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The American Library Association has always supported a parent's right to decide what his or her family should read....... California Votes to Give Amazon a Sales-Tax Reprieve
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A survey of independent bookstores nationwide....... Silly People, Books Are For Reading
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Washington, D.C. - The American Library Association ( ALA ) Washington Office today sent a letter to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction (... The Library Support Staff Certification Program offers project for LTA program partners
CHICAGO - The American Library Association-Allied Professional Association ( ALA - APA ) announced today that it invites colleges that offer Library T... More selections added to ALSC's Great Web Sites for Kids
CHICAGO - The Association for Library Service to Children ( ALSC ), a division of the American Library Association, has added more informative and eng...
A rumoured push by Amazon.com to create a Netflix Inc.-like service for digital books could change the way we consume the printed word, Dan Misener wr... Groupon Leaps Into U.K. E-Commerce
By offering discounts on products sold via the Web in the U.K., Groupon has moved close to competing directly with such giants as Amazon.com and EBay.... Groupon Makes Foray Into E-Commerce, Taking on Amazon in U.K.
Groupon Inc. has begun offering discounts on products sold over the Web in the U.K., thrusting the Internet-coupon company into closer competition wit... Banned Books Week celebrates freedom to read
The American Library Association has always supported a parent's right to decide what his or her family should read....... California Votes to Give Amazon a Sales-Tax Reprieve
Under the new measure, Amazon.com agreed to start collecting the tax in September 2012 unless there was federal legislation on the issue. ...... NPR Bestsellers: Week Of September 8, 2011
A survey of independent bookstores nationwide....... Silly People, Books Are For Reading
Book publishers have convinced the US Second Court of Appeals to issue a ruling that is grotesquely hostile to first sale doctrine and seriously makes... Free webinar: How to prepare a portfolio for the Library Support Staff Certification Program (LSSC)
CHICAGO - The Library Support Staff Certification Program ( LSSC ), a national certification program that allows library support staff to demonstrate ... For Paula Poundstone, comedy is conversation
How often do you hear a mom say to her kid, "Don't go to the library!" Considering that she is a spokesperson for the American Library Association and...
Reuters - Amazon.com Inc is in a deal with legislators to avoid a ballot battle over the state's insistence that the online retailer collect state sal... Modern membership: library card offers access to more than just books
This month, the American Library Association and libraries across the nation are pushing to get people signed up for their library card as part of the...
Reuters - Best Buy Co said on Wednesday it will offer products online from other sellers through a new third-party Marketplace as the electronics reta... Amazon May Use 7-Eleven As Package Pick-Up Station
Amazon.com is testing out a new delivery system in Seattle. It involves a customer picking up their Amazon order at a nearby 7-Eleven....... Thomas Friedman On 'How America Fell Behind'
In his new book, the New York Times columnist explores how the U.S. fell from industrial, political and academic glory after the Cold War. "Just when ... Utah becomes latest state to provide ALTAFF's Trustee Academy for their Trustees
PHILADELPHIA - The Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations ( ALTAFF ), a division of the American Library Association ( AL... September is Library Card Sign-Up Month
The American Library Association announces September is National Library Card Sign-up Month....... Amazon Pushes Hard to Kill a California Sales Tax
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BLOGROLL:
Publishing Frontier
— Peter Brantley et al Persona Non Data
— Michael Cairns BookSquare
— Kassia Krozser Shimenawa
— Peter Brantley Tools of Change for Publishing
— O’Reilly et al Start With XML
— O’Reilly, Idea Logical, et al Exact Editions
— Adam Hodgkin Brave New World
— Martyn Daniels The Average Joe
— Joe Wikert if:book
— Institute for the Future of the Book Teleread
— David Rothman et al Joho The Blog!
— David Weinberger Lorcan Dempsey’s blog
— Lorcan Dempsey The Digitalist
— Pan Macmillan staff Print is Dead
— Jeff Gomez Galleycat
— Mediabistro
— Peter Brantley et al Persona Non Data
— Michael Cairns BookSquare
— Kassia Krozser Shimenawa
— Peter Brantley Tools of Change for Publishing
— O’Reilly et al Start With XML
— O’Reilly, Idea Logical, et al Exact Editions
— Adam Hodgkin Brave New World
— Martyn Daniels The Average Joe
— Joe Wikert if:book
— Institute for the Future of the Book Teleread
— David Rothman et al Joho The Blog!
