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Linda McMaken  7-19-11 Cincinnati, OH The Wellcome Trust Book Prize is awarded yearly to the best literature that features medicine in both fiction and non-fiction. Begun in 2009, the judging panel is always a diverse...

Linda McMaken 7-18-2011 Cincinnati, OH   Author Charlaine Harris has decided to end her bestselling Southern Vampire book series at number thirteen. Ms. Harris has written the quirky paranormal series for twelve years and says, "I...

Linda McMaken July 16, 2011 Cincinnati, OH   There is a new program for Kindle owners from eReaderIQ. This nifty program can be used right on your Kindle and it will alert you to new releases,...

Linda McMaken 7-15-11 Cincinnati, Ohio   Wanda Jewell, Executive Director of the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance (SIBA) has just issued a notice to members. What began as a scam against New England Independent Bookstore vendors has...

Linda McMaken July 15, 2011 Cincinnati, OH In a collaborative deal with The British Library, Google will digitize nearly 250,000 books from their collection. The books that will be scanned into Googles digital library are those...

Linda McMaken July 15, 2011 Cincinnati, OH   In what could be one of the largest bookseller deals in recent memory, Amazon announces the purchase of the Book Depository, a U.K. and Austrailian bookseller. The bookseller...

Linda McMaken July 13 2011 Cincinnati, OH   Direct Brands a portfolio company of Najafi Companies announced they are purchasing the Borders Books Group for $215.1 million. The agreement notes that Direct Brands will assume $220...

Linda McMaken 7/12/11 Cincinnati, OH Bestselling author, Connie Brockway will be the lead author on Amazon's new publishing imprint, Montlake Romance. Her first title with Amazon will be "The Other Guy's Bride." to be released...