Pubs, Authors Worry New Amazon Policy Could Kill Backlist Sales

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[more »]( PICTURE OF THE DAY [UJA Salutes Abboud and Berger]( UJA-Federation of New York honored Dennis Abboud, chairman of Readerlink, and Ellie Berger, president of trade publishing at Scholastic, at its publishing division dinner on May 4 at the Grand Hyatt New York. James Patterson presented Abboud with his award. Dick Robinson, chairman of Scholastic, presented Berger with the Harry Scherman Service Award. Jimmy Wayne, award-winning country music artist, and best-selling author, served as M.C. The event raised nearly $600,000 for UJA’s annual campaign. Pictured here (from l. to r.): Wayne, Berger, Patterson, publishing dinner co-chair Sandi Mendelson, Abboud, and publishing dinner co-chair Rachel Chou. Courtesy UJA-Federation E-mail not displaying correctly? 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