Barnes & Noble plans to reach $9 billion in sales by 2014. In the meantime, they plan to invest $140 million on the eBook side of their business.

Amazon Puts 70% Royalty in Place for DTP Publishing by Publishers Weekly Staff Jun 30, 2010 Amazon is now offering a 70% royalty rate for authors who publish their work through its Kindle Digital Text Platform. The new royalty does have some restrictions. Authors must price their books between $2.99 and $9.99 & also, at least 20% below the list price of the print book.
Amazon also said the title must be "offered at or below price parity with competition, including physical book prices." The 70% royalty is also only available for in-copyright works and for books sold to U.S. customers. Additionally, titles which receive the 70% royalty will be subjected to various Kindle features, including text-to-speech.

Dorothy Nicholls, director, Amazon Kindle, announced the updated Kindle software for the Apple products will now include multi-media.

Is Borders going under? http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/learn-how-to-invest/10-retailers-at-risk.aspx?slide-number=6#q=10%20retailers%20at%20risk%3A%20Borders%20Group

From Brian Jud: "Today’s Book-Marketing Tip: Sell to ALL libraries. Libraries represent a target market of 120,000 locations. In addition to the 9,207 public libraries, there are libraries in colleges, public & private schools. Libraries serve governmental agencies (i.e., prisons) & the armed forces personnel. And there is a category for special libraries including corporate, medical, law & religious libraries."

How green are Children's Books? Are they destroying the planet for future children? http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/43636-are-children-s-publishers-destroying-rainforests-.html

Want to know if your writing has been Plagiarized? There is a web resource to find out. http://www.plagiarism.org/

As you enter the eBook market, there are some pitfalls. This site details how to steer clear of them. http://www.sfwa.org/for-authors/writer-beware/electronic/

How green are Children's Books? Are they distroying the planet for future children? http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/43636-are-children-s-publishers-destroying-rainforests-.html

Want to know if your writing has been Plagiarized? There is a web resource to find out. http://www.plagiarism.org/