— David Weinberger Lorcan Dempsey’s blog
— Lorcan Dempsey The Digitalist
— Pan Macmillan staff Print is Dead
— Jeff Gomez Galleycat
— Mediabistro
PUBLISHERS LUNCH JOB BOARD:
Acquisitions Editor, Botany
By Springer, Full Time
Wednesday September 14, 2011, 8:40 AM EDT
Contracts, Copyright and Permissions Assistant
By Princeton University Press, Full Time
Wednesday September 14, 2011, 8:40 AM EDT
Project Manager, eMarketing
By Springer, Full Time
Wednesday September 14, 2011, 8:40 AM EDT
Account Manager, Library Sales
By Springer, Full Time
Wednesday September 14, 2011, 8:40 AM EDT
VP Associate Publisher for Howard Books
By Simon and Schuster, Full Time
Wednesday September 14, 2011, 8:40 AM EDT
Publicist for Free Press
By Simon and Schuster, Full Time
Wednesday September 14, 2011, 8:40 AM EDT
Designer - Children's Books & ComicArts
By ABRAMS, Full Time
Wednesday September 14, 2011, 8:40 AM EDT
Editorial Assistant - Children's Books
By ABRAMS, Full Time
Wednesday September 14, 2011, 8:40 AM EDT
Assistant Special Sales Manager
By Rizzoli International Publications, Full Time
Wednesday September 14, 2011, 8:40 AM EDT
Associate Editor, BioMedicine
By Springer, Full Time
Wednesday September 14, 2011, 8:40 AM EDT
Associate, Digital Production
By Workman Publishing Co., Full Time
Wednesday September 14, 2011, 8:40 AM EDT
Assistant Marketing Director
By Yale University Press, Full Time
Wednesday September 14, 2011, 8:40 AM EDT
Associate Editor, Astrophysics
By Springer, Full Time
Wednesday September 14, 2011, 8:40 AM EDT
Production Artist-Amelt
By Oxford University Press., Full Time
Wednesday September 14, 2011, 8:40 AM EDT
By Springer, Full Time
Wednesday September 14, 2011, 8:40 AM EDT
Contracts, Copyright and Permissions Assistant
By Princeton University Press, Full Time
Wednesday September 14, 2011, 8:40 AM EDT
Project Manager, eMarketing
By Springer, Full Time
Wednesday September 14, 2011, 8:40 AM EDT
Account Manager, Library Sales
By Springer, Full Time
Wednesday September 14, 2011, 8:40 AM EDT
VP Associate Publisher for Howard Books
By Simon and Schuster, Full Time
Wednesday September 14, 2011, 8:40 AM EDT
Publicist for Free Press
By Simon and Schuster, Full Time
Wednesday September 14, 2011, 8:40 AM EDT
Designer - Children's Books & ComicArts
By ABRAMS, Full Time
Wednesday September 14, 2011, 8:40 AM EDT
Editorial Assistant - Children's Books
By ABRAMS, Full Time
Wednesday September 14, 2011, 8:40 AM EDT
Assistant Special Sales Manager
By Rizzoli International Publications, Full Time
Wednesday September 14, 2011, 8:40 AM EDT
Associate Editor, BioMedicine
By Springer, Full Time
Wednesday September 14, 2011, 8:40 AM EDT
Associate, Digital Production
By Workman Publishing Co., Full Time
Wednesday September 14, 2011, 8:40 AM EDT
Assistant Marketing Director
By Yale University Press, Full Time
Wednesday September 14, 2011, 8:40 AM EDT
Associate Editor, Astrophysics
By Springer, Full Time
Wednesday September 14, 2011, 8:40 AM EDT
Production Artist-Amelt
By Oxford University Press., Full Time
Wednesday September 14, 2011, 8:40 AM EDT