New Book from Tonkon Torp Attorney Helps Family-Owned Businesses Manage Inheritance Issues

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:30:00 0500

PORTLAND, Ore.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - In more than 20 years of practicing law, Oregon attorney Gwen Griffith has counseled many successful family-owned businesses that struggle when it comes time to transition the business from the founders to the next generation.

New Book Release: “Leading a Business in Anxious Times”

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:00:00 0500

CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Care Communications Press today announced the release of “

Benjamin Launches New E-Book Business Imprint

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:00:00 0500

LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - William A. Benjamin, founder of science publisher W. A. Benjamin, Inc. (Pearson), and BRC’s FIRST CALL investment database (Thomson Reuters), announced today the formation of TBG Publishing, LLC (TBG). The new e-book imprint will specialize...

Maine's Camden Public Library's 150,000 Users Enjoy Seamless Wireless Experience with Virtualized 802.11n Wireless LAN from Meru Networks

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:00:00 0500

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Meru Networks, Inc., the pioneer in 802.11n enterprise networking, today announced that Camden Public Library has made high-speed wireless access available to its more than 150,000 annual visitors with a new 802.11n wireless network from Meru...

The Strand Study Bible Author to Appear on FamilyNet Program “Mornings with Lorri & Larry”

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:04:00 0500

ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2009 - A dynamic study Bible is making history in the world of religious materials. Pastors have said that The Strand Study Bible is the best way to study the Bible other than attending four years of seminary school. The author of The Strand Study...

Research and Markets: Competition Heats Up in the E-Reader Market as Sony Adds a Wireless E-Book to its Lineup

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:00:00 0500

DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2009 - Research and Markets(TimesTalks LIVE...

Reinvent Your Enterprise Now Available on Amazon.com in Three Formats

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:30:00 0500

ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Brand Velocity, Inc., the Atlanta-based project...

Baby Genius® Brand Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Launch of 24 New Toys at Walmart Stores Nationwide and International Book Line Distributed by Simon & Schuster

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:01:00 0500

SAN DIEGO-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - Pacific Entertainment Corporation (Pink Sheets:PENT), the company formed by Larry Balaban, Howard Balaban, Mike Meader and Klaus Moeller, who created the groundbreaking Baby Genius® brand in 1999 and built Baby Genius into a world-renowned brand...

Discover a New Love: Used Book Sale for Charity Starting in NCKU Library

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:28:00 0500

TAINAN, Taiwan-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - Discover new love from used books! “Used Book Sale for Charity” began on 10 am Sep 21st, at the entrance hall of NCKU library, Cheng-Kung Campus. This activity will be held from 10 am to 5 pm every day for one week till Sep 25th. The purpose...

“April Showers” Filmmaker and Columbine Survivor Fights for Dream Follow-Up with Gary Paulsen’s “Dancing Carl”

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 23:17:00 0500

LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - As “April Showers,” 2009’s acclaimed feature...

Southern California History Comes Alive at the Los Angeles Archives Bazaar

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:15:00 0500

LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - The fourth-annual Los Angeles Archives Bazaar will feature exhibits by 60 local historical collections, book-signings by L.A. authors, documentary films about hidden L.A. stories, information about family genealogy and a wealth of other resources...

Scalding New Book from W&A Publishing “We’re All Screwed: How Toxic Regulation Will Crush the Free Market System” by Stephen A. Boyko

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:27:00 0500

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - W&A Publishing announces immediate availability of the book “We’re All Screwed: How Toxic Regulation Will Crush the Free Market System” by Stephen A. Boyko. The cover price is $28.95. It is available online at

Research and Markets: Discover the Main Developers of the E-Paper Technologies and a Detailed Breakdown of the Market by Technology or Application, With Forecasts To 2019

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:55:00 0500

DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - Research and Markets(

Get Out of the Discipline Trap! Create a New Family Culture of Discipline with The Family Coach Method

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 04:29:00 0500

PHOENIX-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - Parents are tired and frustrated by current methods of discipline and punishment offered in books and media today. Parents understand that they are living in “The Discipline Trap,” believing that discipline is something we do to our children...

