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more worries for Borders in the US?
Concerns about the state of Borders in the US are increasing, with reports that distributor Independent Publishers Group (IPG) has warned its publisher clients that 'Borders will not be paying IP...
Profits tumble for HarperCollins in the US
According to figures recently released in the US, 'unrelenting cost pressures combined with a 4.5% decline in sales' have driven down first-quarter operating profit at HarperCollins to US$3 milli...
Borders US loses credit insurance rating
In another worrying sign for the US book trade, credit insurer Euler Hermes ACI has withdrawn its approved limit on Borders Group Inc, reducing cover for firms trading with the retailer in t...
B&N heads warns of tough times
Leonard Riggio, the chairman of US book retailer Barnes & Noble, has told staff that 'Never in all of the years I've been in business have I seen a worse outlook for the economy, and never in...
US book sales slow in September
Monthly sales estimates from AAP show that September sales of adult hardcovers in the US fell nearly 30% in the month, while sales in the trade paperback and mass market segments were both o...
Grisham libel suit dismissed
A US Federal Court judge has dismissed a libel lawsuit filed against best-selling author John Grisham and two other writers over books they wrote about the wrongful conviction of two men in a 1982 mur...
US book sales drop in July
US bookstore sales fell in July, dropping 7.4%, to US$1.12 billion, according to estimates from the US Census Bureau.
BISG is good shape as new US industry stats project unveiled
The US-based Book Industry Study Group (BISG) is in the best financial shape in its history and its membership continues to grow. Among the new initiatives planned for the 2008-2009 year is the ...
US free speech groups speak out against 'libel tourism'
Nineteen US-based free-speech organisations have been lobbying the Senate to pass a bill that will prohibit foreign libel judgments from being enforced in the US.
Penguin US signs 'digi-novel'
Dutton, an imprint of Penguin in the US, has reportedly paid millions to sign up what it's dubbing a "digi-novel" by the creator of the CSI television franchise. The three-book ser...
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