by Phil Hardwick Published: April 12,2013
Tags: books, Phil Hardwick, Stennis Institute
As the end of the semester approaches I recall two questions that one of the smartest students I have ever had in my management class asked. I had just given my thoughts on what it takes to succeed in life. I opened the floor for questions or comments. The student asked these two questions: “How [...] [...]
by Lynn Lofton Published: March 15,2013
Tags: A Secret Kept, books, Tatiana DeRosnay
Ever read a book and upon finishing it don’t know if you liked it or not? I recently read this book and my feelings are rather ambivalent. If I’ve liked a book, I tend to want to read another book by the same author. Book publishers tempt us to buy books by blurbing the author’s [...] [...]
by Lynn Lofton Published: January 11,2013
Tags: books, Maria Duenas, New Orleans, Time in Between
As we roar full speed into the New Year, it’s time to look back at Book Biz’s picks and pans for 2012. The column shined the spotlight on a wide array of books, including fiction, non fiction, photography, a cookbook and books by Mississippians and about Mississippians. We’re pleased to present a variety of books [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 30,2012
Tags: appropriations, books, education, elementary schools, secondary schools. school districts, spending, state government, textbooks
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — School districts across Mississippi spent $14 million less on textbooks last year than they did three years ago. The Clarion-Ledger reports the state Department of Education spent $22 million on textbooks last year. That’s a decrease from the 2008-09 school year, when the reported textbook expenses total was $36 million. While amounts [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: January 17,2012
Tags: books, bookstores, colleges, colleges and universities, education, higher education, retail, textbooks, universities
CLEVELAND — Barnes and Noble College Booksellers will be the new operator of the Delta State University campus bookstore. Delta State University president Dr. John M. Hilpert said, “Barnes & Noble brings brand excellence, a history of technology innovation, and a commitment to customer service to Delta State.” Barnes & Noble will take over the [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 14,2011
Tags: books, bookstores, Closing, cultural tourism, literature, retail
GREENVILLE — A neighborhood gathering place, the only spot in Greenville to get a Sunday New York Times, a stop for visiting writers and tourists and a Greenville Main Street landmark since 1965 is shutting its doors. Hugh and Mary Dayle McCormick, the owners of McCormick Book Inn, tell the Delta Democrat Times the shop [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: August 17,2011
JACKSON — Did Kathryn Stockett use her brother’s African American maid as the basis for a character in the bestselling novel-turned-movie “The Help?” For now, that question may go unanswered, by a court anyway. A Mississippi judge threw out a lawsuit yesterday in which Ablene Cooper alleged Stockett used her likeness without permission in a [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: July 19,2011
Tags: attorneys, books, courts, judges, law, lawsuits, lawyers, slander, tort
OXFORD — A Lafayette County circuit judge has dismissed a lawsuit against a former federal prosecutor and a political blogger over a book they co-wrote about the judicial corruption case involving former attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs. The Oxford Eagle reports that Judge Robert Elliot filed an order July 15 dismissing the suit that FBI agent [...] [...]
SEATTLE — Amazon.com Inc. says it has struck a deal that will give it exclusive rights to sell some of the great works of 20th century literature in electronic form. An agreement with The Wylie Agency gives Amazon exclusive rights for two years to sell e-book versions of novels including Saul Bellow’s “The Adventures of [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: April 21,2010
Tags: books, education, higher education, textbooks
HATTIESBURG — William Carey University (WCU) and Barnes & Noble College Booksellers have signed an agreement that will offer textbooks for rent to students on all three campuses in Hattiesburg, Biloxi and New Orleans. The program will be in place for the fall semester. According to a Barnes and Noble spokesperson, WCU is the first [...] [...]
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