Pitney Bowes and WNBA Applaud Nationwide Youth for Reading More Than One Million Minutes in 2009 Fast Break To Reading Program

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:00:00 0500

STAMFORD, Conn. & NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 21, 2009 - Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE: PBI) and the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) are applauding youth across the country for collectively reading more than one million minutes in the 2009
Mon, 21 Sep 2009 10:30:00 0500

LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-September 21, 2009 - Belltower Entertainment announced today that it has acquired the motion picture, literary and life rights to produce “Smokescreen,” based on Robert Sabbag’s best-selling book of the same name. An action-adventure, “Smokescreen” tells...

CHORION: International Brand Strategy Drives 35% Revenue Growth, Profits Up 63%

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 06:00:00 0500

NEW YORK & LONDON-(Business Wire)-September 21, 2009 - Chorion, the global media content group, announces results, under UK GAAP, for the 15 months to 31 March 2009 including pro-rata figures for the 12 months to 31 March 2009.

Financial highlights

Carol Channing, Bob Barker, Bruce Vilanch and Other Popular Entertainers and Celebrities to Headline at the City of West Hollywood’s Eighth Annual Book Fair on Sunday, October 4, 2009

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:57:00 0500

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 18, 2009 - Several popular entertainers and celebrities will headline the City of West Hollywood’s Eighth Annual West Hollywood Book Fair on Sunday, October 4, 2009 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at West Hollywood Park, 647 North San Vicente Boulevard in...

Pacific Entertainment Brings Baby Genius® to Bookshelves with Meadowbrook Press

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:00:00 0500

SAN DIEGO-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - Pacific Entertainment Corporation has extended its world-renowned Baby Genius® brand of musical edu-tainment for infants and toddlers to retail bookshelves through a licensing deal with publisher Meadowbrook Press.

Distributed by...

Burger King Corp. Bites into ‘Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs’ Through Partnership with Sony Pictures Animation

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:00:00 0500

MIAMI-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - Burger King Corp. (NYSE:BKC) today announced that it is teaming with Sony Pictures Animation’s new film Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, which opens in theaters on Sept. 18. Inspired and adapted from the bestselling children’s book, the film...

Carlson Communications' “Prepare for the Recovery” Book Offers Tips on How to Excel in Business and Real Estate Marketing

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:16:00 0500

NORTHBOROUGH, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - “Are You...

20 Years After the Berlin Wall: Roaming Ghostland Recounts the Final Days of East Germany

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:13:00 0500

SACRAMENTO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - Twenty years after the Berlin Wall became the symbolic crowning blow to Communism, a new book –

Chex® Party Mix Calls Taste Buds To Task

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:00:00 0500

MINNEAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - Now, the unsung heroes of flavor – taste buds – are given a voice. Along with best-selling cookbook author Katie Lee, Chex^®cereal challenged creative cooks across the country to enter their signature recipe in the first-ever Chex...

BioWare and Tor Books Expand the Dragon Age Universe with the New Prequel Novel Dragon Age: The Calling

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:00:00 0500

EDMONTON, Alberta & NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - Leading video game developer BioWare™, a division of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) and Tor Books, the largest publisher of science fiction in the world, today announced the publication of Dragon Age™: The...

“A Thousand Words: Photos from the Field” – A Stunning Photography Book Chronicling International Medical Corps’ 25-Year History

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:00:00 0500

LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - International Medical Corps and Three Hawks Press announce the release of “A Thousand Words: Photos from the Field,” a stunning coffee table photography book documenting the humanitarian crises to which we have responded in the last quarter...

Food, Memoir, Young Adult Genres Lead Rich Mix of Award Winners and Bestsellers at Annual Wordstock Literary Festival

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:26:00 0500

PORTLAND, Ore.-(Business Wire)-September 14, 2009 - Wordstock:

Mark Whitacre Against All Odds How “The Informant” and His Family Turned Defeat into Triumph

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:17:00 0500

BLOOMINGTON, Ind.-(Business Wire)-September 11, 2009 - Passionate booklovers and avid readers of distinctive life stories are in for another inspiring read as author Floyd Perry releases through

Warner Bros. Creates DC Entertainment

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:00:00 0500

BURBANK, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2009 - Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (WBEI) has created DC Entertainment Inc., a new company founded to fully realize the power and value of the DC Comics brand and characters across all media and platforms, to be run by Diane Nelson, it was...

