an Arizona court. Arias's trial--she was charged with killing Travis Alexander in 2008-- began five months ago and the Beaufort's book, Killer Girlfriend, by AP reporters Brian Skoloff and Josh Hoffner, will be, the publisher promised "the first definitive and comprehensive account to be published on the entire case." Beaufort also promised the book to be full of "sex, violence, and tragedy." more » Today's Job Media Connect is seeking a Digital Publicity Manager. Maybe it's you! For more about this and other jobs, visit PW JobZone. To post a new job, click here. Dutch Publisher Goes DIY The Arbeiderspers/A.W. Bruna Publishers' release of marketing book and iPad app Earned Attention marks a large scale publishing bridge between the Netherlands and the U.S. more » » Berean Chain Pleased with Sales Berean Christian Stores likes its comp sales figures as it completes a systems overhaul. more » » Job Moves: May 9, 2013 David Dilkes has been promoted to editor-in-chief of Enslow Publishers, Inc. The previous editor-in-chief at Enslow, Dorothy Goeller, will remain with the company on a part-time basis as an editor at large. Rittenhouse Book Distributors, Inc. has announced the addition of two new members to the company’s sales team: Elizabeth Davtian, West Coast institutional and digital territory manager, and Carrie Vikner, territory manager for bookstore and institutional accounts in North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia, both joined Rittenhouse’s field sales team in April. more » » THE ROUNDUP Amazon Workers Sue Over Checkpoints: "Whenever he clocked out after his 12-hour shift at an Amazon warehouse, Jesse Busk had one more critical task to perform before he could hop into his car and head home to sleep: Pass through the sprawling warehouse security checkpoint." Best Indie Bookstores: Hilary Davidson tours North America and picks her favorites. How to Shop at a Bookstore: A 20-step guide for authors. 5 Great Books About Libraries: Josh Hanagarne, author of PW Pick The World's Strongest Librarian, picks his five favorite books about libraries. Grammar Rules: Everyone should follow. VIEW ALL » Authors on the Air Authors on the Air May 9, 2013: Famous Dave Anderson, Leonard Slatkin, James Salter Famous Dave Anderson, author of Famous Dave's Barbeque Party Cookbook: Secrets of a BBQ Legend (Famous Dave Anderson, 978-0989286817), will be on Fox & Friends. On The Leonard Lopate Show, Leonard Slatkin, author of Conducting Business: Unveiling the Mystery Behind the Maestro (Amadeus, 978-1574672046), and James Salter, author of All That Is (Knopf, 978-1400043132), will be on. more » » BLOGS PWxyz Blog Gabe Habash Beckett’s Trilogy in Pie Chart Form How difficult can a pie be? more » Beyond Her Book Barbara Vey Young Adults Rule at RT Teen Day Since I didn't get a chance to attend Teen Day at RT, YA author Liz Czukas has gracious offered to fill us in. more » ShelfTalker Elizabeth Bluemle BEA: What Are You Looking Forward To? Some of BookExpo America's most fun offerings, and a question.... more » PICTURE OF THE DAY Buzz Aldrin & Leonard Davis Buzz Aldrin and co-author Leonard Davis had an event at the Barnes & Noble in Union Square earlier this week for Mission to Mars. Over 400 people were in attendance.	Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.

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