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Writing Great Books for Young Adults, Regina Brooks, Book - Barnes & Noble
From the Publisher From a top young adult literary agent, the only guide on how to write for young adults With an 87 percent increase in the number of titles published in the last two years, the young adult market is one of the healthiest segments in the industry. Despite this, little has been ...
The Nook is Barnes & Noble Top Seller
publishersweekly.com — By Jim Milliot -- Publishers Weekly, 10/27/2009 9:30:00 AM The Nook has become the fastest selling single... item at Barnes & Noble since the retailer introduced the e-reader October 20, company CEO Steve Riggio said in Tuesday morning s investor ... (more) The Nook is Barnes & Noble Top Seller
What's This About the Barnes & Noble Nook?
What's This About the Barnes & Noble Nook?
mediabistro.com — Apparently next Sunday's New York Times Book Review features a full-page Barnes & Noble ad for an... electronic reading device called the Nook, which will retail for $259 (the same price as the Amazon.com Kindle) and comes with a full-color ... (more) What's This About the Barnes & Noble Nook?
Barnes & Noble’s new reader lets you lend e-books
Barnes & Noble’s new reader lets you lend e-books
shelf-life.ew.com — “Never lend books, for no one ever returns them; the only books I have in my library... are books that other folk have lent me.” So said Nobel literature laureate Anatole France, and quite rightly. Looking through my own bookshelves, I can count more ... (more) Barnes & Noble’s new reader lets you lend e-books
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