Literacy Bridge Receives Grant Award from Amazon.com

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:00:00 0500

SEATTLE-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2009 - Literacy Bridge, a non-profit organization that provides children and adults with tools for knowledge sharing and literacy learning, today announced the receipt of a $25,000 grant award from Amazon.com. The grant will primarily support Literacy...

Coretta Scott King Honor-Winners Portray a Larger-Than-Life Hero of the Old West

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 12:00:00 0500

MINNEAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2009 - Sitting tall in the saddle, with a wide-brimmed black hat and twin Colt pistols on his belt, Bass Reeves seemed bigger than life. Outlaws feared him. Law-abiding citizens respected him. As a peace officer, he was cunning and fearless. When a...

“Messy Tessy:” New Children’s Book Featuring A Charming Character That Enjoys Making a Mess

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 11:30:00 0500

WESTON, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2009 - Everyday, thousands of children are left in the care of a babysitter. Have you ever wondered what mischief a child could get into if the babysitter fell asleep?

Children’s Book author Leah Orr, is chronicling a day in the life of...

Research and Markets: Information Literacy Landscapes: Information Literacy in Education, Workplace and Everyday Contexts Is Aimed At Professionals in the Library and Education Fields

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 12:02:00 0500

DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-September 4, 2009 - Research and Markets(

EA and Black Library Publishing Announce FORGED IN CHAOS, an Original Novel Based on Hit MMORPG Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:01:00 0500

FAIRFAX, Virginia-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2009 - Mythic Entertainment™, an Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) studio, and The Black Library, a division of Games Workshop, today announced FORGED IN CHAOS, an original novel based on the critically acclaimed MMORPG, Warhammer® Online: Age...

Nintendo News: Nintendo Comes to Play at Penny Arcade Expo

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:00:00 0500

SEATTLE-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2009 - The upcoming Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle will give consumers their first-ever chance to play key upcoming Wii^™ and Nintendo DS^™ games like New Super Mario Bros.^™ Wii, The Legend of...

Barnes & Noble’s Acclaimed “Upstairs at the Square” Series To Feature Nick Cave on Monday, September 14

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:30:00 0500

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2009 - Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world’s largest bookseller, today announced the next edition of its hit series, “Upstairs at the Square” – recommended by The New Yorker, New York, Time Out New York, The Village Voice, Flavorpill...

Warner Bros. Pictures and Dark Castle Entertainment Present WHITEOUT Wednesday, September 9th at Mann Village

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:28:00 0500

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“Downsized Labor Day” to Honor Out-of-Work, Too: September 7 Called a “Bittersweet Holiday” this Year

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:50:00 0500

LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-September 1, 2009 - In light of the challenging economy, Americans across the country are asked to express gratitude at their Labor Day gatherings for their jobs, as well as to remember and honor those who are out-of-work.

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Jean Chatzky, Noted Personal Finance Author, to Speak Friday, Sept. 4 at New York State Fair, Available for Media Interviews

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:25:00 0500

-(Business Wire)-September 1, 2009 - Vanguard:

eBooks TechZone Sells out for the 2010 International CES; Additional Space Added to Meet Customer Demand

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:06:00 0500

ARLINGTON, Va.-(Business Wire)-September 1, 2009 - The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)^® today announced that space for the eBooks TechZone at the 2010 International CES^®, dedicated to the latest digital and eBook technologies and services, has sold out since its...

OLB Group Expands Product Distribution List to Offer Over Four Million Products

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:30:00 0500

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 1, 2009 - The OLB Group, Inc (OTCBB:OLBG), (www.olb.com) announced today that the...

Research and Markets: This Essential Report on Books in China is Now Available

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:17:00 0500

DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-September 1, 2009 - Research and Markets (www.MrsP.com, the critically acclaimed, free kids’ entertainment...

