Awards

Online retailers begin collecting sales tax in Georgia; Publishers and Google reach settlement in copyright case; Hachette restructures sales force; NRF and Shop.org forecast solid holiday sales growth; Calvin Trillin wins Thurber Prize

House and Senate work on compromise e-fairness legislation; NRF to go to court to block swipe fee lawsuit settlement; MIBA names interim president; Kobo inks deal with U.K. booksellers association; Hachette to host Reading Group Day in NYC; Entertainment moguls enter world of book publishing; Business book finalists announced

Rowling interview by Patchett to be webcast; Center for Fiction announces Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize shortlist; The MIBA, NAIBA, and Before Columbus award winners; 10 fall flicks based on books

Study confirms loss of bookstores negatively impacts e-book growth; Bowker finds recreational travelers prefer print guidebooks; Tor/Forge e-books now all DRM-free; The Man Booker Prize longlist

The American Library Association has announced the first recipients of the Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction, recognizing the best books for adult readers published the previous year in the U.S. as selected by library professionals.

The 2012 Indies Choice Book Awards and E.B. White Read-Aloud Awards were presented at ABA’s 12^th annual Celebration of Bookselling & Author Awards Luncheon on Tuesday, June 5, at BookExpo America.

Amazon acquires Avalon Books; Authors Guild says DOJ proposal needlessly imperils bookstores; Lammy winners announced; Oprah Book Club returns

Penguin and Macmillan file responses to DOJ lawsuit; IPG and Amazon come to terms; Movement aims to save University of Missouri Press; Skip Prichard to leave Ingram; Chase and Living Social sponsor small business grants; OverDrive introduces browser-based e-book reader; Madeline Miller wins Orange Prize

The Women’s National Book Association has announced the winners of this year’s WNBA Pannell Awards, given annually since 1983 to two bookstores that excel in contributing to their communities to bring books and young people together. 

Judge denies motion to dismiss e-book class action suit; Indie bookstore to open in Kent, Ohio; Lambda Literary names Mid-Career Novelist Prize winners; Kids Right to Read Project opposes removal of John Green novel; NEIBA arrives at new home; NAIBA names Helmuth Sales Rep of the Year

Children’s Book Week kicked off on Monday with an awards gala and bookstore events across the country.

Ingram launches enhanced ipage; James Beard award winners announced

An Indies Choice Book Awards sticker has been added to the Bookseller DIY to help stores promote this year’s winners and honor books.

Tor/Forge e-books to go DRM-free; SBA and Constant Contact offer Small Business Week webinar; First Chautauqua Prize winner named; 2011 bestsellers in 10 major cities

Small Business Week video contest launches; Pulitzers fail to pick fiction winner; Louisville releases preliminary results of economic survey; SBA expands Intermediary Lending Program