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Borders US CFO/COO resigns
Mark Bierley, the CFO and COO of Borders US, has announced his resignation from the company where he has worked since 1996.
Obama signs 'libel tourism' law
US President Obama has signed into law the Speech Act, a law that prohibits federal courts from recognizing or enforcing foreign libel judgments in the US that do not pass the US Constitution's First...
Will B&N and Borders (US) both fold?
Financial pundits in the US are increasingly gloomy about the prospects of the nation's two biggest book retailers, Borders (US) and Barnes & Noble.
More layoffs at Borders US
Borders US has laid off an unspecificed number of employees at its Ann Arbour headquarters.
Random House: ebooks to be '10% of US sales'
Random House chief executive Markus Dohle is expecting ebooks to contribute more than 10% of the publisher's total US revenue next year.
Apple faces lawsuit because 'iPad not like book'
Apple is facing a class-action lawsuit in the US from a disgruntled group of consumers, disappointed that the new iPad doesn't live up to its advertising slogan that 'reading on the iPad is just like ...
Journal publishers argue against Open Access
The Association of American Publishers has lodged testimony with the US House of Reps opposing the proposed Federal Research Public Access Act of 2010 (FRPAA), a bill that would mandate free public a...
B&N revenue will hit US$9 billion
US retailer Barnes & Noble expects its revenue to hit US$9 billion as it finalises full-year results for 2009-10. Bricks-and-mortar stores will only contribute 69% of that revenue, as online sales...
Merwin appointed US Poet Laureate
W S Merwin has been appointed as the next US Poet Laureate.
US indie booksellers look to Google
Independent bookshops in the US are looking to Google as an ally with the launch of Google Books.
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