Disney Announces Acquisition of Marvel Entertainment Inc. via Video Statement

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:01:00 0500

BURBANK, Calif.-(Business Wire)-August 31, 2009 - Robert A. Iger, president and CEO, The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS), today announced that Disney will acquire Marvel Entertainment Inc. and its portfolio of over 5,000 characters (the complete press release follows this alert).

Disney to Acquire Marvel Entertainment

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:00:00 0500

BURBANK, Calif. & NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-August 31, 2009 - Building on its strategy of delivering quality branded content to people around the world, The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) has agreed to acquire Marvel Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:MVL) in a stock and cash transaction, the companies...

The Echelon Club Presents a Magnificent Celebration for Magnificent Desolation

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:59:00 0500

LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-August 31, 2009 - It was an "out of this world" celebration for members of The Echelon Club who honored Astronaut DreamWorks Studios has acquired the movie rights...

Gold Holds Value over Time

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:30:00 0500

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-August 26, 2009 - A new edition of the influential book The Golden Constant: The English and American Experience by the late Roy W. Jastram, shows that gold has an enduring ability to hold its real value over time. World Gold Council (WGC) today announced the...

Blogging Creates Careers Even in a Bleak Economy

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:18:00 0500

SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-August 25, 2009 - Book publishers told author Gwen Cooper that her idea to write a book about her blind cat, Homer, and how he changed her life was not distinguished enough. That all changed when she posted a blog about the cat entitled “Night of the Hunter” on...

Preparing for the New School Year - Resources That Work

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:00:00 0500

BALTIMORE-(Business Wire)-August 25, 2009 - As students enjoy the summer months, most parents are already looking for resources to prepare their kids for the upcoming school year. To succeed in school and life, students need ongoing opportunities to learn and practice essential skills...

Fairfax County EDA President Authors Book on Economic Growth Strategies for Communities

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:02:00 0500

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va.-(Business Wire)-August 24, 2009 - Gerald L. Gordon, Ph.D., president and CEO of the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (FCEDA,

Barnes & Noble Declares Quarterly Dividend

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:30:00 0500

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-February 17, 2009 - Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world’s largest bookseller, today announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per share, payable on March 31, 2009 to stockholders of record at the close of...

TRADE NEWS: Agilent Technologies Publishes Comprehensive Book on LTE Measurement, Design Challenges

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 16:00:00 0500

BARCELONA, Spain-(Business Wire)-February 16, 2009 - Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced its new book, “LTE and the Evolution to 4G Wireless – Design and Measurement Challenges,” an in-depth examination of the new

Barnes & Noble Recommends Program Announces Its 12th Selection: The Fast-Paced and Hilarious Dog on It by Spencer Quinn

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:00:00 0500

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-February 9, 2009 - Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world’s largest bookseller, announced today that Spencer Quinn’s Dog on It (Simon & Schuster) is the next selection in the Barnes & Noble Recommends program. The book goes on sale...

Plastic Logic Announces First Content Partners for its eReader and eCommerce Content Store

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 13:38:00 0500

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. & NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-February 9, 2009 - Plastic Logic today announced...

Exclusive Safari Books Online Webcast with Authors of Pearson’s Blown to Bits: Your Life, Liberty and Happiness after the Digital Explosion

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 13:00:00 0500

SEBASTOPOL, Calif.-(Business Wire)-February 9, 2009 - Safari Books Online, the leading provider...

Fox 2000 Pictures & Walden Media Cast “BEEZUS AND RAMONA”

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 17:59:00 0500

LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-February 6, 2009 - Teen sensation Selena Gomez, who stars in the series “Wizards of Waverly Place,” and Joey King (“The Suite Life of Zack and Cody”) will star in the motion picture “BEEZUS AND RAMONA,” based on the best-selling Ramona books (over 91...

New York Art Crowd Decides Art Market Less Ethical Than Stock Market at Intelligence Squared U.S. Debate

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 23:13:00 0500

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-February 4, 2009 - Intelligence Squared U.S., the Oxford style debate series sponsored by The Rosenkranz Foundation, announced the results of its second debate of the spring 2009 season, “The art market is less ethical than the stock market.”

A Reporter’s Life Journey: From the Depression to Watergate and the Great Wall

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 19:49:00 0500

SAN DIEGO-(Business Wire)-February 4, 2009 - Peter Kaye, former newspaper reporter, television producer and commentator, campaign aide and participant in 16 national political conventions, has released Contrarian, a fast-paced memoir detailing his 55 years in politics and reporting. Kaye...

Books-A-Million Pre-Selling Twilight DVD

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:53:00 0500

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-(Business Wire)-February 4, 2009 - Books-A-Million, Inc. (NASDAQ: BAMM) announced today that customers can pre-purchase the Twilight Two-Disc Special Edition DVD, which goes on sale Saturday, March 21^st, at all Books-A-Million locations. With the Twilight

With Release of First Novel, Stanford Doctor Abraham Verghese Bridges Fiction and Medicine

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 17:51:00 0500

STANFORD, Calif.-(Business Wire)-February 3, 2009 - Long a champion of hands-on medicine, Abraham Verghese, MD, arrived at Stanford in December 2007 to serve as professor of medicine and senior associate chair for a new program in the theory and practice of medicine. The author of two widely...

Admiral Balchin’s HMS Victory Discovered by Odyssey Marine Exploration

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 13:00:00 0500

TAMPA, Fla.-(Business Wire)-February 2, 2009 - Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. (NASDAQ: OMEX), pioneers in the field of deep-ocean shipwreck exploration, has discovered the long-sought shipwreck of HMS Victory lost in 1744, solving one of the greatest mysteries in naval...

Amazon.com and Penguin Group (USA) Now Accepting Submissions for Second Annual Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Competition Through Feb. 8

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 11:00:00 0500

SEATTLE & NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-February 2, 2009 - Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), Penguin Group (USA) (NYSE:PSO) and CreateSpace are accepting submissions for the second annual Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award competition at

The Washington Post Announces Re-Organization of Books Coverage, Sunday Opinion

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:14:00 0500

WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-January 28, 2009 - The Washington Post today announced changes in its presentation of book reviews, coverage of literature and publishing, as well as an expansion of its Sunday opinion and commentary sections.

Starting February 22, Book World will now...

Barnes & Noble Celebrates Black History Month with Events and Promotions In-Stores and Online

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:30:00 0500

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-January 28, 2009 - Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world’s largest bookseller, announced today that it will celebrate Black History Month with events and promotions that recognize the significant contributions by African-Americans to the world’s...

10-Step Planning Process for a New Year and New You Announces Second Bloom

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 11:01:00 0500

GOLD RIVER, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 27, 2009 - Robyn, age 50, a lobbyist lost her job working for a politician’s office. While not happy about the job loss, it came at a time when Robyn was questioning her career track and wondering, “What’s next?” For years, she had become weary...

Alibris Presents Libraries with a $3,000 Collection Award

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:00:00 0500

EMERYVILLE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 26, 2009 - Alibris, the Internet’s premier independent marketplace for sellers of new and used books, music, and movies, has named the Wapello School District in Wapello, Iowa, and the Mark Twain School and Academy in Detroit, Michigan, as co-winners...

Company Profile for Ripley Entertainment Inc.

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:40:00 0500

-(Business Wire)-January 23, 2009 - Ripley Entertainment Inc. (www.ripleys.com), keepers of the venerable...

The 2009 Texas Medal of Arts Awards Honors the Brightest Lone Stars

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:35:00 0500

AUSTIN, Texas-(Business Wire)-January 23, 2009 - The Texas Cultural Trust, (

Green: The Secret to a Winning Nest Egg; Natalie Pace Saved Nest Eggs with Green Rebalancing and ETFs

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 09:35:00 0500

SANTA MONICA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 22, 2009 - The Obama/Biden New Energy plan calls for creating five million new jobs by investing $150 billion over the next 10 years in private clean energy business. Green is green, and if investors wish to resurrect their nest egg, the best way to do...

Ware-Pak Achieves Record Accuracy for 8th Year, Handling Over 25 Million Items With 99.98% Accuracy

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 16:38:00 0500

UNIVERSITY PARK, Ill.-(Business Wire)-January 21, 2009 - 102,000. That is the number of items handled daily at the Ware-Pak warehouse. In a typical day, warehouse staff will manage over 13,000 pallet locations and 18,000 SKUs. Items are constantly on the move. It would be impossible to maintain...

ebrary Gets a New Look and Greater Functionality

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 16:20:00 0500

PALO ALTO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 21, 2009 - ebrary®, a leading provider of e-content software and services, today announced that it has shipped a new user interface (UI) that provides a wealth of new and enhanced capabilities. Among other new features, ebrary’s UI offers chapter...

Alibris Innovation Drives Holiday Growth Despite Economic Recession

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:00:00 0500

EMERYVILLE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 21, 2009 - Alibris, the Internet’s premier independent marketplace for sellers of new and used books, music, and movies, announced that it grew sales for its sellers in the 2008 winter-holiday season by more than 8%, while www.rpiprint.com), a...

Santeon Launches New Media Management Platform to Support Web/TV 2.0

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 10:33:00 0500

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-(Business Wire)-January 21, 2009 - Santeon Corp. (Other OTC:SEOC), a leading provider of business process management technology and business process outsourcing services, today announced the launch of the new Santeon Media platform. Santéon Media Platform (SMP) is a sophisticated...

NetApp Cofounder’s Book is a Candid Memoir Laced with Real-Life Business Lessons

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:00:00 0500

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 20, 2009 - NetApp (NASDAQ:NTAP) today announced the availability of How to Castrate a Bull: Unexpected Lessons on Risk, Growth, and Survival (Jossey-Bass; hardcover; January 2009) authored by Dave Hitz, founder and executive vice president of...

BodyLogicMD Commends Oprah Winfrey for Starting the Conversation About Bioidentical Hormone Therapy

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 11:23:00 0500

BOCA RATON, Fla.-(Business Wire)-January 20, 2009 - “I was very pleased by the balanced show Oprah Winfrey did on www.evolvetech.com), a company that...

Research and Markets: The 2009-2014 World Outlook for Academic and Professional Books Focuses on Latent Demand

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 13:12:00 0500

DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-January 19, 2009 - Research and Markets ( Epicenter Communications, an official licensee of the Presidential Inaugural Committee (PIC), today announced details of the official inaugural photography book project, which will commemorate President-elect Barack Obama's upcoming inauguration. The project will...

Author of Revolutionary New Book, Our Undiscovered Universe to Hold Discussion at Orlando Public Library

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:00:00 0500

ORLANDO, Fla.-(Business Wire)-January 15, 2009 - Come celebrate astronomy and the universe at the

Red Eagle Games Signs Worldwide Distribution Deal With EA Partners

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:00:00 0500

MALIBU, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 15, 2009 - Red Eagle Games today announced they have signed a strategic distribution agreement with Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) for games based on Robert Jordan’s beloved fantasy series, The Wheel of Time.

Red Eagle...

Speakaboos Continues to Expand Library of Storybook Classics Read by Celebrities

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:37:00 0500

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-January 15, 2009 - Speakaboos (www.Speakaboos.com), a publisher of exceptional...

Meet Legendary Grammy-Nominated Poet and Author Nikki Giovanni and International Hip-Hop Sensation and Activist Emmanuel Jal “Upstairs at the Square” at the Union Square Barnes & Noble

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:30:00 0500

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-January 15, 2009 - Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world’s largest bookseller, today announced the season premiere of its hit series, “Upstairs at the Square” – recommended by The New Yorker, New York, Time Out New York, The Village Voice, WWD Scoop...

Harvey Mednick Joins Lemon Grove Press

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:00:00 0500

LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-January 14, 2009 - Martine Ehrenclou, Founder and CEO of the boutique imprint that specializes in self-help publications, has named Harvey Mednick, media marketing veteran, Creative Director for Lemon Grove Press it was announced today. "Lemon Grove Press is...

New Book by Janet Tavakoli on Wall Street’s Nuclear Meltdown — A Ripping Yarn

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:59:00 0500

CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-January 12, 2009 - Dear Mr. Buffett begins in the summer of 2005, on the eve of the greatest financial meltdown in world history, when Chicago-based derivatives expert, Janet Tavakoli, received an invitation to lunch from Warren Buffett. In this entertaining...

Wall Street Outsider Tops Wall Street (Again) in 2008

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:30:00 0500

SANTA MONICA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 12, 2009 - As Natalie Pace’s book, Put Your Money Where Your Heart Is (Vanguard Press, a member of The Perseus Books Group, $24.95, hardcover) rolled into bookstores this week, results showed that 70% of the companies featured in her monthly...

Barry Libert, Co-Author of Barack, Inc., the New Book from FT Press, Featured in Safari Books Online Webcast Series

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:00:00 0500

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-January 12, 2009 - Barry Libert, co-author of Barack, Inc: Winning Business Lessons of the Obama Campaign (FT Press, January 2009) will be featured in a webcast hosted by

Books-A-Million Selects Reflexis Retail Execution Management Solutions

Sun, 11 Jan 2009 16:00:00 0500

DEDHAM, Mass.-(Business Wire)-January 11, 2009 - Reflexis Systems Inc. today announced that...

Research and Markets: in Trump University Branding 101, Columbia University Marketing Professor Don Sexton Explains All That Any Marketing Manager Needs to Know

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:09:00 0500

DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-January 9, 2009 - Research and Markets (www.MrsP.com and Stephen Redic mesmerizes readers with his words. Redic will...

"Kirkus Discoveries Proclaims Our Undiscovered Universe 'a Well-Written, Provocative Re-Imagining of the World' "

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:21:00 0500

MINNEAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-January 7, 2009 - The scientific community is talking about Terence Witt. Kirkus Discoveries declared electronic...

SIU Press Publishes Second Edition of “Marketing to Moviegoers”

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:07:00 0500

-(Business Wire)-January 7, 2009 - The expanded second edition of Marketing to Moviegoers peels away the tinsel to explain the complex selling of Hollywood movies in domestic marketing blitzes spending up to $50 million per film, Super Bowl movie commercials, Oscar awards campaigns...

New “Hair Loss & Replacement For Dummies” Book Offers Timely Advice On Preserving Hair & Avoiding Scams

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:00:00 0500

LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-January 7, 2009 - John Wiley & Sons – creators of the hugely-popular For Dummies series of books – has published the definitive book on hair restoration: Hair Loss & Replacement For Dummies, written by internationally-respected hair...

USC Libraries Name Scripter Finalists

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:30:00 0500

LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - The writers behind The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Iron Man, The Reader, Revolutionary Road and Slumdog Millionaire have been named finalists for the 21^st-annual USC Libraries Scripter Award.

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ebrary Announces On-Demand MARC Records

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PALO ALTO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - ebrary®, a leading provider of e-content software and services, today announced that customers can now immediately upload free MARC records for individual titles they purchase as well as e-books and other documents added to the company’s...

Top-Grossing Films and Publisher Successes Mark 2008 as Year of the Pulps

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HOLLYWOOD-(Business Wire)-December 31, 2008 - Pulp fiction is back as entertainment, according to box office and publishing reports. America’s fascination was evidenced with Hollywood’s three top-grossing films for 2008, Dark Knight, Iron Man, and Indiana Jones 4, garnering well...

Boston Area Meetup Group Sparks Publication of Two Anthologies, Two Novels

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:00:00 0500

BURLINGTON, Mass.-(Business Wire)-December 19, 2008 - The New England Creative Writers’ Group President Chuck Duncan today announced that member Jennifer Cutler has published two anthologies of short stories. “BACK STORY: First Time Tales by the Stranger Next Door,” was published last...

Project Home Again Reunites Gentilly Neighborhood in Time for the Holidays

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:30:00 0500

NEW ORLEANS-(Business Wire)-December 18, 2008 - Today Leonard Riggio, the Chairman of Barnes & Noble, and his wife Louise, will for the first time meet the twenty Hurricane Katrina survivor families to whom they are personally giving the gift of a new home. Just in time for the holidays...

SHOP.COMTM Adds New Merchants for Holiday Shopping Season

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:00:00 0500

MONTEREY, Calif.-(Business Wire)-December 18, 2008 - SHOP.COM (www.shop.com

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